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    Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

    <em>This post has been updated. See note below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

    Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Michelle Shocked, Music, Bee Gees (music group)

    2. Feb 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Billy Strange dies at 81; guitarist, arranger for Presley, Nancy Sinatra

    Guitarist Billy Strange once took the kind of phone call that thousands of musicians receive only in their best and wildest dreams.
    Guitarist Billy Strange once took the kind of phone call that thousands of musicians receive only in their best and wildest dreams. "I was staying at a hotel in Nashville in 1965 when my telephone rang and this unmistakable voice said, 'Billy, this is...

    Tags: Obituaries, Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Mac Davis, Glenn Miller

    3. Oct 5, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. 'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Thanks for the memories

    Show Tracker
    She attempted the booty shake, but in the end she just got booted. In somewhat of a “Dancing With the Stars” surprise, it was not the low-scorer from Monday night’s performance show who was released from this very sparkly constellation.....
    4. May 2, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. My Turn: Bustin' more than a move

    "They shoot horses, don't they?" I was panting heavily. My daughters looked bewildered. Obviously, my reference to the 1969 movie &#8212; wherein Jane Fonda nearly dances herself to death during a marathon &#8212; utterly escaped them.
    "They shoot horses, don't they?" I was panting heavily. My daughters looked bewildered. Obviously, my reference to the 1969 movie — wherein Jane Fonda nearly dances herself to death during a marathon — utterly escaped them. My frustration was...

    Tags: Health, NPR, Mother's Day, Music, The Temptations (music group)

    5. Feb 19, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. This opera's drama isn't only onstage

    Onstage in a UCLA auditorium, tenor Rickard Roudebush intones the solemn words of the Episcopal funeral rite: "I am the resurrection and the life. . . . He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Amen!"
    Onstage in a UCLA auditorium, tenor Rickard Roudebush intones the solemn words of the Episcopal funeral rite: "I am the resurrection and the life. . . . He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Amen!" A chamber opera called "The...

    Tags: Health, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, University of California, Family, Adultery

    6. Jul 5, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Allen Klein dies at 77; powerful figure in music world

    Allen Klein, the brash music mogul whose five-decade career included stints as the business manager for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday in New York. He was 77.
    Allen Klein, the brash music mogul whose five-decade career included stints as the business manager for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday in New York. He was 77. Klein died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to Bob...

    Tags: Obituaries, Music Industry, Death, Paul McCartney, Phil Spector

    7. Feb 23, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Gamble and Huff vow to rebuild fire-damaged Philly Soul headquarters

    Pop & Hiss
    Veteran R&B songwriters and producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff said that a fire over the weekend at the headquarters of their fabled Philadelphia International Records label destroyed about 40% of the memorabilia they’d collected from 40 years of...
    8. May 17, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. 'American Idol' Taylor Hicks will join 'Grease'

    Another "American Idol" is Broadway bound. Taylor Hicks, who took the "American Idol" title in Season 5 with the help of his "Soul Patrol" fans, will make his New York stage debut as "Teen Angel" in the current revival of the musical "Grease" at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Another "American Idol" is Broadway bound. Taylor Hicks, who took the "American Idol" title in Season 5 with the help of his "Soul Patrol" fans, will make his New York stage debut as "Teen Angel" in the current revival of the musical "Grease" at the...

    Tags: Television, Brooks Atkinson, Entertainment, Theater, Music Theater

    9. Sep 29, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Springsteen to play Super Bowl halftime

    Another Super Bowl, another rock 'n' roll superstar at halftime.
    Another Super Bowl, another rock 'n' roll superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night. Continuing a run of major talent that...

    Tags: Sports, Television, Bruce Springsteen, National Football League, Multi-Sport Events

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