1998
RSVP; Gala
AIDS Fund-Raiser Is Sedate but Still Starry; Home Edition; BILL HIGGINS
three
songs from Natalie Cole and the choir reprising
"Seasons of Love" rounded out the evening.
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and Bon Appetit magazine's American
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and Business Wire's Web Site
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Photo caption reads:
Top Photo: Multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Natalie Cole to perform
45-minute concert at Bon Appetit Magazine's
inaugural American Food &
Entertaining Awards set for Monday, Sept. 14 at New York's
Lincoln
Center. Middle Photo: Matt Lauer of NBC's "Today" show
hosts the
glittering black-tie gala event. Bottom Photo:
Bon Appetit magazine's
American Food & Entertaining Awards official logo.
See EW1123 (BON-APPETIT) that ran earlier today for more
information.
LADIES' NIGHT:
Natalie Cole, Shawn Colvin and Toni Braxton are the latest to sign
on for an all-female benefit for the Walden Woods Project and its new Thoreau
Institute at Walden Pond in
SATURDAY March
21
GO FISHBURNE
9-11PM
ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED (HBO, TV-MA) Laurence Fishburne
(below) gives
a subtle yet jolting performance as Socrates Fortlow,
an
indigent ex-convict fighting poverty and his own violent past.
The original film is an adaptation of Walter Mosley's
heartbreaking Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, his new book
of interconnected short stories about this lonely, ornery, yet
heroic character. Director Michael Apted (Coal
Miner's Daughter,
Gorillas in the Mist) matches Mosley's tone of quiet
desperation, mixing sentiment with cold rigor to achieve
harrowing drama. The first-rate cast includes Bill Cobbs, Bill
Nunn, and chanteuse Natalie Cole, here seen serving
meatloaf in
a diner. A- --KT
3/25
Dion
plans to sing My Heart Will Go On, the gigantic hit from the Titanic soundtrack
and her Let's Talk About Love album. At last year's
Oscars, Dion sang I Finally Found Someone after
Streisand declined to perform and stand-in Natalie Cole got sick.
To Life!
America Celebrates
Costner and Michael Douglas cohost
this gala, simulcast from
and
Jr., Stevie Wonder and Arnold
Schwarzenegger. 4/15/98
POP MUSIC
REVIEW; Versatile Cole Deviates From Standards; Home Edition; CONNIE JOHNSON
Los Angeles Times 05-13-1998
POP MUSIC REVIEW
Versatile Cole Deviates From Standards
By CONNIE JOHNSON
Los Angeles Times Wednesday May 13, 1998
Home Edition
Calendar, Page 8
Type of Material: Concert Review
Talk about an image adjustment. Sporting a wild head of
rock-goddess curls and a sparkling, thigh-length chemise that
looked like
one of those little numbers Versace used to whip up for Tina
Turner,
Natalie Cole put on a show at the House of Blues on Tuesday that would
have surprised anyone who thought she was just going to stick to
'50s-era
pop standards for the rest of her career.
She didn't sing her father Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable."
She did,
however, light into a pretty memorable version of "Lucy in
the Sky With
Diamonds" that contained the kind of soulful fire and
rock-opera
dimensions that Lennon and McCartney probably never envisioned.
Cole's approach Tuesday--the first of a two-night-stand capping
the
club's fourth anniversary celebration--underscored the quality
that makes
Cole special and unique: her versatility. While she must be
tempted to
confine herself to the type of sophisticated, jazz-based
repertoire that
has earned her critical acclaim and new fans, she hasn't
abandoned what
truly defines her as an artist.
Cole, after all, is a woman who grew up on rock music. To hear
her
rant and wail on the old Garnet Mimms
hit "Cry Baby" in a way that
recalled the days when rock was known as race music was to
recognize that
Cole is someone who defies any neat, refined and sanitized
categorization.
While she's never less than classy, this rock goddess wannabe
still
has some rough, untamed edges--and that, too, is a key part of
her
strength and appeal.
Copyright, The Times Mirror Company;
Concert to
Benefit John Wayne Center; Home Edition;
Los Angeles Times 07-03-1998
Concert to Benefit John Wayne Center
Los Angeles Times Friday July 3, 1998
Home Edition
Calendar, Page 23
Natalie Cole and Tipper Gore will be honored at a patriotic concert
benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute Chapter II.
