Tim Rice

Plastic Bertrand's 1977 hit a Plane Pour Moi" is almost certainly the only instance of a song cut in English that then became a bigger hit recorded in French. Read More

Keane have revealed they had almost given up hope of cracking the charts before recording one of the biggest albums of the decade. Read More

Hammond's credentials and longevity confer on him senior status in the annals of American folk blues. Read More

Miriam "Mama Africa" Makeba of the Manhattan Brothers and the Skylarks dies of an apparent heart attack near Naples, Italy, at the age of 76. 1998 - Rick James suffers a stroke after a blood vessel ruptures in his neck while he is head banging during a performance in Denver. 1988 - No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Wild, Wild West," the Escape Club. 1985 - The theme from the TV show "Miami Vice," composed by Jan Hammer, climbs to the No. 1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100. Read More

For 36 years the Gold Badge awards have been a low-key affair conducted behind closed doors – a quiet nod of appreciation to the unsung heroes of the recording industry. Read More

THIS sketchbook of tales, bursting with life, is a raw and playful search of the soul, experimenting with chaos and synchronisation. Read More

SPIKE Milligan's celebrated war memoirs are finally brought to the stage by Ben Power and Tim Carroll. Read More

Composer and conductor Ray Conniff dies at an Escondido, Calif., hospital after injuring his head in a fall. Read More

Different as they are in temperament and effect, Jonathan Larson's 1996 rock-inflected transposition of "La Boheme" to New York's Lower East Side and Stephen Schwartz's 2003 ballad-rich slant on "The Wizard of Oz," via the Gregory Maguire prequel novel, share certain characteristics. Read More

Community theater carries a mission to include as many people as possible. Read More