US honors Ray Charles with stamp US honors Ray Charles with stamp ADVERTISING ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its “Music Icons Forever” stamp series. Postal officials said the agency is
US honors Ray Charles with stamp
ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its “Music Icons Forever” stamp series.
Postal officials said the agency is releasing a stamp featuring the Albany, Ga., native on Monday along with one of the artist’s previously unreleased songs.
Charles was a singer and songwriter who pioneered the soul and rhythm-and-blues genres. He died in 2004.
The U.S. Postal Service honors music legends each year by featuring them on limited-edition stamps.
Rare Rolling Stones pics to be shown
at rock Hall
NEW YORK — Rare photos of the young Rolling Stones, taken by their tour manager during their first years in the United States, will be unveiled during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s celebration of the group next month.
Bob Bonis was the group’s tour manager from 1964 to 1966. The photos show a wide range of their activities, from performances onstage to hanging out. One photo shows Keith Richards cutting Charlie Watts’ hair.
The photos will be part of a weeklong tribute for the Music Masters Series, to be held Oct. 21 to 26.
Some of the musicians who worked with the group will attend a concert, and other events will be held during the week.
The series has also honored Woody Guthrie, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin and Chuck Berry. The museum is located in Cleveland.
Kurt Cobain’s childhood home
on the market
ABERDEEN, Wash. — This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s final studio album, and fans aren’t just able to buy a new “super deluxe” box set to celebrate the occasion. They can also buy the childhood home of late frontman Kurt Cobain, complete with his mattress.
Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, is putting the 1.5-story bungalow two hours outside Seattle on the market this week.
To help sell it, the family is offering a glimpse into the early life of Cobain through photos shot at the house, including one of a birthday cake for Kurt and another of a teenage Cobain smiling, guitar in hand.
The home, last assessed at less than $67,000, is being listed for $500,000. The family says it would also welcome a partnership to make it into a museum.
By wire sources
