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T Bone Burnett talks about 'The Other Side,' his first true new solo effort in 18 years, along with production work, like a record with Ringo Starr.

Music is important in Hawaii. Many of our monarchs were extremely talented as composers and performers. So, it comes as no surprise that many young people who grew up here made it big as musicians in Hawaii and beyond our shores.

Very few recordings get a second chance to make the music charts-but this week in 1963, Ned Millers recording of "From a Jack to a King," did just that.

Each week of Black History Month, we open the 88.9 Vault of Soul, profiles of iconic soul pioneers. Up this week — Nancy Wilson!

Both Jones and Rivera played murderess Velma Kelly in Chicago. Jones played her in the 2003 film adaptation of the musical after Rivera originated the role on Broadway.

At every turn, Montgomery plays up the fact that she and Rosemary Clooney are in many ways sisters in a parallel universe. Both women are dextrous, rich-voiced, blond crooners who find joy in the work they do while having less success in their unconventional love lives.

Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley have had tremendous careers in country music as solo artists and as a duo. Known as “Moe and Joe” throughout the world, their satirical honkey

Smiley Lewis was a popular New Orleans musician who performed in the French Quarter in the 1950s. His music was remade by Fats Domino and Elvis Presley.

Among the week's music industry promotions and hirings were at WME, Arista, Kobalt, Paladin, Big Machine and We Are Moving the Needle.

Jerry Moss, who turned A&M Records into one of America’s leading independent record labels with his business partner Herb Alpert, died Wednesday.