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    Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson

    <strong>Peter Meyerson</strong>
    Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...

    Tags: John Travolta, ABC (tv network), The Monkees (tv program), Brooklyn (New York City), Celebrities

    2. Oct 18, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Pete Rugolo dies at 95; jazz arranger, composer

    <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/pete-rugolo">Pete Rugolo</a>, an award-winning composer and arranger who came to prominence in the world of jazz as the chief arranger for Stan Kenton's post-World War II band and later wrote the themes for TV's "The Fugitive" and "Run for Your Life," has died. He was 95.
    Pete Rugolo, an award-winning composer and arranger who came to prominence in the world of jazz as the chief arranger for Stan Kenton's post-World War II band and later wrote the themes for TV's "The Fugitive" and "Run for Your Life," has died. He was 95....

    Tags: MGM Inc., Big Band (genre), Boris Karloff, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)

    3. Nov 9, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Fashion icon face-off: Janie Bryant vs. Tatiana Sorokko

    All The Rage
    I recently had a discussion with a friend about what it takes to be a fashion icon. Does someone have to be dead to be a fashion icon, a la Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana? Or can someone living possess......
    4. Aug 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88

    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman, in the 1950s, looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman never returned the call.
    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles...

    Tags: Fred Anderson, Folklore and Mythology, Gene Ammons, NPR, Sports

    5. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Jazz giants Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them

    Louis Armstrong once said, &ldquo;Musicians don&rsquo;t retire; they stop when there&rsquo;s no more music in them.&rdquo;
    crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com
    Louis Armstrong once said, “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.” Jazz legends and old friends Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them. That’s why the octogenarians are...

    Tags: U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Travel, Radio Industry

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