James Brown

Black and white

2013-03-29 13:09:03

Editor's note: Freelance writer Diedre A. Ware grew up in Havre de Grace and graduated from Havre de Grace High School. Her recollections of what it was like growing up black in an era when children's dolls were white was published recently in Dolls...

'American Idol' recap, The good, bad and bizarre

2013-02-01 03:58:00

Tonight, "American Idol" arrived in Oklahoma City, the home of our very own Carrie Underwood. Surely after last night's show and being in a town that produced the likes of the country superstar, this town must be bustling with talent. Right? Not so much....

'Fela!' celebrates influential Nigerian musician, activist

2012-05-12 00:00:00

He pioneered one the most influential, far-reaching musical genres of the past 50 years. He became a galvanizing force, too, in the cause of human rights. When he died, more than a million people turned out to witness his funeral cortege. Among those...

'The X-Factor' recap: Can the second episode outdo the premiere?

2011-09-22 11:48:00

THE SKINNY: Have we been had? "The X-Factor" followed up a seriously stellar debut with a two-hour mess of talentless singers and worse. The supporters of the first episode should be worried. Was Thursday night the real "X-Factor" or just a momentary bump...

James Brown inducted into Ga. Radio Hall of Fame

2011-10-16 08:10:00

Dorothy E. Brunson, radio station owner, dies

2011-08-04 12:35:58

Dorothy E. Brunson, who became the first African-American woman in the nation to own a radio station when she bought WEBB-AM in Baltimore, died Sunday of complications from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center. The Northwest Baltimore resident was 72....

Chicks' night out

2007-02-12 00:00:00

The Dixie Chicks may not have been ready to make nice, but last night, band members showed they weren't above gloating -- at least a little -- as they accepted five honors at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, including record of the year, song of the year...

'So You Think You Can Dance': lots of props, plenty of awesome dancing

2008-07-24 04:22:13

John-John Williams IV is in Chicago at a hotel that does not have Fox (to our disbelief). So I'm filling in and recapping a well-danced So You Think You Can Dance. There's new partnering tonight (again). Each pair will dance......

Tall order for the heavyweight class

2007-09-26 00:00:00

Out of a small boombox, James Brown is preaching about shaking your moneymaker, getting up and staying on the scene, while the Giant's size 18 feet bounce in steady rhythm on the mat. Way, way up above, the boxer's meaty hands, each the size of a catcher'...

Ruppersberger beats Bentley; Morella falls to Van Hollen

2002-11-06 00:00:00

Democrats claimed victories last night in two hotly contested races for Maryland congressional seats that have long been in Republican hands. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Baltimore County and Christopher Van Hollen Jr. of Montgomery County won in contests...

Johnny on the spot

2003-01-07 00:00:00

The first time I heard Johnny Holliday broadcast a University of Maryland basketball game was the winter of 1982. I was driving through some Eastern Shore backwater at night, and it was freezing cold, and the only light inside my little Toyota was the...

Orlando Fringe review: 'Stayin' Alive III'

2013-05-20 00:00:00

The Downtowners, a senior-citizen choral ensemble from Orlando Lutheran Towers, return to Fringe with "Stayin' Alive III," featuring classic-hit songs to modern tunes. The production opens with their version of LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" called...

" Why go: Not only does Femi carry his father's talent, but he also carries on the elder's humanitarian efforts in their homeland of Lagos, Nigeria, hoping to build a studio and offer free music lessons to children and young people.

2013-01-17 09:50:00

Freddie "Rambo" Burks finishes singing James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" while a member of the audience applauds and Valerie L. Hayden, right, watches.

2012-10-14 18:17:00

The latest: A film about the Godfather of Soul was in the works before his death in 2006 with a script that had already been rewritten once. Spike Lee boarded the project within days of Brown's death and Wesley Snipes was fitted for the cape, vest, and conked hair.

2011-06-03 14:09:23