Topic: Jimmy Cliff

Lady Gaga to Green Day, Lollapalooza boasts motley cast

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 250,000 music fans will gather on the shores of Lake Michigan this weekend for an expanded three-day Lollapalooza music festival, which hopes to buck a dismal summer concert season of cuts and cancellations. The iconic music carnival, ...

Abba, Genesis join eclectic Rock Hall of Fame

An eclectic batch ranging from Swedish pop group Abba to punk pioneers the Stooges entered the rock star firmament Monday on being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The Stooges' Iggy Pop was on hand to pick up his award ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcoming ABBA, Genesis, Hollies and Jimmy Cliff Some musical acts that thrived in second lives ABBA, Genesis and The Hollies are joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.They'll be inducted Monday along with reggae superstar ...

Abba, Genesis inducted into rock's Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop band Abba was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday in a ceremony that honored genres from the Swedish group's catchy tunes to the theatrical British rock band Genesis and reggae master Jimmy ...

Abba joins eclectic Rock Hall of Fame batch

Veteran Swedish pop group Abba was to share the limelight Monday in New York with punk band the Stooges and reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, Genesis and The Hollies in joining the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The inclusion of Abba raised eyebrows ...
Swedish pop icons ABBA will next year be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with punk rockers the Stooges, art-rockers Genesis, reggae's Jimmy Cliff and beat band The Hollies. "ABBA first put Sweden on rock's global map," ...

ABBA, Stooges to join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gave a big " Thank You For The Music" to ABBA on Tuesday, announcing that the Swedish pop group would be among its 2010 inductees.British rock band Genesis, reggae superstar Jimmy ...
Roll Hall of Fame takes a chance on ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, Stooges, HolliesABBA is dancing its way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges.The list of the next class of ...

Music preview: Rise 2008, London

That, however, is the situation with Rise - a free event which, thanks to Boris, had to drop its "London United Against Racism" tagline. The African Village stage offers the Sudanese rapper Emanuelle Jal, and the mesmerising Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba. ...