How Memphis artists played key role in music of 'Song Sung Blue'

The music of “Song Sung Blue” was organized by Memphian Scott Bomar, who recruited nearly 40 Memphis musicians to work on the ...

‘Song Sung Blue,’ starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, is corny comfort cinema with bittersweet notes

Filmmaker Craig Brewer of 'Hustle & Flow' returns with a quirky music biopic about a Neil Diamond cover band that opened for Pearl Jam only to be stricken with bad luck.
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Did You Know: OutKast’s First Hit Single Was A Christmas Song [Watch/Listen]

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?
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Tragedy Struck Composer Irving Berlin on Christmas Day. Years Later, He Would Write One of the All-Time Holiday Classics

White Christmas” is one of the world’s best-selling tunes and continues to be in rotation more than eight decades later ...

Home Alone Originally Had A Different Composer. How An Animated Disney Movie Opened The Door For John Williams' Iconic Score

Well, it turns out that an entirely different yet equally prolific composer was all set to score Home Alone, only to be forced to drop out late in the game because of an animated Disney movie. Here’s ...