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This story was originally published in the Oct. 10, 1974, issue of Rolling Stone.

Along with many of the stars and hopefuls at Chicago’s 1971 Black Expo, Minnie Riperton waited patiently backstage to approach the blind musician rocking characteristically in his chair. His latest album, Where I’m Coming From, was moving up the charts.

“Everybody was trying to meet Stevie,” she recalled over lunch recently, leaning back to adjust a large, foppish white hat that rested lightly on a natural of moderate length. Occasionally the hat concealed her bright eyes, but...

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Dancing with the Stars season 33 continued on Monday, Oct. 7 with Week 3 – Soul Train Night. It will be a double-night special as DWTS returns tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 8. Soul Train Night also featured Rosie Perez as a guest judge joining Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tronioli.

Need a recap of Dancing with the Stars season 33 week 3? After all, so much was going on, it was hard to keep up. Luckily, we’ve got your back. Below, we share the dance style, song, and scores from each team. As for the elimination, there wasn’t one this week! The scores will be added to next week’s and the decision of who goes home will be made.

Spoiler alert! Before you read on, please note there are spoilers ahead if you missed DWTS...

“Dancing with the Stars” returns tonight, October 7, after taking a week off to make room for the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance. It’s “Soul Train Night,” which will feature a special Derek Hough master class, guest judging by Rosie Perez, and an opening number to “T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)” by Mfsb featuring The Three Degrees, choreographed by Luam. But what will the celeb contestants be dancing to? See the complete list of songs and routines below, and watch above where we discuss all of this week’s upcoming performances.

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Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Foxtrot to “Dancing Machine” by Jackson 5.

“The Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Jive to “Shout” by The Isley Brothers.

NBA Champion Dwight Howard and...

Bubbly Emma Slater is a fan favorite among Dancing With The Stars fans. Over the years, she’s cultivated a strong social media presence where she shares behind-the-scenes looks and fun videos with followers.

While looking for new videos from Emma, fans spotted a very important change in her TikTok bio. What exactly did she have to say and how did fans react? Read on to get the scoop.

Emma Slater Brands Herself As Reginald VelJohnson’s Assistant

This year, pro dancer Emma Slater is paired with actor Reginald VelJohnson on Dancing With The Stars Season 33. They’re among the lowest-scoring performers in the season so far. But even so, fans vote for them because they’re incredibly likable and bring a lot of joy into the ballroom.

Their Die Hard routine during Oscars Night went over well with fans, even if the judges didn’t score it very highly.

Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers For Dancing With The Stars Season 33!Dancing With The Stars season 33 Soul Train Night airs on Monday, October 7, part of a special DWTS two-night event, which culminates on Tuesday, October 8, and the dance styles and song choices for each celebrity and their professional dance partner have been revealed. DWTS season 33 welcomed back hosts Alfoso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, along with the judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough. Thirteen celebrities joined the cast, along with their professional dance partners. So far, Tori Spelling and Pasha Pashkov, and Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa have been eliminated from the competition.

For DWTS Soul Train Night, the dancers were required to perform either a rumba, jive, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, or quickstep.

Mjsbigblog has revealed the DWTS season 33 Soul Train Night dance styles and song choices for the eleven remaining contestants. Actress Rosie Perez will serve as a guest judge,...

The bad news is, there wasn’t a new Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) episode for Tuesday, October 1; however, the good news is that the reality competition show will pick up right where it left off with two new, back-to-back shows next week.

Programming was paused due to the Vice-Presidential debate that took place between J.D. Vance and Governor Tim Walz. DWTS will be back on both Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8 at 8 p.m. Et. Monday’s show will be ‘Soul Train Night’, while Tuesday’s will be Hair Metal Night.

‘Dancing With The Stars’, Season 33: Soul Train Night Overview

The October 7th episode has been pre-taped, so fans can get a preview of what to expect come ‘Soul Train Night’!

Jenn Trann and Sasha Farber will perform to “Fallin’” by Alicia Keys while dancing to the Viennese waltz, as Eric Roberts and Britt Stewart dance the Foxtrot...

Since October 1 didn’t feature a new episode of Dancing With The Stars, fans are waiting eagerly for new episodes. October 7 will be Soul Train Night, while October 8 will be Hair Metal Night. A double elimination will take place at the end of Hair Metal Night.

Soul Train Night was pretaped ahead of its October 7 air date, but fans are already eager to see the new performances. Read on to see what to expect from the Season 33 performers.

Soul Train Night Is A Last-Ditch Effort For Some DWTS Pairs

At this point in the competition, fans have got a chance to know the DWTS Season 33 cast members. Viewers have their favorites and likely already know who they want to win the Mirrorball Trophy.

However, there are still plenty of complaints circling about some contestants. No one is ever voted off DWTS. Instead, people vote for their favorite dancers. The couple...

“The Fabulous Four,” Bette Midler’s ensemble wedding comedy costarring Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally and Sheryl Lee Ralph, features more than just four funny acting performances from the powerhouse quartet. The late-in-life bridesmaids have a couple musical surprises up their sleeves, too.

