Joan Osborne: Last News

Timmy Thomas, the singer, songwriter and keyboardist whose minimalist yet urgent 1973 hit anti-war anthem “Why Can’t We Live Together” would eventually sell more than two million copies, died Friday, March 11, at a hospital in Miami. He was 77.

Brett Radin, a talent manager with Knitting Factory Management, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles at 53. No cause of death was given by his family.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Brett Radin, a longtime music manager who recently joined Knitting Factory’s in-house management division, died at his home on Friday, a rep for the company confirms to Variety. Caused of death has not hyet been confirmed; he was 53. Over his career, the Los Angeles-based Radin had worked closely with Dave Matthews, Tracy Chapman, “American Idol” winners Lee DeWyze and Phillip Phillips, the Weepies, Vanessa Carlton and Les Claypool. In January, he took a full-time position at Knitting Factory, bringing with him his Zero Management clients DeWyze, Dave Eggar, D’Arcy and Cut the Kids in Half. Knitting Factory Management President Brian Long said in a statement, “We are extremely saddened to learn the news of Brett’s passing. He brought a lightning bolt of positive energy. He was passionate for his artists, deeply knowledgable about the workings of the music industry, and intuitive. He will be missed.”

Kelly Clarkson is getting her “Kellyoke” on with Joan Osborne’s smash hit “One of Us”.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterPatti Smith, Jackson Browne, Natalie Merchant, Rosanne Cash, Taj Mahal and many more artists will be featured in the 40 th annual John Lennon Tribute Charity concert presented by Theatre Within, the non-profit organization that has presented the concert since 1981.

Chris Willman Music WriterJerry Garcia was the only latter-day member of the Grateful Dead that Joan Osborne didn’t get to know. That goes without saying if you know that she was drafted to take over some of Garcia’s lead vocal duties in the 2003 reunion tour by the reconstituted group that by then was calling itself the Dead.

Jono Manson's video for "Loved Me Into Loving Again," premiering exclusively on Billboard today (March 16), was a bit like old home week for the New Mexico-based singer, songwriter and producer.The clip for the soulful, Stax-flavored track, a duet with old pal Joan Osborne on Manson's upcoming album Silver Moon, was filmed at Bar Chord in Brooklyn and nods to Manson and Osborne's days playing at the Nightingale Bar in New York along with the likes of Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors.Bar Chord is owned by the brother of late Blues Traveler bassist Bobby Sheehan, and saxophonist Craig Dreyer, who appears in the clip, is another crony from the downtown scene.