Big-band singer Connie Haines, who joined Frank Sinatra in a string of hits with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the 1940s and continued performing well into her 80s, died Monday in Clearwater, where she had lived the past two decades. ...more

September 25, 2008

It has been more than 35 years since Paul Salos played Tampa. And there may be some people here who remember the singer and impressionist. He could croon like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Perry Como. ...more

September 17, 2008

Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa each recorded it. Mike Ditka and Ozzy Osbourne each performed it. ...more

July 15, 2008

There's a slight pause on the other end of the telephone line, the kind of pause that says, "Did you really just ask that?" ...more

July 10, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- Papa Woody "The Entertainer" rolls off the names of entertainers who have influenced him. Among them are funk band Sly and the Family Stone, soul singer Otis Redding and R & B artist Wilson Pickett. "I do everything from Frank Sinatra to B.B. King," he said. But he quickly added all his music has a Papa Woody flavor. "I do their songs my way," he said and noted putting in a little R & B never hurts a song. ...more

June 18, 2008

AVON PARK — Ron Zimmer talked with the exuberance of a teenager going to his first baseball game when asked about his decision to bring the Tampa Bay Rays to WFHT 1390 AM. ...more

June 7, 2008

POP SINGLES 1. Lollipop, Lil Wayne featuring Static Major ...more

June 6, 2008

POP SINGLES 1. Lollipop, Lil Wayne featuring Static Major ...more

May 30, 2008

Arturo Sandoval's Web site touts him as "fluent in at least four musical languages." ...more

May 18, 2008

Pop quiz: What comes to mind when you think about Yogi Berra, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Toni Morrison? Brilliant minds, inspiring souls, trailblazers - all are likely responses. ...more

May 4, 2008