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Kush Griffith Dies

Benefit on June 2 Was Last Show

An email just arrived from Ron Lewis of Mr. Wonderful Productions, reporting that Kush Griffith, trumpet player and arranger for James Brown and P-Funk, died today.

How Do You Say Payola in Spanish?

Univision Facing Payola Suit From Former Employee

Digital Music News reports that Spanish-language Univision Music Group has been hit with a suit from a former employee, which alleges that Univision Music and subsidiary Fonovisa forced employees to engage in pay-for-play relationships, or face termination. The suit was brought by the former vice president of promotion [...]

You’re All Over MySpace, Now How About Bebo?

Upstart social networking site Bebo.com has 500,000 other musical acts already finding fans among its 9 million active users.

It’s Not the Copying, It’s the Distribution and Sale

Is it the right to make copies that matters or the right to distribute and sell copies that is protected by copyright law?

‘Hello, Dolly’ Works for Music Theatre Louisville, Iroquois Amphitheatre

Classic Musical Still Has Potency

Music Theatre Louisville staged the Broadway hit “Hello, Dolly” at the Iroquois Amphitheatre on Friday and earned themselves a very positive write-up in the Monday C-J from the ubiquitous Marty Rosen. There’ll be another performance on Wednesday at the Amphitheatre.

Southern Rock Still Draws Large

Rowdy Frynds Tour At Freedom Hall

Louisville has long been a bastion of Southern Rock-fandom and Friday night at Freedom demonstrated that very well. (It might equally have been a measure of the average age of Louisville.) Even the Soul-loving J. L. Puckett was in attendance, though it was likely a job requirement for him. [...]