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    Sep 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. This time, it's Barbara Morrison's turn for a favor

    Sitting in the hall that she operates in Leimert Park on a recent afternoon, Barbara Morrison is uncharacteristically sedentary. She recently lost a leg to diabetes. While she speaks with customary grace and cheer, the jazz vocalist is in a period of adjustment.
    Sitting in the hall that she operates in Leimert Park on a recent afternoon, Barbara Morrison is uncharacteristically sedentary. She recently lost a leg to diabetes. While she speaks with customary grace and cheer, the jazz vocalist is in a period of...

    Tags: Barbra Streisand, Fine Arts, Billie Holiday, Music Industry, Dizzy Gillespie

    2. Jul 3, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. In Rotation: Mowest, Motown’s West Coast experiment

    Pop & Hiss
    A 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’...
    3. Aug 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Monster Mash: 9/11 memorial architect on his controversial design

    Culture Monster
    A profile of architect Michael Arad, designer of the controversial Sept. 11 memorial...
    4. Jan 28, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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 — the label's first No. 1 pop single, "Please Mr. Postman."
    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: The Supremes (music group), Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, The Carpenters (music group), The Beatles (music group)

    5. Jun 26, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Michael Jackson's life was infused with fantasy and tragedy

    <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-michael-jackson-death-html,0,3877460.htmlstory">Michael Jackson</a> was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley.
    Michael Jackson was fascinated by celebrity tragedy. He had a statue of Marilyn Monroe in his home and studied the sad Hollywood exile of Charlie Chaplin. He married the daughter of Elvis Presley. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Michael Jackson...

    Tags: Popular Music (genre), Fine Arts, Obituaries, Documentary (genre), The O2

    6. Sep 10, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. New tribute album celebrates unsung Detroit R&B star Nolan Strong

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    Music legends as diverse as Lou Reed and Smokey Robinson have sung the praises of Detroit vocalist Nolan Strong, and yet his star remains tarnished and dusty 33 years after his death. Next Tuesday's release of "Daddy Rockin' Strong: A......
    7. Sep 28, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Album reviews: Eric Clapton's 'Clapton' and Phil Collins' 'Going Back'

    Pop & Hiss
    What a difference six years make — the small but significant difference in years between when Eric Clapton was born in 1945, near the end of World War II, and the birth of Phil Collins in 1951, shortly before rock......
    8. Nov 29, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Nelly on his chart profile: 'I’m still looked at as the underdog'

    Pop & Hiss
    Nelly is struggling to comprehend one particular title bestowed upon him in his 10-year career: the underdog. Despite selling more than 20 million albums in the U.S., having nearly a dozen top 10 singles, being ranked as the third top......
    9. Feb 24, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Obama takes a day off from diplomatic warnings, praises Algeria, then celebrates the Motown Sound

    Top of the Ticket
    Democrat quicker to praise Algeria for lifting restrictions, than some other countries for imposing them....
    10. Mar 31, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. John Legend's spiritual cover of Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep'

    Pop & Hiss
    Right around the two-minute mark in John Legend's cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," his voice breaks and cracks a few times, sounding like it might break permanently, a messenger finally worn out from delivering such heightened emotions. Adele's.......
    11. Dec 26, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Remembering Teena Marie: A few choice jams from the '80s funk singer-songwriter-producer [Updated]

    Pop & Hiss
    CNN is reporting that Grammy-nominated singer and Rick James protegée Teena Marie has died at age 54. The multi-talented vocalist, who was born in Santa Monica, got her break at Motown Records in 1979, and went on to be one......
    12. Dec 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Appreciating Teena Marie: 'The Ivory Queen of Soul' made R&B colorless

    Pop & Hiss
    It’s impossible to lend an ear to today’s crop of R&B divas without hearing just a little bit of Teena Marie. Though she never had the blockbuster commercial success or universal household appeal of some of her peers (Patti Labelle,......
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