Ben E. King News

"Stand By Me," the song written by Leiber & Stoller and Ben E. King will receive the Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Gala Event to be held at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 14, 2012, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman, Jimmy Webb, announced today. Mike Stoller will accept the award along with Ben E. King, who will also be honored with the Towering Performance Award for his performance on the Leiber & Stoller produced recording of "Stand By Me."

Mike Stoller, the Grammy Award winning composer who is one half of the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, will be honored with Chapman University's 30th Annual American Celebration Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award at a Black-tie Gala to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 6:00 - 11:30 p.m. at Chapman Auditorium in Memorial Hall; Chapman University; One University Drive; Orange, CA 92866.

Mike Stoller, the Grammy Award winning composer who is one half of the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, will be honored with Chapman University's 30th Annual American Celebration Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award at a Black-tie Gala to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 6:00 - 11:30 p.m. at Chapman Auditorium in Memorial Hall; Chapman University; One University Drive; Orange, CA 92866.

Brass Transit, a tribute act to classic rock-jazz band Chicago, will perform at the Suncoast Showroom, September 10 and 11, each evening at 7:30 p.m.

Brass Transit, a tribute act to classic rock-jazz band Chicago, will perform at the Suncoast Showroom, September 9 and 10, each evening at 7:30 p.m.

The Recording Academy has released a statement on Jerry Leibler, who has passed away from cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78 years old.

According to published reports, lyricist Jerry Leiber, of the legendary songwriting team Leiber and Stoller, passed away from cardiopulmonary failure. He was 78 years old.

Brass Transit, a tribute act to classic rock-jazz band Chicago, will perform at the Suncoast Showroom, September 10 and 11, each evening at 7:30 p.m.

The development of Phil Spector's magnificent Wall Of Sound productions, 'Tomorrow's Sound Today,' is given its most expansive display ever on the new box set, PHIL SPECTOR PRESENTS THE PHILLES ALBUM COLLECTION.

Brass Transit, a tribute act to classic rock-jazz band Chicago, will perform at the Suncoast Showroom, September 9 and 10, each evening at 7:30 p.m.

David Letterman: Louis C.K., Fountains of Wayne

David Letterman: Louis C.K., Fountains of Wayne

New York Stage and Film (Johanna Pfaelzer, Artistic Director; Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, Leslie Urdang, Producing Directors) and Vassar College (Ed Cheetham, Producing Director) have announced the full line-up of their 2011 Powerhouse Theater season, now entering its 27th year. The result of a unique collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, the program consists of an eight-week residency on the Vassar campus (124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY) during which more than 200 professional artists and some 40 apprentices live and work together to create new theater works. The 2011 Main Stage season kicks off with Patricia Wettig's F2M (June 29 - July 10).

Atlantic Records Group, the label where many of the most innovative, ground-breaking soul, R&B, jazz and hip-hop artists have called home for over 60 years, plans to celebrate Black Music with a year long, interactive campaign, dubbed 'I Heart Black Music.'

Ben E. King Celebrates 50th Anniversary of 'Stand By Me' at Landmark on Main Street May 21 Landmark on Main Street ‘s continues its Nostalgic Nights Series with the legendary Ben E. King Landmark thanks sponsors Albanese and Albanese, Philip Stone Catering and Fern & Hersh Cohen and gratefully acknowledges our Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Pall Corporation and the Town of North Hempstead for their season support. Tickets and information at the box office phone 516-767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.

Ben E. King Celebrates 50th Anniversary of 'Stand By Me' at Landmark on Main Street May 21 Landmark on Main Street ‘s continues its Nostalgic Nights Series with the legendary Ben E. King Landmark thanks sponsors Albanese and Albanese, Philip Stone Catering and Fern & Hersh Cohen and gratefully acknowledges our Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Pall Corporation and the Town of North Hempstead for their season support. Tickets and information at the box office phone 516-767-6444 or www.landmarkonmainstreet.org.

New York Stage and Film (Johanna Pfaelzer, Artistic Director; Mark Linn-Baker, Max Mayer, Leslie Urdang, Producing Directors) and Vassar College (Ed Cheetham, Producing Director) have announced the full line-up of their 2011 Powerhouse Theater season, now entering its 27th year. The result of a unique collaboration between New York Stage and Film and Vassar College, the program consists of an eight-week residency on the Vassar campus (124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY) during which more than 200 professional artists and some 40 apprentices live and work together to create new theater works. The 2011 Main Stage season kicks off with Patricia Wettig's F2M (June 29 - July 10).

Hartt celebrates its Jazz alumni on Monday, April 25, when several alumni of Hartt's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz join together for a concert and evening of fond reminiscence, followed by a special dessert reception.

Hartt celebrates its alumni this spring with two alumni reunion concerts. On Monday, April 21, three alumni of the Vocal Studies Division perform at 7:00 PM in Wilde Auditorium on the University of Hartford's main campus, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.

Hartt celebrates its Jazz alumni on Monday, April 25, when several alumni of Hartt's Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz join together for a concert and evening of fond reminiscence, followed by a special dessert reception.