Marilyn (Midler) is getting married and has invited her three lifelong girlfriends to celebrate with her in Key West. Her husband, who she stole from her so-called best friend Lou (Sarandon) back in the day, died only six months before the engagement, but Marilyn is ready for a second wind.

Ralph and Mullally join the wedding party for some silly, sexy antics, too — penis antennae and Kegal balls may be involved.

Musical theater vets Midler and Ralph sing a surprise duet of Jimmy Cliff’s “I Can See Clearly Now.” And Mullally joins Michael Bolton for a cameo to perform “One Life,” written by the Grammy Award winner himself.

Mike Pinder, who co-founded the Moody Blues and played keyboards and mellotron and sang on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group’s first nine albums, died Wednesday at his home in Northern California. He was 82 and was the last surviving founding member of the legendary British band.

His longtime bandmate John Lodge announced the news on social media via Pinder’s family. “He passed peacefully [and] his final days were filled with music, encircled by the love of his family,” his Facebook post said. “Michael lived his life with a childlike wonder, walking a deeply introspective path which fused the mind and the heart.”

Pinder’s death follows that of fellow Moodys co-founding guitarist Denny Laine in December and drummer Graeme Edge in 2021. Ray Thomas died in 2002 and Clint Warwick in 2004. Lodge and lead singer Justin Heyward joined in 1966.

Related: Paul McCartney Pays Tribute To Wings Longtime Bandmate Denny...

Ellen Holly, whose long-running turn as Carla on ABC’s One Life to Live made her the first Black actress to gain stardom on a daytime soap opera, has died. She was 92.

Holly died in her sleep Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, publicist Cheryl L. Duncan announced.

A member of The Actors Studio who did Shakespeare for Joseph Papp and was mentored by the same woman who discovered Julie Harris and Kim Stanley, Holly appeared four times on Broadway, beginning with her acclaimed performance in 1956 as the female lead in Too Late the Phalarope.

She appeared in a handful of films as well, from Take a Giant Step (1959), starring Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley and Ruby Dee, to School Daze (1988), directed by Spike Lee.

Holly, however, did not work as often as her talents suggested she should have, because as a light-skinned African American, she had difficulty being hired...

Hip-hop Was Born In The Bronx In the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year.

Fifty years on, the details of that historic night in the Bronx — the night everyone now says gave birth to hip-hop — still elude DJ Kool Herc, the man at its center that evening. “I remember the equipment, the turntables,” he says in an accent that still retains traces of his upbringing in Jamaica. “We weren’t a band.

Graeme Edge, the Moody Blues drummer who co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group and stayed with it for more than 50 years, died today. He was 80. His longtime bandmate Justin Hayward posted the news on the English group’s website but offered no details.

“It’s a very sad day,” Hayward wrote. “Graeme’s sound and personality is present in everything we did together and thankfully that will live on.” Read his full statement below.

Edge co-formed the group in Birmingham just as the British Invasion was hitting America. The Moody Blues crashed onto the international rock scene with their first hit, 1965’s “Go Now,” which went No. 1 in the UK and went top 10 in the States. The group went on to have two more U.S. Top 10 singles and three in the UK but were much more successful on the albums charts.

Among the Moody Blues’ most...

The first night of “The Voice” knockouts aired on Monday night with Ed Sheeran joining the cast as this year’s mega mentor. He helped each of the four coaches’s teams — Blake Shelton, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande — by offering advice and expertise. Which artists excelled and who faltered during Night 1 of the knockouts?

SEEEverything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 21

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 21, Episode 11 to find out what happened Monday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this Fall 2021 installment. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here are the current team breakdowns:

Team Kelly: Girl Named Tom (four-chair turn), Kinsey Rose...

“The Voice” knockout round is when each of the coaches meets with a mega mentor to help advise the remaining artists on their teams. During the October 25 episode, Blake Shelton puts his foot in his mouth in his mentoring session when he forgets which team he stole his newest addition from, Jonathan Mouton. “Did I steal you from Ariana’s [team]?” Blake wonders aloud. Jonathan smiles and kindly corrects him, saying Blake stole him from Team Legend. “Okay, yeah,” the 45-year-old country star says in response. “The coaches quickly fade from my memory when I get somebody.”

Jonathan fires back, “At this point, you are ‘The Voice,’ Blake.” That causes Blake to laugh out loud. Jonathan isn’t exaggerating. Blake has been with the reality TV show since day one and is the only coach to serve on all 21 seasons, so we’ll have to forgive him for forgetting little things here and there.

Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer, who founded The Wailers with his childhood friend Bob Marley, died today at Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 73, and had been hospitalized since July following a stroke.

A cause of death has not been released, but his passing was confirmed by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange.

Born Neville O’Riley Livingston, Wailer was the last surviving member of the reggae group that shared his name. He left The Wailers in 1974 to launch a decades-long solo career and was awarded Jamaican Government’s Order of Merit in 2017.

