'He was extremely gentle, humble, soft-spoken, down to earth, giving respect to senior musicians as well as to budding ones.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Mahalaxmi Iyer/Instagram Mahalakshmi Iyer sang ...

..says singer MJ Shiram, who recently celebrated the third anniversary of SPB-Ilaiyaraaja Nights in Coimbatore It s been three years, actor and singer MJ Shiram has been enthralling the Coimbatore ...

Today, he might not be physically around us, but I believe that he continues to be a part of our lives, says MJ Shriram The first time I got the opportunity to sing a song of his on stage was in 1985.

Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, the versatile singer who has rendered many popular songs over the past decade, like En Jeevan (from ...

As a young singer, I had been called to Mehboob Studios by Laxmikant ji [of Laxmikant-Pyarelal] where SPB sir was dubbing a song. I had never met him, but he turned to me and smiled with a sense of ...

SPB sir was a positive person, a wonderful human being. I am in grief. I have worked with him from my TV days. I had the opportunity to record both SPB sir and Shankar Mahadevan for the film, Jilla.

S P Balasubrahmanyam died on Friday at a Chennai hospital. He was 74. "Music will never be the same," tweeted singer K S Chithra after the music legend's death. K S Chithra's emotions echoed with ...

'I will miss his humor, his ability to goad younger people like me into being simpler without ever sounding patronizing, and his gentle chiding when we made a mistake.' I was in Dindigul, and it was ...