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A version of this story was originally published in November 2017 and has since been updated. One night in the late 1950s, the Flamingos ’ bus pulled up to a concert hall in Birmingham, Alabama, and a row of 30 to 50 police officers holding rifles and billy clubs was waiting for them. The cops escorted the six-member doo-wop group, famous for “I Only Have Eyes for You” and “The Ladder of Love,” to its dressing room and gave strict instructions: As black performers, they were to make eye contact with only the black fans, who were confined to the balcony, and not with whites on the floor. “It was ridiculous,” recalls Terry Johnson , a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame–inducted group. “The cops were up there making sure we did not look at any white person. It was a rule when we came in: ‘I don’t want to see any of you darkies looking at the white women out there. If you do, your ass is mine.’ Cruel things like that.” The Flamingos, like all African American performers … [Read more...] about The Rope: The Forgotten History of Segregated Rock & Roll Concerts

A few green shoots of pandemic hope emerged today in New York, as state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that large sports stadiums and entertainment arenas in New York will be able to open this month with limited capacity. Venues with a 10,000-person or more capacity will open Feb. 23. Attendance will be limited to 10% of capacity, and everyone will be required to produce a negative Covid-19 test. Meanwhile, Los Angeles remains tightly locked down, with little hope that a similar measure will be enacted anytime soon. The New York reopening is unlikely to have much effect beyond the major sports industry. Most concert promoters in large venues would lose money on such limited attendance. Broadway will also remain shuttered. Still, the move portends better days ahead for a live events industry that has been almost non-existent since last March, throwing thousands out of work and causing severe hardship to the ancillary businesses that serve the live events industry. New York’s lifting … [Read more...] about New York Reopens Large Venues This Month, But Pandemic Protocols Limit Capacity And Requires Tests

Coming out of the first half of a very low scoring 3-0 Super Bowl match-up today between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 proved conclusively that they could pull off a halftime show that put Justin Timberlake to shame – at least when it came to ill-considered timing and strongly bleached blandness… and that’s a feat. Nobody’s first choice for the once-coveted spot and fighting the backlash from those calling for a boycott in a sign of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, The Voice coach and crew made last year’s staid effort by the former N’Sync star almost positively cutting edge with their Super Bowl LIII rollout of tried and tired hits and poses. Related Story Super Bowl LIII National Anthem: Gladys Knight Delivers A Powerful, Controversy-Free Performance If the limbo low charisma and stripped down Levine wanted “to move on” and “speak through the music” Maroon … [Read more...] about Maroon 5’s Terrible Super Bowl Halftime Show Lacks Lift-Off Or Soul – Review

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features saxophonist Mark Rivera. In the fall of 2013, saxophonist Mark Rivera found himself in a very tight spot. He’d spent the past eight years juggling his duties in Billy Joel ’s band with his role as Ringo Starr’s musical director and multi-instrumentalist, but the Piano Man booked a last-minute U.K. tour the same week he was supposed to tour South America with Ringo. “I freaked out,” says Rivera. “I had to tell Billy, ‘Billy, I already committed to Ringo. I didn’t know anything about this.’ He looked stunned for a second. And then he did the thing where he weighed one … [Read more...] about Saxophonist Mark Rivera on His Years With Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Foreigner, and More