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    Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Fontella Bass: An appreciation

    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power.
    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...

    Tags: Popular Music (genre), Chuck Berry, Music, Entertainment, Josephine Baker

    2. Dec 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Two sides of Fontella Bass, the late, great St. Louis soul singer

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    Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic
    This post has been updated. See below for details. Any appreciation of soul singer Fontella Bass, who died Wednesday at age 72, must first acknowledge “Rescue Me,” the propellant 1965 R&B banger that became her signature. But equally vital...

    Tags: Popular Music (genre), Music, Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Heart Attack

    3. Nov 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Miguel talks about his big year

    Miguel is having a breakout moment. The 25-year-old is leading a wave of artists aggressively pulling away from the conventional boundaries of R&amp;B by championing edgier, genre-blending productions while maintaining soulful melodies.
    Miguel is having a breakout moment. The 25-year-old is leading a wave of artists aggressively pulling away from the conventional boundaries of R&B by championing edgier, genre-blending productions while maintaining soulful melodies. With a subdued...

    Tags: Alicia Keys, Music, Music Industry, Entertainment, Beyonce

    4. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Rickie Lee Jones and Bettye LaVette interpret the blues

    In a concert last month at Hollywood's Hotel Cafe, the buzzy English singer Paloma Faith crouched down near the floor to sing "Let Me Down Easy." It's a tough-love song associated with a number of hardy soul-music veterans, including Bettye LaVette and the late Etta James, and Faith was doing what she could (despite her youth and a seriously movement-constricting dress) to channel some of their gravitas.
    In a concert last month at Hollywood's Hotel Cafe, the buzzy English singer Paloma Faith crouched down near the floor to sing "Let Me Down Easy." It's a tough-love song associated with a number of hardy soul-music veterans, including Bettye LaVette and...

    Tags: Music Industry, Music, Relentless7 (music group), Van Morrison, Entertainment

    5. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. PASSINGS: Mary Jean Pew; R.B Greaves

    Mary Jean Pew Head of Catholic college, aide to Jerry Brown Mary Jean Pew, 82, a former nun who taught history and government at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles then served as the school's acting president before it closed in 1980, died...

    Tags: Lung Cancer, Cancer, Fordham University, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism

    6. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. A sale for soul singer Freda Payne

    Joining the ranks of 2012 home sellers is R&amp;B and soul singer Freda Payne, who sold her contemporary in L.A.'s "Bird Streets" area this year for $2.25 million. That should buy more than a few bands of gold.
    Joining the ranks of 2012 home sellers is R&B and soul singer Freda Payne, who sold her contemporary in L.A.'s "Bird Streets" area this year for $2.25 million. That should buy more than a few bands of gold. Set on a corner lot, the city-view house has...

    Tags: Lauren Beale, Real Estate Sellers

    7. May 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. PASSINGS: George Murdock, Charles 'Skip' Pitts

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    George Murdock Character actor often played the 'heavy' George Murdock, 81, a veteran character actor who had a recurring role as Lt. Scanlon on the television sitcom "Barney Miller" and played God in the 1989 film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,"...

    Tags: V (tv program), Music, Obituaries, Entertainment, Cancer

    8. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; soul music bassist

    Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On, I'm Coming" and "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," died Sunday. He was 70.
    Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On, I'm Coming" and...

    Tags: Music, Eric Clapton, Entertainment, Al Jackson, Otis Redding

    9. Dec 25, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Southern California Close-Ups: Going Hollywood

    Pity the rubes. Those wayward tourists who dawdle in their cars and tour buses along Beachwood Drive, enraging the locals as they haltingly seek that perfect Hollywood sign photo op &mdash; they know not what they do. Maybe you're not from this neighborhood either, but you have savvier Hollywood plans.
    Pity the rubes. Those wayward tourists who dawdle in their cars and tour buses along Beachwood Drive, enraging the locals as they haltingly seek that perfect Hollywood sign photo op — they know not what they do. Maybe you're not from this...

    Tags: Restaurants, Music, Academy Awards, Cirque du Soleil, Heroin

    10. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Don Cornelius dies at 75; creator of 'Soul Train'

    The idea was simple &#8212; but groundbreaking: Create a live showcase for black music, modeled on "American Bandstand."
    The idea was simple — but groundbreaking: Create a live showcase for black music, modeled on "American Bandstand." Don Cornelius pulled $400 from his own pocket to launch the dance show on a local Chicago TV station in 1970. As host and executive...

    Tags: Television, Popular Music (genre), Music, Entertainment, Rosie Perez

    11. Dec 8, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Dobie Gray dies at 71; singer later became a songwriter

    Dobie Gray, a smooth balladeer and soul singer who scored his biggest hit in the early 1970s with "Drift Away," has died. He was 71.
    Dobie Gray, a smooth balladeer and soul singer who scored his biggest hit in the early 1970s with "Drift Away," has died. He was 71. Gray, who had cancer, died Tuesday at his Nashville home, said Charlie Andrews, his attorney. Before he adopted the name...

    Tags: Music, Music Industry, Sonny Bono, Entertainment, Cancer

    12. Dec 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. PASSINGS: Howard Tate

    Howard Tate, 72, a soul singer who got a second chance at a career three decades after being derailed by disputes with industry executives, personal tragedy and drug addiction, died Dec. 2 in Burlington, N.J., said a spokesman for the Burlington County medical examiner.
    Howard Tate, 72, a soul singer who got a second chance at a career three decades after being derailed by disputes with industry executives, personal tragedy and drug addiction, died Dec. 2 in Burlington, N.J., said a spokesman for the Burlington County...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Addiction, Aretha Franklin

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