Al Green

'The Voice' recap, Live play-offs night two

2013-05-08 08:04:00

"The Voice" was feeling a little bit country as night two of the live play-off rounds began. It was time for Team Blake and Team Shakira to take the stage, and win the hearts of viewers. Blake 101: Have Fun! Coach Blake Shelton wanted to make sure his...

How black is black enough?

2013-01-13 04:00:00

I suddenly find myself concerned about my blackness. It had never occurred to me to worry about it before. Then came the incident last month on ESPN's "First Take" program that initially got commentator Rob Parker suspended and then, last week, fired...

'The Voice' recap, Ooh, the teams are almost half full

2012-09-19 06:34:00

Teams are nearly half-full on NBC's "The Voice," which can only mean there's at least a solid week left of blind auditions. Good thing the blinds are so fun, but that doesn't mean there's not a healthy dose of heartbreak thrown in. Collin McLoughlin, 24,...

Atlantic City casinos

2012-05-25 14:59:37

New Jersey Atlantic Club Casino Formerly Atlantic City Hilton and ACH, this newly renamed casino and hotel forgoes the glitz of newcomer Revel. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are 58 live table games, including...

Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort

2012-05-25 14:34:00

With a vide variety of shops and restaurants, the Trump Taj Mahal is a large, luxurious resort with plenty of options for fun. Casino hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Games to play: There are more than 200 table games, including blackjack,...

'America's Got Talent': Top 10 perform

2010-09-08 04:22:11

Hello and welcome back to America’s Got Talent. This is Chris in KS, here once again to bring you all the action from tonight’s “faux” finals. All during the last two weeks we were led to believe that this week......

'The Sing-Off' mini-recap: Down to the finals

2010-12-16 16:22:13

Unfortunately, I'm fighting a huge headache, and I just don't have it in me to do a full recap of tonight's Sing-Off. But here's generally what went down:For the first round, the remaining five groups had to sing "superstar medleys."......

America???s Got Talent: Choosing next set of semi-finalists

2010-07-21 16:22:13

It’s Chris in KS back again to recap the next 12 contestants in our journey to find America’s most talented act of this season. Piers tells us before the acts start that this is every acts last chance, perform or......

Soaking up sophistication

2007-05-16 00:00:00

Many villages along New Jersey's coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean are primarily summer-residents only. Because their seasons are short, they've been able to resist erosion - meaning any capitulation to contemporary tastes. Until quite recently,...

Meet the Band: Pressing Strings

2008-07-03 00:00:00

Hometown Annapolis and Ocean City Founded2006 Styleacoustic rock Members Jordan Sokel, guitar and vocals; Josh Kachura, guitar and vocals Influenced byG Love, Al Green, Sublime, Soulive, Kings of Leon NotableSokel and Kachura were college roommates...

Pier Six Pavilion

2007-06-07 00:00:00

Soak in gorgeous views of the Inner Harbor while enjoying concerts from some of the top names in the industry. Where // President Street at Eastern Avenue Call // 410-244-1131 Web site // piersixpavilion .com Notable // Though Pier Six is owned by...

Lighthearted, literate tunes from the heartland

2003-09-11 00:00:00

1972. Terrorists took hostages at the Munich Olympics. The Watergate scandal broke and the Vietnam War was coming to a close. In pop, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Carole King and Stevie Wonder all dropped masterpieces - Superfly, What's Going On,...

A song that does a great job of straddling the divide: "It's you that I want, but it's him that I need."

2013-03-29 11:25:00

Justin Timberlake, left, and Al Green at the 2009 Grammy Awards.

2013-01-30 08:04:53

At a copyright holder's request, YouTube removed a campaign ad by Mitt Romney that featured President Obama singing one line from Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."

2012-07-17 18:12:00