Billy Joel: The Life & Times Of An Angry Young Man (continued)
In 1981, Billy’s contract with Columbia was up. Having spent so much money and time, and then having earned so much money, Columbia wanted to keep him. And so negotiations were begun.As Elizabeth had...
View ArticleMusic For Champions Benefit Concert to Feature Rascal Flatts
The first-ever Music for Champions benefit event to help fight the battle against cancer will take place March 19 at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL, and will feature a performance by multiple CMT...
View ArticleBackbeat: Bill Clinton Honors John Sykes, Perry Farrell Introduces Citi’s...
“I’ve gotten used to the same invitation – ‘John, it would be great to have you join us. Can you bring a band?” That was John Sykes, president of Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises, accepting his...
View ArticleMusic Exec Tony Martell’s 40-Year Quest to Cure Cancer in Memory of His Son
Forty years ago, Tony Martell promised his terminally ill 21-year-old son, T.J., and the physician treating him, James F. Holland, that he would raise $1 million for cancer research. It took Martell...
View ArticleAlice Cooper, Foreigner & More Celebrate T.J. Martell Foundation’s 40th...
It’s 40 years later, over $270 million raised, and countless major artists involved, but Thursday night’s (Oct. 15) gala celebrating the T.J. Martell Foundation wasn’t about the numbers or the big...
View ArticleVicky Martell, Wife of Music Exec Tony Martell, Dies
Vicky Martell, who worked side-by-side with husband Tony Martell on the T.J. Martell Foundation, has passed away, a rep has confirmed to Billboard. She died on Sunday, Feb. 21 at the age of 88. Music...
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Clive Davis Remembers Tony Martell: ‘A Dedicated Music Man and a Total...
Tony Martell, a veteran label exec and founder of the T.J. Martell Foundation, which has raised more than $270 million for cancer and AIDS research, passed away Sunday at the age of 90. While he...
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