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...first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. In 1931, the George Washington Bridge, connecting New York and New Jersey, was officially dedicated (it opened to traffic the next day). In 1939, Benny Goodman and his orchestra recorded...

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...Photo/Sony BMG, William Claxton, file) NEW YORK-Bob Dylan is releasing a Christmas album, and in the spirit of the holiday season, the legendary performer is donating his royalties to charity. A statement by Columbia Records says...

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The In Da Club hitmaker narrowly escaped death in 2000 after he was shot nine times in his native Queens, New York neighbourhood, just as he was trying to put his drug-pushing past behind him and build a career in the music industry. The...

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...to the point where he was about to try out for the 1956 Olympics. "And that week, Avakian called me and asked me to come to New York and make some recordings," remembers Mathis. It may have seemed like a big decision for a 19-year-old guy to...

In this article: Johnny Mathis, George Avakian, Columbia Records, Bread, God, Casino Rama, Black Hawk, Misty, and It's Not for Me to Say

...job he had was running a still for Homer Philpott, a moonshiner. In 1925 Charlie and his band, the North Carolina Ramblers, went to New York to try their hand at recording. They passed an audition for Columbia Records and made a 78 of Don't...

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...the Pacific (now University of the Pacific) in 1942, was already a major star by the time he went into Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York in late June 1959 to begin recording "Time Out." His work on "Jazz Goes to College" helped...

In this article: Dave Brubeck, Time Out, Kind of Blue, Take Five, University of the Pacific, Time Out, Miles Davis, New York, West Coast jazz, and Jazz Goes to College

...Chrissie Hynde. The year-long odyssey was documented by director Michael Apted, who filmed Schaffer and Grebenshikov through St. Petersburg, Moscow, London, New York and Los Angeles for the film, 'The Long Way Home.' In 2003, Schaffer...

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...of "Black Ice" have been shipped worldwide. Columbia Records has also partnered with Walmart and MTV to create AC/DC Rock Band Stores in New York's Times Square and in Los Angeles to sell the album, AC/DC apparel, the Rock Band video...

In this article: Ac/dc, Black Ice, Rock Band, Walmart, Wilkes-Barre, U.S., MTV, U.K., Columbia Records, and For Those About To Rock