He's the Plaintiff, I'm the Defendant

The former Fresh Prince of Bel Air is being taken to court by his(presumably ex-) friend Clarence Holmes. According to BBC Radio 1, Holmes claims to have co-written many of Mr. Smith's hits, and is suing for $3million, which he claims to be his share of the proceeds. Holmes wasalready paid roughly $22,000 but now wants Smith to hand over his accounts.

Meanwhile, the Man in Black has a new album, Willennium, scheduledfor release on November 16, following the lead single, "Will2K." Smith isalso set to co-star in Robert Redford's The Legend of Bagger Vancewith Matt Damon.

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Song Stories

“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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