Europe’s largest annual Elvis tribute artist contest was held in Birmingham over the weekend, on the anniversary of the singer’s birthday. Guardian photojournalist David Sillitoe went along to cover the event, and meet the fans
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
Nicholas Caldwell, of R&B group the Whispers, dies aged 71
Co-founder of group that sang And the Beat Goes On died on Tuesday of heart failure at his San Francisco home
Nicholas Caldwell, co-founder and singer with the California R&B group the Whispers, has died. He was 71.
Willette Ballard, a representative for the group, said Caldwell died on Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his San Francisco home.
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 5, 2016
I organised the letter of support for ENO | letter from Dame Anne Evans
Could I correct one point in your report on English National Opera (2 January)? You say Antonio Pappano, the Royal Opera’s director of music, organised one of the letters that first drew attention to the threat facing ENO’s future. To save Sir Antonio any embarrassment this claim might have caused, I must make it clear that it was me, not him, who organised the letter which he, along with others, kindly agreed to sign.
Dame Anne Evans
London
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