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James Otto Wants You to ‘Shake What God Gave Ya’
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James Otto jokingly calls himself “the love child between Ronnie Milsap and Barry White.” One listen to the single, ‘Groovy Little Summer Song,’ off his soon-to-be-released album ‘Shake What God Gave Ya,’ and who could disagree? That and the other songs on the album are country-meets-soul … Nashville-meets-Memphis … and to James, they completely define him as an artist.
“This is a declaration of who I am,” James tells The Boot of the September 14 release. “This country-soul sound is where we’re going, and if you like it, this is for you.”
As if to underscore his point, James tells The Boot about his collaboration with Ronnie Milsap on the song ‘Good Thing Gone Bad,’ that he says was “one of my favorite parts of this record — being being able to collaborate with one of my favorite artists of all time, a guy I consider the godfather of country soul. He’s the guy I point to most often when I bring up my style of music, because he is the guy who bridged the gap between those types of music.”
Ex-”Jersey Boys” countersue Valli over rival tour (Reuters)
Reuters – With more than $1 billion in ticket sales, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” has spawned many recent attempts to transform pop music to the stage.
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“Inception” a dream job for composer Zimmer (Reuters)
Reuters – “Inception,” the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio that opened Friday, marks the third collaboration between writer/director Christopher Nolan and composer Hans Zimmer.
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World’s oldest opera singer dies at age 98 (AP)
AP – The world’s oldest opera singer, Cantonese Opera star Luo Pinchao, has died. He was 98.
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Taylor-King tour hits right note for fans and business (Reuters)
Reuters – When a James Taylor/Carole King co-headlining Troubadour Reunion tour was announced last winter, the concert industry reacted with the sort of laid-back reserve befitting the two mellow-rock icons. Few predicted that arenas full of smiling, dancing, sometimes weeping baby boomers — and their kids and grandkids — would blow up the box office in a summer that has seen its share of bad news for the touring business.
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