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Mindi Abair To Release New CD THE BEST OF MINDI ABAIR April 2, 2021 Share Article 19 Songs Including Her Biggest Hits, Previously Unreleased Gems, A Few Of Mindi’s Personal Favorites, And Her Brand New Song “April” Along With A 16-Page Booklet Of Personal Liner Notes and Photos From Mindi’s Archives Featuring Gregg Allman, Keb’ Mo’, and Booker T. Jones HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (PRWEB) March 09, 2021 During her remarkable 21-year recording career, Mindi Abair has garnered 2 GRAMMY Nominations, recorded with some of the bigge...

The Write Stuff is EW 's occasional series where songwriters reveal stories behind their biggest hits. When the elements came together for Earth, Wind & Fire to release their self-titled debut in February 1971, there was indeed a new force of nature in the music world. Fifty years later, the visionary band founded by Maurice White — who died from Parkinson's disease in 2016 — has its own shining star in the galaxy of all-time R&B greats.  "When you start, you don't know if you're gonna get to 50 — you don't know if you're gonna get to five," says Maurice's brother, bassist Verdine Whit...

*“It’s released January 22 nd…digital and CD. The CD has a nice cover. Some people really like CDs, want to hold it,” said Bill Champlin about his new solo album “Livin’ for Love” (Imagen Records). Its single “Reason to Believe” is currently being promoted. Bill is the former front-man for the group Chicago (”Hard Habit to Break”) – for 28 years continuously touring on the bands’ success, and is an infamous songwriter/producer for artists such as Earth Wind and Fire (“After the Love is Gone”) and George Benson (“T...

April 5 at 4 a.m. Quick, think of a jazz instrument. What is it? Chances are you might have a mental picture of a saxophone, trumpet, or drums. Or even a piano. But that black and white keyboard’s kissin’ cousin, the organ (if thought of at all) is probably way down the list. After all,... April 2 at 4 a.m. As the former lead singer/guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner’s voice and playing have been classic rock staples on stereo systems and radio for more than 50 years. Tracks he wrote or covered include “Some Kind of Wonderful...

Bill Champlin is on the phone calling from his home in Santa Barbara, California. And while it’s ostensibly to discuss his new solo record Livin’ for Love—available digitally from Imagen Records and physically from BillChamplin.com—he first has something to say about visiting our fair city’s environs. “My wife and son and I just drove to Houston for Christmas. And that’s a long ass drive!” he laughs. “Hell, California is pretty much locked down, so we went to Texas on a whim.” It turns out that his wife, singer/songwriter Tamara Champlin, grew up in Friendswood and gradua...