7/26Natalie Cole and Tipper Gore were honored at a July 5 concert,
"An
American Songbook," which raised $26,000 for the John Wayne
Cancer
Institute Chapter II. Cole was presented with her award by
Chapter II
President Susan Thacker at the event held at the
80-voice choir) and members of the New West Symphony performed
under the
direction of Sheldon Cohen, former assistant conductor of
"The Tonight
Show Starring Johnny Carson," for about 900 guests. Cole
was singled out
for her resilience and ability to overcome obstacles and
adversity, and
Gore was chosen for her commitment to addressing mental health
and its
impact on a person's ability to fight physical illness.
TBS Superstation Showcases Super Talent For Goodwill Games
Opening Celebration;
Business Wire 07-06-1998
( EW)(TBS-SUPERSTATION) TBS Superstation
Showcases Super Talent For
Goodwill Games Opening Celebration
Entertainment Editors & Sports Writers
ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 6, 1998--The Goodwill Games
Opening Celebration, a star-studded entertainment extravaganza
will
take place on air live on TBS Superstation
Saturday, July 18, from
8:05--10:05 p.m. (ET) from the World Financial Center in Battery
Park City, New York. The Opening Celebration will be hosted by
Natalie Cole
8/7
Recently,
warm-toned vocalist Natalie Cole, daughter of the late,
great Nat "King" Cole, has returned to her soul and
pop roots. But Cole
will be doing "Unforgettable," songs from Rodgers
& Hart, Irving Berlin,
Jule Styne and others when she joins conductor John Williams and
the L.A.
Philharmonic on this two-night run. (Story on
Williams, Page 6.)
* Natalie Cole and the L.A. Philharmonic conducted by
John Williams,
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Ave. $3-$78. Also
Saturday. (323)
850-2000.
9/7
and Larry Graham, 8 p.m. Friday, $19.99-$125; Juan Gabriel,
Latin music,
8 p.m. Saturday; benefit concert with Boyz
II Men, Natalie Cole, Aretha
Franklin and Barry Manilow, 8 p.m.
Sept. 24, $30-$250, Seventh Avenue
between 31st and 33rd Streets, benefits National Mentoring
Partnership;
Marc Anthony, salsa music, 8 p.m. Sept. 26, $35-$65,
212-307-7171
9/28
AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL SALUTES STAR ACTIVISTS: Muhammad Ali and Richard
Gere are among
the recipients of this year's Amnesty International
Media Spotlight Award, given to people whose work promotes human
rights. Other honorees are ``E.T.'' screenwriter Melissa Mathison,
journalists Christiane Amanpour, and the ABC-TV program ``PrimeTime
Live.'' Patrick Stewart and Natalie Cole will host the
event in
York
Screenwriter
Tina Andrews will be making her directorial debut with the dramedy
Good Hair, adapted from author Benilde Little's novel of the same name. Natalie Cole produces. 12/1
Celebrity
sightings: Broncos Neil Smith and Marvin Washington were shopping at
No ovation
for Pavarotti and his friends; Benefit concert is mostly off-key; T.L. Ponick
The Washington Times 12-06-1998
12/7 Live by
request Tony Bennett sings “Smile”
Highlights of
the concert include "Titanic" songstress Celine
Dion and Mr. Pavarotti singing "I Hate You, Then
I Love You"; a fairly bombastic version of "Tonight," featuring Natalie Cole and
the tenor;
SINGERS CHAKA
KHAN AND LUTHER VANDROSS TAPE TV SPECIAL
SOUL TRAIN CHRISTMAS:
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The Ellis
Island Medal of Honor celebrates the richness and diversity of
American life. The award was created in 1986 to honor the many
ancestral
groups who, through struggle, sacrifice and success, helped
shape the
States
Cavanaugh was cited for his accomplishments in the field of
energy during
a career that has spanned more than 36 years.
Past winners of the award include Presidents Jimmy Carter,
George Bush and
Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Madelyn Albright, TV journalist
Walter
Cronkite, Hall of Fame baseball player Johnny Bench and
entertainer Natalie
Cole.
RESORT
OPENING.......
THE BAHAMAS: Sun International today announced the opening
of its US$480 million
"With the surprise performances by Michael Jackson, Stevie
Wonder, Natalie Cole, N-Tyce and other stars.... for the 1600
guests was an unforgettable event," the press statement
said.
Atlantis has 2,300 rooms, 38 restaurants and entertainment
venues as well as "the world's largest marine
habitat", water
rides, a casino perched over water, a marina, and golf course.