Nelson Riddle

The singer Ann Hampton Callaway wasn't always the pop-blues wailer who brought the house to its feet on Friday evening at Carnegie Hall , where the New York Pops orchestra celebrated the centennial of the songwriter Johnny Mercer . Read More

Nelson Riddle may have written the theme song for the TV show "Route 66" and arranged the music for episodes of "Batman," but it is his work with singers such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland and others that cemented his place in American music. Read More

You are back from work late, rather stressed out. Read More

Since going professional at 16, he's played with such varied legends as Ray Charles , McCoy Tyner, Lena Horne, Earth Wind & Fire and John Lee Hooker. Read More

SPRINGFIELD Beloved singer and respected humanitarian Dionne Warwick will make an appearance with the Springfield Symphony Pops at a concert Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. in Symphony Hall. For tickets call 733-2291. Read More

The 15-60-74 aka The Numbers Band singer/songwriter/guitarist will be celebrating the completion of 63 years of existence on this big blue ball with a weekend's worth of shows Friday and Saturday night at the Kent Stage. Read More

Virginia Sodergren thinks the name Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a bit misleading. Read More

Legendary bluesman Albert Collins had just finished a concert when musician Scotty Morris, who'd been in the audience, asked him to autograph a poster for him. Read More