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22.02.2008 - Tom Keenan first arrived on the island of Tenerife almost 28 years ago and slept on the beach in Puerto De La Cruz with nothing but his guitar…

Every day he would sit outside a little café when one day the owner, a Belgian gentleman asked Tom “Why do you sit here every day, why don’t you come inside? Tom replied “because I have no money”. The gentleman replied “come inside and I will give you breakfast every day and when you get a job you can pay me back”.
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These talented singers have all travelled the world mesmerising ‘souls’ on their travels

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Soul and much more at Jazzissimo

Playa de las Americas - 12.02.2008 - Soul music is the product of ever-developing social conditions and a variation of musical influences which started way back in the mid-1600s with the arrival of African slaves in North America, and as they toiled in the fields the slaves tried to lessen their misery by singing their traditional African folk songs. These folk songs changed form to become ‘African spirituals’ when the black workers started to convert to Christianity, but by the late 1800s spirituals had mostly been displaced by gospel songs. more...

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The big band days

22.12.2007 - Our showbiz reporter Barbara Law was in the UK recently and met up with some of the musicians from the Big Band days – so time for a look back! It was in the early 50’s that the then Head of Light Entertainment BBC North felt that the establishment of a resident orchestra in Manchester was justified. So a very distinguished London Musical Director Ray Martin was invited to form an orchestra using mainly musicians from London.
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Holly was one of the ten inaugural inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986

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Buddy Holly’s music is evergreen

24.11.2007 - A single engine light aircraft ploughed into a cornfield in a snowstorm a few miles from Clear Lake, Iowa, on Tuesday February 3rd 1959. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson) died instantly, along with the pilot Roger Peterson who was only 21.

Unknown to his passengers, Peterson was partially deaf, suffered from vertigo and panic attacks, and was not fully qualified for night flying. Hitting a sudden snow flurry shortly after take-off, Peterson panicked and misread his instrument panel. In the mistaken belief that he was climbing, he flew the plane nose-down at 125 mph into a field of frozen stubble.
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Attempted-murder suspect arrested after 12 years

Tenerife - 17.05.2012 - A man sought in connection with the attempted murder of his former girlfriend in northern Spain in 2000 has been tracked to Tenerife and arrested. more...

Respite at last from heat

Canary Islands - 17.05.2012 - Today sees a return to the weather normally associated with the month of May in the Canaries, following the week-long heatwave. more...

Fury mounts over Rock Coast Festival cancellation

Tenerife - 17.05.2012 - The cancellation yesterday of the massive Rock Coast Festival in Tenerife just a week before it was due to begin has sparked a furious public outcry. more...

Springsteen delights in Las Palmas concert

Las Palmas - 16.05.2012 - Rock legend Bruce Springsteen delighted almost 30,000 fans at his concert last night in the football stadium in Las Palmas. more...

Ill tourist rescued by helicopter in Masca

Masca - 16.05.2012 - Criticism of foolhardy tourists dominate the media again today after another dramatic rescue, this time in the Barranco de Masca area. more...

Earthquakes surprise islands

Tenerife - 16.05.2012 - Two earthquakes felt yesterday evening in several parts of Tenerife and Gran Canaria have surprised geologists, who had not detected any unusual movements in the hours leading up to them. more...

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Zara unveils new concept on Fifth Avenue
The launch of international fashion heavyweight Zara’s three-storey Fifth Avenue store in New York recently also saw the unveiling of the brand’s new architectural and interior concept. more...

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