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Go Red For Women Luncheon
Join B95.5’s Suzy Garcia for the Go Red For Women luncheon on May 23rd from 10a - 1:30p at the Albany Marriott. There will be educational sessions, a silent auction, health checks and a chance to connect with other women!! We'll all wear Red and make a powerful statement about fighting Heart Disease. Sponsors include, Price Chopper, SEFCU, NYSUT, Albany Medical Center, Capital Care Medial Group, The New York Beef Council, Times Union, WNYT , WMHT and B95.5!!
Fleetwood Mac!
B95.5 Welcomes Fleetwood Mac to the Times Union Center on June 19th! The show…the band…the start to your Summer with all the hits! Select seats still available at the Times Union Center box office or on-line at b95.com
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U.S. 'Idol' winner shines light on South's Gullah culture
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:23pm
By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - "American Idol" winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. "I speak another language," she said during the Fox TV show. "It's called Geechee." Some 14.2 million TV viewers tuned in to watch Glover beat Kree Harrison to win the season 12 "American Idol" crown on Thursday. Glover, 23, is a native of rural St. Helena Island in the coastal South Carolina Lowcountry. ...
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Singer George Michael gets medical treatment after car crash
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:52am
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday, his publicist said. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman was being treated for "minor cuts and bruises" after the accident, Michael's spokeswoman said. "George Michael was a passenger in a vehicle involved in a traffic accident yesterday evening, no third party was involved," a spokeswoman said on Friday. "He is being treated for superficial cuts and bruises but is fine." British media reported that the accident occurred just outside London on a motorway during rush hour. ...
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Eurovision returns to ABBA's homeland with pop and kitsch
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:47am
By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bare-chested Irish drummers, a Ukrainian giant and a much-discussed lesbian kiss will be on display at this Saturday's Eurovision final in Sweden which - love it or hate it - promises plenty of pop, kitsch and barefoot ballads. Some 26 countries will compete for the jewel in the crown of European pop in the homeland of former Swedish supergroup ABBA, one of Eurovision's most successful winners. ...
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Singer Kat Edmonson gets creative with financing her music
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:40am
By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - If Kat Edmonson ever becomes a household name, she can put it down not just to her talent as a jazz singer, but to some decidedly modern financing as well. The 29-year-old Texan, an old-school chanteuse with a contemporary lilt, has funded production of her second album via a community workshop and through crowd-sourcing, essentially getting the people who like her to pay for it. The album, "Way Down Low", has now been picked up by Sony which is "launching" the singer outside the United States as an up-and-comer in a more traditional manner. ...
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