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During his 1963-74 tenure with Marley and The Wailers; other co-founder Peter Tosh, Wailer saw their songs “Simmer Down” (1964), “Stir It Up” (1967) and “Get Up, Stand Up” (1973) become national hits. Those songs would go on to become iconic, foundational works of reggae music, with “Stir It Up...

Bunny Wailer, a founding member of the Wailers and a reggae music giant whose career spanned seven decades, has died at the age of 73.

Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed that Wailer died on Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica (via the Jamaica Observer). No cause of death was given, but Wailer had been in and out of the hospital since suffering his second stroke, in 2020. A representative for the musician did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.

Wailer, born Neville Livingston — before adopting his famous moniker,...

Stars from “Dear Evan Hansen,” “A Bronx Tale,” “Wicked,” and beyond made their way to the Highline Ballroom on Oct. 30 for “Love Letter to Houston,” a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Harvey, organized by Houston native and “Evan Hansen” actor Kristolyn Lloyd. Proceeds from the event, which also featured a live auction hosted by Will Roland, went entirely to the Houston Food Bank. Additionally, every piece performed throughout the evening was, notably, written by a Houstonian including Beyoncé (Olivia Puckett singing “I’m a Survivor”), Edward Albee (Lora Lee Gayer performing an excerpt from “A Delicate Balance”), and Johnny Nash (Lloyd herself performing “I Can See Clearly”). Additional performances came courtesy of Lloyd’s current costar Laura Dreyfuss, Tony nominee Nick Cordero, and “Newsies” alum Kara Lindsay. You can learn more about or donate to the Houston Food Bank here.

When Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at age 27, popular music lost one of its most talented young voices. She had stunned the world in 2006 with her breakthrough album, Back To Black, which showcased her larger-than-life vocal range and songwriting skills that belayed her tender years. By the end of her life Winehouse had become infamous for her personal problems and drug-fueled exploits, but her music will endure long after the tabloid headlines are forgotten. While most of her songs are autobiographical, featuring lyrics brimming with equal parts wit and vulnerability, she wasn't afraid to add her own unique twist to familiar tunes.

When Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning in 2011 at age 27, popular music lost one of its most talented young voices. She had stunned the world in 2006 with her breakthrough album, Back To Black, which showcased her larger-than-life vocal range and songwriting skills that belayed her tender years. By the end of her life Winehouse had become infamous for her personal problems and drug-fueled exploits, but her music will endure long after the tabloid headlines are forgotten. While most of her songs are autobiographical, featuring lyrics brimming with equal parts wit and vulnerability, she wasn't afraid to add her own unique twist to familiar tunes.

"I can see clearly now, the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way." - Johnny Nash

Greetings from the apocalypse! Jimmy Cliff sang that song on the soundtrack for "Cool Runnings," and now that spring is in full effect I've got a spark in my step and an abiding hope that this weekend will mark the beginning of a fruitful harvest from the movie gods ... or another season so dreadful it'll make me wish I'd died with John Candy. A geek classic and a remake of a geek classic are stomping their way into theaters, let's see how they stack up …

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The big budget Hollywood remake of "Evil Dead" won't so much swallow your soul as burp it out. Directed by Uruguayan newcomer Fede Alvarez, this offering is bigger and slicker but lacks the energy and homemade invention of Sam Raimi's original,...

Don't let singer-songwriter Johnny Nash anywhere near the new trailer for the Ewan McGregor movie The Perfect Sense, because it's a Contagion-style disaster film where everyone loses their senses one by one until they can't see, hear, smell, taste or -- I guess -- touch anything. It's a little hokey and a little hilarious, but with Eva Green (the best Bond girl of all time, period) in tow, there may be some genuine hope for this one. If only I could see or hear it!

Kim Weston R&B singer Kim Weston (a.k.a. Agatha Natalie Weston) was born in Detroit, winter of 1939. As a young child, she started singing in church and by her pre-teens she began touring with gospel troupes. In the early '60s, Weston became part of the Motown soul pack and released her first single. After recording an album of duets with Marvin Gaye, Weston went on to make records for MGM and Stax/Volt. Collaborations include Johnny Nash, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves, Brenda Holloway, Mickey Stevenson, and Dozier & Holland. Honors include the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's 1998 Pioneer Award and a performance at the 2000 presidential inauguration. Rediscover this lady of song with "What Good Am I Without You," a duet with the nonpareil Marvin Gaye from their 1966 release Take Two. Buy: iTunes Genre: Soul Artist: Kim Weston Song:...

Putting together a proper motion picture soundtrack is something of a lost art. Often thought of as a final step in packaging a film for it's final release, many films suffer from a lack of care when it comes to a proper sonic counterpart. While original scores can set the mood and tone of a film, working brilliantly for epics that require no "pop" or "rock" enhancement, in some cases the latter works better and that's usually where the problems start to show. When done correctly, a proper soundtrack should conjure images of the film for listeners long after the last flicker of the projector, or the final screen of the DVD.

The first decade of the "new millennium" has been overtly devoid of memorable soundtracks for the horror genre (sans a few exceptions), as if the music supervisor was brought on-board last-minute and given a tiny budget to work with.