Music
CRAIG MORGAN SPEAKS ABOUT SON'S DEATH NASHVILLE (AP) Craig Morgan says
the death of his 19-year-old son is "the hardest thing we have ever had
to endure as a family. Morgan writes on Facebook his son, Jerry Greer,
"may be gone from this earth, and we will miss him every day, but his
spirit will live on in our hearts. Greer was found dead in a
northwestern Tennessee lake after a boating accident Monday. Greer's
high school has established a scholarship in his name. RNC MUSIC: CHRIS
JANSON PLAYS WITH HOUSE BAND, O'JAYS AND PAVAROTTI NOT PLEASED
CLEVELAND (AP) Chris Janson is fine with the Republican National
Convention using his music. The O'Jays and the family of Luciano
Pavarotti are not. Janson, who wrote the Tim McGraw hit "Truck Yeah,"
sang the song as "Trump Yeah" with the house band at the RNC on
Tuesday. The O'Jays say they did not give permission for their song
"Love Train" to be rewritten as "Trump Train" and used as part of the
campaign. Group member Walter Williams, who has multiple sclerosis,
says he especially takes issue with Donald Trump's disparagement of
people with disabilities. The O'Jays say they were asked to play the
RNC but turned it down. Their song "For The Love Of Money" was used as
the theme song for Trump's TV show "The Apprentice. The Gazetta di
Modena in Pavarotti's Italian hometown quotes his widow, Nicoletta, as
objecting to the RNC using Pavarotti's version of "Nessun Dorma. They
say Trump's world vision goes against Pavarotti's "values of
brotherhood and solidarity. BARBRA STREISAND FACES HER FEARS ONSTAGE
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) Barbra Streisand still deals with stage fright.
However, she doesn't think that's unusual. Streisand says she doesn't
know how many performers don't have stage fright. She says it's hard to
face people, knowing that her voice might not be there or the audience
might not like the songs she's chosen. While all those eyes on her make
her scared, they also are a source of comfort. Streisand says she
considers the audience her friends and she'll be OK if she admits she's
nervous. Streisand will do a nine-city tour beginning August 2 in Los
Angeles. SOUND: 005-a-11-(Barbra Streisand, singer, in AP
interview)-"day Gypsy's off"-Singer Barbra Streisand says she's doing
concert dates while she figures out whether a movie version of "Gypsy"
will happen. (22 Jul 2016) < <
