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Library of Congress names new entries for National Recording Registry
Pop & HissThe Library of Congress has named 25 new entries for its National Recording Registry, honoring historically significant sound recordings. Recordings by Donna Summer, Dolly Parton, Leonard Bernstein and others are joining the registry.... -
Quick Takes: Registry adds recordings
Donna Summer's throbbing 1977 hit "I Feel Love," Prince's 1984 "Purple Rain" album, the first known commercial sound recording dating to 1888, the Sugar Hill Gang's watershed rap record "Rapper's Delight" and 1930s and '40s news reports and speech...Tags: Television, Library of Congress, Concerts, Leonard Bernstein, Donna Summer
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Music review: Soweto Gospel Choir at Disney Hall
Pop & HissSoweto Gospel Choir was as much to look at as to listen to Wednesday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where the lively South African ensemble played the final date of an extensive North American tour. Clothed in brightly patterned...... -
Levon Helm 'one of the last true great spirits,' writes Bob Dylan
Pop & HissBob Dylan, who asked multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm and his band, the Hawks, to join him when he decided to “go electric” in the mid-'60s, has posted a short note on his website about Helm, who died after a long struggle with throat cancer... -
Levon Helm: Joe Henry remembers 'a deacon who spoke our gospel'
Pop & HissLevon Helm: Musician, songwriter and producer Joe Henry writes an appreciation for Levon Helm, drummer and singer with the Band who died on Thursday.... -
Guitar Geek Festival 2012 this weekend in Anaheim
Pop & HissDeke Dickerson's 9th annual Guitar Geek Festival takes place Jan. 20 and 21 in Anaheim. Ventures guitarist Nokie Edwards and guitar supergroup the Hellecasters headline as Deke Dickerson expands the event from one to two days.... -
Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive'
Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.
Born white, the son of Greek immigrant...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Disc Jockeys, Radio Industry, Jackie Wilson
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Need a hostess gift when invited to dinner? The Times' S. Irene Virbila has a few ideas
Los Angeles Times Restaurant CriticWhen I spent some months in Venice, Italy, years ago, my friend Paolo would show up at dinner parties with prosciutto. I'm not talking about a paper packet of sliced ham but a whole prosciutto di San Daniele, the famous ham from Friuli, cured with the...Tags: Italy, Lucques, Vanilla, Ice Cream, Mexico
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Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith dies at 75; blues musician
At 17, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith left the Arkansas farm where he was raised to travel to Chicago, where he first heard Muddy Waters when his mother took him to a club.
Inspired by the great bluesman, Smith never went home. Instead, he taught himself to...Tags: John Lee Hooker, Entertainment, University of Chicago, Blues (genre), Music
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Black Lips bassist Jared Swilley discusses Mark Ronson, plans for a Middle Eastern tour and the band’s new album, 'Arabia Mountain'
Pop & Hiss"Guess what I'm wearing?" Black Lips bassist Jared Swilley asked at the beginning of a recent phone interview, leaving an imaginative listener to fear the worst. After all, the scrappy Atlanta garage punk band has gained notoriety over the years...... -
Jazz review: Day 1 of the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl
Culture MonsterFiery performances by the Roots and a trip to New Orleans with musicians celebrating "A Night in Treme" galvanized the crowd at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl... -
Album review: The Nightwatchman's 'World Wide Rebel Songs'
Pop & HissAlbum review: The Nightwatchman's 'World Wide Rebel Songs' written by Matt Diehl...
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