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Musicians turning up for David Bowie tribute concerts
Bettye LaVette are also equipment.
scheduled to perform. But Dorf said that on a tight
there’s apparently some rehearsal stage Wednes-
bad blood involving an- day, there was a miscom-
other announced artist, the munication about the use
Roots, whose leader Quest- of Holy Holy’s drum kit, and
love said via social media that he hoped Questlove
Wednesday that his band would reconsider.
and guests Bilal and Kim- “They have been a regu-
bra were pulling out of the lar part of our tribute series
show. and we deeply love and
Questlove said he was an- respect them,” he said in a
gry that a fellow musician statement.q
wouldn’t let him use some
In this June 5, 2007 file photo, David Bowie attends an awards show in New York. Artists are hon-
oring David Bowie Thursday, March 31, 2016, at a tribute concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Bowie died on January 10 at age 69.
Associated Press
DAVID BAUDER publicly announced it in selves at their own tributes.
AP Entertainment Writer January — just hours before After Bowie died, so many
NEW YORK (AP) — Jakob Bowie’s family said the rock artists who were invited to
Dylan, Michael Stipe, the star had died on Jan. 10. perform said they want-
Flaming Lips and Pixies are The concert sold out in two ed to do it that organizers
among the artists honor- hours, demand so fierce didn’t have enough room
ing David Bowie Thursday that a second show was and had to turn some
at a Carnegie Hall tribute added for Friday at Radio away, said Michael Dorf,
concert that turned into a City Music Hall. who produces the show.
memorial through some bi- Bob Dylan, Prince, Joni “We felt kind of awkward
zarre timing. Mitchell, Bruce Springs- because we are usually so
Organizers of a benefit for teen and David Byrne are humbly grateful to anyone
music education that each among the artists whose who wants to participate in
year focuses on the work of work has been featured this,” he said.
a particular artist had de- in the annual benefit, in its Deborah Harry, Cat Pow-
cided last fall that Bowie 13th year. Springsteen and er, Perry Farrell, Cyndi
would be featured. They Byrne performed them- Lauper, Bette Midler and
Michael Douglas donating his
film collection to NY museum
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — inspired to make the dona- In this Feb. 26, 2016 file pho-
Academy Award winner tion after visiting Roches- to, U.S actor Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas is donat- ter last May to receive the arrives at the 41st French
ing his personal collection George Eastman Award Cesar Awards Ceremony, in
of more than three dozen for his contributions to the Paris. Douglas is donating his
film prints to Rochester’s film industry. personal collection of more
George Eastman Museum. Douglas won an Oscar for than three dozen film prints to
Officials at the photog- best picture for produc- Rochester’s George Eastman
raphy museum located ing 1975’s “One Flew Over Museum.
on the estate of Kodak’s the Cuckoo’s Nest” and an
founder say Thursday that Academy Award for best Associated Press
the Douglas collection of actor 1987’s “Wall Street.”
35 mm and 16 mm prints, Those two films are among
37 in all, includes more the donated prints. Others
than 30 that he starred in or include “The China Syn-
produced. drome,” ‘’Romancing the
Museum Director Bruce Stone” and “Traffic.”q
Barnes says Douglas was
