Memphis on a budget: Beale Street, Sun Studio and everything ElvisMEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is where you go to celebrate everything Elvis. Sun Studio is where Presley got his start as the King of Rock’n'Roll, and Graceland is a few miles south of downtown. But other styles of music — the blues and soul — also have deep roots in this city on the Mississippi River, with legendary Beale Street and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music among the must-sees for any visitor. Jim Dickinson, Memphis producer, musician and father of two-thirds of N. Miss. Allstars, diesJACKSON, Miss. — Jim Dickinson, a musician and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in an influential career that spanned more than four decades, has died. He was 67. Tributes pour in for guitar player and rock innovator Les Paul after death at age 94NEW YORK — Musicians worldwide are paying tribute to Les Paul, the music icon whose solid-body electric guitar paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll. Les Paul, guitar player and innovator who paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll, dead at age 94NEW YORK — Musicians worldwide are paying tribute to Les Paul, the music icon whose solid-body electric guitar paved the way for rock ‘n’ roll. He died this week at age 94. AP answers your questions on the news, from elected senators to the president’s radio addressEvery week, the president gets behind a microphone — and, these days, in front of a camera — and offers a few quick comments about an issue that he feels is of great national importance. Sam Cooke’s music, business acumen take center state at Mississippi music festivalJACKSON, Miss. — More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned “A Change is Gonna Come,” which found a new audience with the election of America’s first black president. Johannesburg’s trendy downtown cultural hot spot reveals city’s history and creative sideJOHANNESBURG — It’s gritty, it’s hip and it’s downtown in one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Storm causes stage collapse at country music festival in Canada, killing 1, injuring 75CAMROSE, Alberta — Organizers on Sunday canceled the closing day of a country music festival in central Alberta a day after a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse, killing one person and injuring about 75 others. Agreement between Michael Jackson’s mother, ex-wife, ends prospect of upheaval for childrenLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s children will live with their grandmother under an agreement reached with the King of Pop’s ex-wife that ensures the youngsters won’t have to endure a public fight over who raises them. Too much rattle and hum: U2’s round-the-clock removal of huge Dublin stage stirs protestsDUBLIN — Dubliners angry over the around-the-clock dismantling of U2’s monumental concert stage mounted street protests Tuesday, threatening the Irish band’s plans for the next stop on their European tour. British conductor Edward Downes and dancer wife end lives hand-in-hand at Swiss suicide clinicLONDON — He spent his life conducting world-renowned orchestras, but was almost blind and growing deaf — the music he loved increasingly out of reach. His wife of 54 years had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. So Edward and Joan Downes decided to die together. Son becomes pastor of NY church once run by gospel singer Timothy Wright, who died after crashNEW YORK — Gospel singer Timothy Wright’s son has been installed as pastor of his late father’s New York City church. Cuba tour looks promising after NY Philharmonic’s weekend visit to HavanaHAVANA — Prospects for Cuban performances by the New York Philharmonic look promising following a tour of concert halls and meetings with music officials on the island, orchestra president Zarin Mehta said Sunday. Exhausted by conflict, Palestinians seek diversion in movies, concerts, shoppingRAMALLAH, West Bank — Middle-class matrons shop for imported furniture in a marble-and-glass emporium. A new movie house is screening “Transformers.” Teens bop to a Danish hip-hop band performing on their high school basketball court. German exhibit examines Nazi relationship to Bach and Mendelssohn in Third ReichEISENACH, Germany — Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but Johann Sebastian Bach was the one the party dubbed “the most German of Germans” and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal. Michael Jackson’s dermatologist says he never gave star powerful sedatives to useLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s dermatologist said he had sedated the pop star in the past for painful medical procedures but had never given him dangerous sedatives like Propofol to use. Michael Jackson _ White House guest now in the culture warsNEW YORK — Michael Jackson was once so safe that presidents from both parties welcomed him to the White House. In death, after a scandal-filled decline, he is the latest target in the cultural war. Michael Jackson Memorial: Full story
Michael Jackson’s star-studded public memorial begins with a spiritual tone in downtown LALOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s public memorial, watched by millions around the world, struck a tone more spiritual than spectacular Tuesday, opening with a church choir serenading his golden casket and continuing with somber speeches and gospel-themed musical performances. Michael Jackson’s golden casket brought to LA public memorial siteLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s golden casket has arrived at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles for a public memorial service. Michael Jackson’s mother loses control of son’s estate on eve of Los Angeles memorialLOS ANGELES — A judge said Monday that Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the pop singer’s estate for now, rejecting a request from Jackson’s mother to be put in charge or share control. Fans to open ‘Big House’ in Macon as Allman Brothers Band museum in DecemberMACON, Ga. — It’s the place where the Allman Brothers Band founded their Southern rock sound, the place where the song “Ramblin’ Man” was penned and the last place Duane Allman visited before dying in a motorcycle crash in 1971. Judge says Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and family friend should take over estateLOS ANGELES — A judge says Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the singer’s estate. Michael Jackson’s family seeks delay in naming executors of will to probe singer’s affairsLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s family wants a judge to delay the appointment of two men as temporary administrators of the pop superstar’s estate, a person close to the Jacksons said. White freedom rider returns to heroic honor in Miss., where her civil rights work was scornedJACKSON, Miss. — Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn’t found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble. Person with knowledge of Michael Jackson’s will says his mother gets custody; assets in trustLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s will gives custody of his children to the singer’s mother and leaves all of his assets in a trust fund, a person with knowledge of the document told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Jackson’s mother fires first salvo to control the billion-dollar-plus fortune of ‘King of Pop’LOS ANGELES — So, who gets Michael Jackson’s riches? Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson’s hard-driving father, returns to the spotlight with son’s deathNEW YORK — At the BET Awards over the weekend, Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, was back in front of the cameras. Wearing a black fedora and oversized sunglasses, he spoke proudly of his son, paid tribute to “a superstar” and promoted his own new record label. Bon Jovi, Baez show support for Iranian protesters with lyrics in FarsiCAIRO — They wouldn’t be allowed to perform in Iran, but singers Joan Baez and Jon Bon Jovi are showing their support for protesters. Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2009. There are 81 days left in the year. |
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LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson was eulogized in words and song Tuesday by an all-star list of musicians, athletes and other celebrities during a mournful ceremony in downtown Los Angeles, with the most poignant moment delivered by his sobbing 11-year-old daughter. “I just want to say ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him so much,” Paris-Michael Jackson said before almost collapsing in the arms of her aunt Janet Jackson.
