A spirited but incomplete survey of the karaoke scene in Central Arkansas and beyond takes writer Daniel Ford to the White Water Tavern, the Town Pump, Millennium Bowl and Infusion.

Farewell to another legend: Shigeichi Negishi, inventor of karaoke, has died age 100. By automating the sing-along, he earned the enmity of performers who saw his machine as a threat to their jobs ...

Shigeichi Negishi was 100 years old. He prototyped and released the world's first commercially available karaoke machine in 1967. It was branded the Sparco Box.

Early versions included the Panasonic Karaoke Song-Mate and the Singing Machine. “The machine is still relatively unknown,” the Singing Machine CEO told Rolling Stone in 1987.

Shigeichi Negishi was 100 years old. He prototyped and released the world's first commercially available karaoke machine in 1967. It was branded the Sparco Box.

More than 2,000 Amazon shoppers have purchased Niaufux’s Retro Karaoke Machine in the last month alone and now, the bestselling machine ahs been discounted to $60 for a limited time. Reviewers ...

Address: 1207 N. Central St. Karaoke night: Monday Marie's Old Town Tavern - Downtown North Ryan: "Surprisingly quickly, (Marie's) has become one of my favorite bars in Knoxville, hands down. ...

Shigeichi Negishi, the inventor of the world's first commercially-available karaoke machine, has died in Japan. He was 100 years old. According to the Wall Street Journal, Negishi's daughter ...