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Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies at 70; bassist for Booker T. & the MG's
As the bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music, Donald "Duck" Dunn often found himself out on the road playing to fans who had assumed he was black like the stars he supported, notably Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and...Tags: Tom Petty, Music, Motown Records, Music Industry, Al Jackson
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Year-end top 10 list: Reissues
Pop & HissTimes pop music critic Randall Roberts looks at 10 essential 2011 reissues.... -
Critic's Notebook: LMFAO's brand of party rock uniquely American
Pop & HissLast week LMFAO had the No. 1 song in America. Again. This time it was for the L.A. rap/dance/pop duo's ode to self-infatuation, "Sexy and I Know It" — an infectiously simple dance-floor ditty with a relentless rhythm and a video that has been... -
Whitney Houston: Family members attend private viewing service
Ministry of GossipWhitney Houston's closest family and friends gathered Friday evening in Newark, N.J., for a private viewing of the body of the singer, who died Saturday at the Beverly Hilton. Whtiney Houston's mother Cissy Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown and... -
Academy Awards: It's about art, not political correctness [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.In making a big fuss over the Academy's predominantly older-than-50 membership, The Times evidently feels that the experience in craft and in life that comes with age is not as valuable as that which comes from a presumably younger and more diverse... -
'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Motown hits!
Show TrackerA little bit of Motor City was revved into the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom for a special hand-clapping, hip-swaying Motown-themed event.... -
Esther Gordy Edwards dies at 91; sister of Motown Records founder
When Berry Gordy Jr. wanted to borrow $800 from his family to found Motown Records in 1959, he knew that the most formidable resistance would come from his oldest sister, Esther.
"You're 29 years old and what have you done with your life?" his sister...Tags: Artists, Family, Motown Records, Companies and Corporations, Stevie Wonder
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Bill Clinton to L.A. business leaders: Don't wait for D.C.
Money & CompanyPresident Bill Clinton has a message to Los Angeles’ business leaders: Don’t wait for elected officials to jump-start the economy. Clinton, speaking at a UBS Wealth Management Americas event at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, said businesses... -
AMAs 2011: Swift wins top prize, LMFAO leaves a bad taste
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In Rotation: Mowest, Motown’s West Coast experiment
Pop & HissA series in Sunday Calendar about what Times writers & contributors are listening to right now... Various artists, “Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love: Motown’s Mowest Story 1971-1973.” The accepted narrative of Motown Records’... -
Monster Mash: 9/11 memorial architect on his controversial design
Culture MonsterA profile of architect Michael Arad, designer of the controversial Sept. 11 memorial... -
Gladys Horton dies at 65; 'Please Mr. Postman' singer with the Marvelettes
When a record label's female vocal groups include the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, it's easy to see why the Marvelettes are often relegated to footnote status. But the Detroit group has a unique distinction in the saga of Motown Records —...Tags: Motown Records, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes (music group), The Carpenters (music group), The Beatles (music group)
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