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    May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Doug Dillard dies at 75; banjo player, member of the Dillards band

    Bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs answered a knock at the door of his Nashville home in 1953 to find an eager-looking banjo enthusiast on the porch asking Scruggs to put a set of his special tuner keys on the young man's instrument.
    Bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs answered a knock at the door of his Nashville home in 1953 to find an eager-looking banjo enthusiast on the porch asking Scruggs to put a set of his special tuner keys on the young man's instrument. "He was so...

    Tags: Concerts, Radio Industry, Obituaries, Andy Griffith, The Andy Griffith Show (tv program)

    2. May 17, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  2. Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63

    Associated Press
    Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63. Her family released a statement saying...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Concerts, Donna Summer, Beyonce, Timbaland

    3. May 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Los Lobos songbook drives 'Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe'

    The way Louie Pérez remembers it, there was nothing more all-American than growing up Mexican American in Los Angeles in the 1960s.
    The way Louie Pérez remembers it, there was nothing more all-American than growing up Mexican American in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Yes, there were serious economic and social roadblocks to Latinos joining the middle-class mainstream. But Pérez and...

    Tags: Concerts, Arts, Theater, Entertainment Events, Latin Music (genre)

    4. Apr 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Dick Clark, pioneer of radio and TV, is dead at 82

    Show Tracker
    Dick Clark dead: The legendary host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve" has died at 82, eight years after suffering a stroke....
    5. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band

    Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious conglomerations of gospel, country, blues, folk and rock music.
    Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...

    Tags: Concerts, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Dr. John (music artist)

    6. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll

    Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve countdowns, died Wednesday. He was 82.
    Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...

    Tags: Disc Jockeys, Concerts, Garry Moore, Music, Heart Attack

    7. Apr 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, dies at 71

    Pop & Hiss
    Levon Helm, the widely respected and influential singer and drummer with the Band, whose Arkansas drawl colored the group's signature hits, including "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," died Thursday in New York of throat...
    8. Mar 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Gene Simmons to open new rock 'n' roll restaurant

    Daily Dish
    Gene Simmons to open new rock 'n' roll restaurant, Rock & Brews, in El Segundo....
    9. Mar 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Review: Guns N' Roses at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip

    Pop & Hiss
    It was the return of the iconic L.A. band Guns N' Roses to the scene that birthed it: August Brown reviews Monday's Guns N' Roses show at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip....
    10. Apr 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. At Coachella festival, music and fashion are a natural fit

    As the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival expands from one weekend to two, so do the fashion and music marketing opportunities in Southern California.
    Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
    As the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival expands from one weekend to two, so do the fashion and music marketing opportunities in Southern California. Labels such as Levi's, H&M, Lacoste, Armani A|X, Mulberry and Madewell (J. Crew's little sister)...

    Tags: Concerts, Brooklyn (New York City), Saturday Night Live (tv program), Lykke Li, Entertainment Events

    11. Apr 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Jim Marshall dies at 88; creator of famed rock 'n' roll amplifiers

    It was the physical embodiment of rock's power and majesty — a wall of black, vinyl-clad cabinets, one atop the other, crowned with a rectangular box containing the innovative circuitry that revolutionized the music.
    It was the physical embodiment of rock's power and majesty — a wall of black, vinyl-clad cabinets, one atop the other, crowned with a rectangular box containing the innovative circuitry that revolutionized the music. This was the famed Marshall...

    Tags: Tuberculosis, Slash (music artist), Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Bon Jovi (music group)

    12. Apr 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Coachella: The Hives play it again without ever having broken up

    When the Hives last played the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, the appearance could have been considered a victory lap for the band. It was 2003, and the practitioners of lean, fashionable rock 'n' roll had a year earlier seen their air-guitar-ready scolder "Hate to Say I Told You So" crack the top-100 on the U.S. pop charts. The success of the song ultimately led the band to a multi-album global deal with Universal Music U.K. said to be worth seven figures.
    When the Hives last played the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, the appearance could have been considered a victory lap for the band. It was 2003, and the practitioners of lean, fashionable rock 'n' roll had a year earlier seen their air-guitar-...

    Tags: The Strokes (music group), Dr. Dre (music artist), Radiohead (music group), Entertainment Events, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

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