Ian Wilson 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."

Peter Nero, Music Director of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops® today announced Symphonic Surfin' Safari, a tribute to the Beach Boys on March 21, 23, 24 and 25th at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Peter and The POPS will be joined by Papa Doo Run Run and will perform Beach Boys favorites like Good Vibrations and Wouldn't It Be Nice.

People have been harmonizing for thousands of years but group singing soared in popularity during the 20th century with groups from the Boswell Sisters to the Beach Boys and beyond blending their voices in every conceivable style. Lyrics & Lyricists™ celebrates the beauty of the human voice with its upcoming show In Perfect Harmony: Celebrating the Vocal Group. Guest artistic director Rob Fisher, with vocal groups New York Voices and the DiGiallanardo Sisters, harmonize to a wide variety of jazz, rock, American Songbook standards, folk and doo-wop from such iconic songwriters as Johnny Mercer, Jon Hendricks, John Phillips, Laura Nyro and Brian Wilson. Songs confirmed in the program include "Bei mir bist du shon," "Birdland," "Be My Baby," "Day Tripper," and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Peter Nero, Music Director of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops® today announced Symphonic Surfin' Safari, a tribute to the Beach Boys on March 21, 23, 24 and 25th at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Peter and The POPS will be joined by Papa Doo Run Run and will perform Beach Boys favorites like Good Vibrations and Wouldn't It Be Nice.

People have been harmonizing for thousands of years but group singing soared in popularity during the 20th century with groups from the Boswell Sisters to the Beach Boys and beyond blending their voices in every conceivable style. Lyrics & Lyricists™ celebrates the beauty of the human voice with its upcoming show In Perfect Harmony: Celebrating the Vocal Group. Guest artistic director Rob Fisher, with vocal groups New York Voices and the DiGiallanardo Sisters, harmonize to a wide variety of jazz, rock, American Songbook standards, folk and doo-wop from such iconic songwriters as Johnny Mercer, Jon Hendricks, John Phillips, Laura Nyro and Brian Wilson. Songs confirmed in the program include "Bei mir bist du shon," "Birdland," "Be My Baby," "Day Tripper," and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Peter Nero, Music Director of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops® today announced Symphonic Surfin' Safari, a tribute to the Beach Boys on March 21, 23, 24 and 25th at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. Peter and The POPS will be joined by Papa Doo Run Run and will perform Beach Boys favorites like Good Vibrations and Wouldn't It Be Nice.

bergenPAC has announced the following shows on sale: Blue Oyster Cult (April 21st), Squeeze with special guest The English Beat (April 23rd), Paul Anka (May 23rd), Steve Miller Band (June 19th), and Wilson Phillips (July 13th) on sale Friday, February 24th at 11:00am. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or bergenPAC.org or by calling the box office at 201 227 1030.

First Lady Michelle Obama will make a special taped appearance at Cartoon Network's upcoming Hall of Game Awards (HallofGame.com). Mrs. Obama founded Let's Move! two years ago to solve the problem of childhood obesity. The First Lady will appear onscreen to speak about the importance of getting active and to congratulate 'Let's Move L.A.' on the work they've done to get people moving.

The Beach Boys have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks will tour together for the first time in more than two decades.

German cabaret vocalist Ute Lemper and Berlin's Vogler Quartet are joined by pianist and clarinetist Stefan Malzew, as they perform music from the Weimar-era on Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall.

First Lady Michelle Obama will make a special taped appearance at Cartoon Network's upcoming Hall of Game Awards (HallofGame.com). Mrs. Obama founded Let's Move! two years ago to solve the problem of childhood obesity. The First Lady will appear onscreen to speak about the importance of getting active and to congratulate 'Let's Move L.A.' on the work they've done to get people moving.

The Beach Boys - Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, who have not performed together live in more than two decades - will reunite on the GRAMMY® stage and join with current GRAMMY Award nominees Foster The People and Maroon 5 for a special performance

The Beach Boys - Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, and David Marks, who have not performed together live in more than two decades - will reunite on the GRAMMY® stage and join with current GRAMMY nominees Foster The People and Maroon 5 for a special performance; and current nominees The Civil Wars, two-time GRAMMY winner Diana Krall, funk artist Maceo Parker, and six-time GRAMMY winner Joe Walsh have been added to the stellar lineup for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards®.

The Beach Boys - Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, who have not performed together live in more than two decades - will reunite on the GRAMMY® stage and join with current GRAMMY Award nominees Foster The People and Maroon 5 for a special performance

THE UNION is an unprecedented personal look into the making of Elton John and Leon Russel's acclaimed album of the same name. The documentary will debut on Thursday, February 2nd exclusively on HBO.

The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012.

'Tracey Gold / Carnie Wilson' - A self-described control freak, actress and producer Tracey Gold swaps her very organized home with free-spirited singer/actress/TV host Carnie Wilson, a believer that love is more important than rules, on a special preview episode of CELBRITY WIFE SWAP MONDAY, JANUARY 2 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. ('Celebrity Wife Swap' premieres Tuesday, January 3 at its normal time, 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET)

Open Door Opera return to the King?s Head with Hansel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck?s beautiful account of this beloved fairy-tale.

The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, will reunite for a global 50th Anniversary CELEBRATION in 2012.

The Beach Boys with special guest John Stamos rock the Paramount Center For The Arts in Peekskill on Friday, December 2nd at 8PM.