Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
In this 1969 episode, Jimi Hendrix talks about the influence of electricity in his music.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced the JUNO Awards are heading back to Saskatchewan in 2020. Affectionately dubbed the ‘Paris of the Prairies’, Saskatoon will once again host the largest music event in the country and all JUNO Week festivities beginning on March 9, culminating with the 49th annual JUNO Awards broadcast live on CBC from the SaskTel Centre on Sunday, March 15, 2020.
JUNO Week 2020 returns to Saskatchewan with the support of the Government of Saskatchewan, the City of Saskatoon, Tourism Saskatoon, and the 2020 Host Committee. This is the second time the city has hosted Canada’s most prominent celebration of music, having hosted the JUNOS in 2007 when Nelly Furtado served as host.
As one of the premiere cultural destinations in Canada, Saskatoon is one of Canada’s youngest city with a palpable energy and a vibrant cultural scene. The SaskTel Centre has undergone numerous renovations and a seating expansion since the 2007 JUNO Awards, now boasting seating for more than 15,000 fans.
A province that celebrates artistry, Saskatchewan is home to numerous talented artists including 2019 JUNO Award nominees Jess Moskaluke, Megan Nash, The Deep Dark Woods, The Sheepdogs and 2018 Traditional Roots Album of the Year winners – The Dead South.
Over the years, the JUNOS has become an engine of economic yield, with each host city seeing an average impact of over $12M.
The 49th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2020 will be hosted in Saskatoon, SK from March 9 through March 15, 2020, culminating in The JUNO Awards, on Sunday, March 15, at the SaskTel Centre, broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, the free CBC Gem streaming service in Canada and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos
“The Sound And The Story,” is a 1956 short documentary that explains every step in the process of making a record, from the live recording to the mass production of the finished product. It was produced by the RCA Victor record company.
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“Avengers Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover in history.”
Sesame Street and Mister Rogers: “Hold my hand.”
Jack Nlack asks Sir Elton John to identify one of his own songs using…well, you’ll see.
All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her at minismemories@hotmail.com
Bernie 2020 on Thursday released a video featuring a conversation with award-winning rapper Cardi B, in which they discuss criminal justice reform, raising the minimum wage, cancelling student debt and Medicare for All. The video will run on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
The conversation was filmed at The TEN Nail Bar, a millennial African American women-owned nail salon in the heart of Detroit, Michigan. The co-founders are passionate about building businesses that serve the community.
Produced by the Emmy award-winning Banger Films, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard – became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans and entice onlookers 50 years after the band’s inception.
Buoyed by candid band interviews, never-before-seen archive, animation, celebrity fan testimonials (Billy Bob Thornton, Joshua Homme and more), and an intimate performance at the legendary Gruene Hall shot exclusively for this documentary, “That Little Ol’ Band” runs the gamut, from the absurd to the poignant, from squalid Texas bars to MTV heroics, all in celebration of this notoriously private, but larger than life, power trio. In the end, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS unravels the extraordinary tale of a band whose image we know, but whose story we don’t.
When James Corden recaps his experience seeing the upcoming documentary “Hitsville: The Making of Motown,” he admits that although the film is great, he prefers the soulful hits of today’s artists. But when the legend Smokey Robinson shows up to challenge that idea, the two settle the debate with an old fashioned riff-off, thanks to a little help from The Filharmonic. Smokey performs his classic “Cruisin” and The Temptations “Get Ready,” while James sings Bruno Mars “Finesse” and Lizzo’s “Juice,” before the two duet “My Girl.”
Alessia Cara returns to challenge Jimmy in another round of random musical impressions, like Billie Eilish singing “Pop Goes the Weasel” and Amy Winehouse singing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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