Brooklyn-based writer and karaoke obsessive Brian Raftery has written a book about his passion for belting out songs in public. Don’t Stop Believing: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My ...

If you are meeting world karaoke champ Michael Griffin in his favorite bar, how do you pick him out in the crowd? “I’ll be the talk, dark and handsome one,” he purred. “And everyone there will know ...

When Matt Collette started hosting karaoke at Martin's seven years ago, he thought it would be fun and a good part-time gig to make a little cash. In the process, he's learned a few things. For ...

Americans are still Karaoke crazy 35 years after it arrived on these shores. Aug. 4, 2011— -- It may be Japan's favorite pastime, but more than thirty-five years after it arrived in the U.S. as a ...

A classified listing in The Daytona Beach News-Journal advertising “Karaoke show for sale — jobs available for the right person” led to DeLand resident Harry Smith's decision 26 years ago to become a ...

KIRKLAND, Wash. — When most people think of karaoke, they picture fun, crazy, and perhaps out of tune. But once you hear Garvaundo Hamilton and friends sing, your image might change. The Seattle area ...

In those dark early days, when potential customers fell into two basic categories, those who fixed him with blank stares and those who laughed in his face, Dave Bellagamba used to tell himself, ...

Everyone remembers that first time. The pressure from friends: You know you want to, just do it already! The nerves. The fear. The lowered inhibitions plied by healthy doses of cheap alcohol. Then the ...

Flashing lights pulsated, and gray mist billowed from a fog machine - dramatics perfectly suited to Carlo Pittaluga and his spoken-word interlude in the 1984 Prince hit Let's Go Crazy: To get through ...

Park Slope’s new karaoke king, Craig Schoenbaum — who took home the top prize of the “Spotlight on Stardom” contest in Times Square this month — is already parlaying his newfound fame into gigs at ...

Rick Berry offers amateur crooners the chance to be a star Rick Berry, the king of karaoke in Tulsa, doesn't sing much anymore. The 38-year-old, who runs more than 15 shows a week with help from his ...