PHOENIX – Longtime Valley musician Jerry Riopelle, whose end-of-year performances were a Phoenix staple for decades, has died, according to his family. A post to his Facebook page Thursday said ...

PHOENIX — Singer Jerry Riopelle has passed away, according to a statement from his family. "We are stunned and heartbroken to announce on behalf of the Riopelle family that our beloved husband, father ...

Jerry Riopelle had no idea just how big a deal he and his music had become in Phoenix when he showed up for his first appearance on a Valley stage as the opening act for kindred spirit David Bromberg ...

How do you want to spend your New Year's "Rockin'" Eve? At home, sitting on the couch watching Ryan Seacrest struggle to host another bloated celebration from Times Square, biding your time until the ...

When a relatively unknown singer/songwriter from L.A. stepped onstage to headline a 1975 New Year’s Eve bash at Phoenix’s Celebrity Theatre, otherwise known as "The Round," he had no way of knowing ...

Jerry Riopelle was living in Los Angeles when his career took off in Arizona — a breakthrough largely fueled by heavy spins on free-form FM station KDKB (93.3). In 2011, as Riopelle was preparing to ...

Jerry Riopelle began playing New Year's Eve shows in Phoenix in 1974. Riopelle still has annual shows in Phoenix. Rocker radio station KDKB gave Riopelle a lot of airplay that helped launch his ...

We weren't sure what to make of the beamz Music Performance System until we laid our eyes on this video, which shows a number of cool dudes putting it through its paces: The device was invented by ...

If Dr. Evil of Austin Powers fame were more musically-minded, he may have demanded something like the beamz – a musical instrument with "fricking lasers" attached to it. As a kid with his music career ...

Jerry Riopelle finally has the picture worth thousands of memories. “The picture means so much to Jerry because he never thought it would happen,” said his wife of 19 years, Laurie, assistant ...