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Music News for July 5, 2008

NY researcher: `Yankee Doodle' turns 250 - maybe (AP)

Paul Huey, an archaeologist for New York state, poses in front of a painting depicting Dr. Richard Shuckburg composing the lyrics to 'Yankee Doodle' in Rensselaer, N.Y., Monday, June 30, 2008. Huey believes he has narrowed down a date in June 1758 that Shuckburg, a British army physician, wrote the lyrics. As the story goes, Shuckburgh penned the lyrics at Fort Crailo, in Rensselaer, after being amused by the sloppy drill and appearance of New England militiamen. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Wish "Yankee Doodle" a happy 250th birthday. Maybe.


Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod? (AP)

Alex Rodriguez, left, and his wife Cynthia Scurtis arrive at the grand opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club at the Palazzo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, in this Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 file photo. Rodriguez and his wife have split less than three months after the birth of the couple's second daughter, according to a report in the New York Daily News Thursday July 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)AP - NEW YORK (AP) — A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits. Reports that Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez and Madonna have become close just as their marriages are disintegrating have both the celebrity gossip industry and the sporting world — each a chatty bunch — buzzing with questions about the two "friends."


Headstone Swiped from Joy Division Singer's Grave (E! Online)

Headstone Swiped from Joy Division Singer's Grave(E! Online)E! Online - Ian Curtis wasn't around long but he left quite an impression.


ABBA foursome makes rare appearance (Reuters)

Abba members Agnetha Faltskog (2nd L) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (2nd R) pose with cast members Meryl Streep (L) and Christine Baranski during the premiere of the motion picture version of the musical 'Mamma Mia' in Stockholm, July 4, 2008. (Bob Strong/Reuters)Reuters - All four members of supergroup ABBA appeared together on Friday at the Swedish premiere of the film "Mamma Mia!," delighting fans with their first public showing for years.


Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)

Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.

Ex-Whitesnake Guitarist, RIP (E! Online)

Ex-Whitesnake Guitarist, RIP(E! Online)E! Online - Mel Galley, the former guitarist and backing vocalist for White Snake in its early-'80s incarnation, has died at the age of 60, the band confirmed on its website.


Paisley says working with Griffith a highlight (AP)

In this March 4, 2008 file photo, country music artist Brad Paisley is shown in this, March 4, 2008, file photo in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh, file)AP - Brad Paisley says he got to mark a biggie off his wish list when Andy Griffith agreed to be in the video for his new single, "Waitin' On a Woman."


Singing dentist wins $2 million music contract (Reuters)

A patient is examined by a dentist in a file photo. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)Reuters - An opera-loving dentist is ready to swap his drill for a microphone after winning a four-album recording contract worth about $2 million.


Barbershop faces a discord among members (AP)

This photo provided from the Barbershop Harmony Society of The Oak Ridge Boys, who were inducted as honorary members of the Barbershop Harmony Society during the society's 70th Annual Convention in Nashville on July 3, 2008. Left to Right: Duane Allen, Ed Watson, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban. The organization is facing a discord among fans of the old fashioned music. (AP Photo/Barbershop Harmony Society, Matt Bostic)AP - As thousands of singers converge on Nashville for an international convention of barbershop harmony music, the old-fashioned music style is facing discord among its fans.


Priestley says music industry 'a mess' but works (AP)

In this July 2, 2007 file photo, actor Jason Priestley poses on arrival at an award gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Jason Priestley says he got a crash course on the Nashville music industry while directing a reality series about the Canadian band the Road Hammers.