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Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'
Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...
Tags: Television, Music Industry, The Rolling Stones (music group), Disc Jockeys, Tina Turner
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Chuck Berry at the Hollywood Palladium
FrameworkChuck Berry performs for over 5,000 fans at the Hollywood Palladium.... -
Eastside record label still spinning out the music
Hector Gonzalez straps a five-string bass guitar over his belly inside a music studio on a dreary stretch of Monterey Park. He plays as a smooth, prerecorded tenor joins a funky accordion through his headphones. Trying to bite a bullet, or sometimes...
Tags: Japan, Music Industry, LL Cool J, Music Theater, Ray Charles
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Rolling Stones may face fine after violating London curfew
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Maybe the Rolling Stones should work up Chuck Berry’s “Reelin’ and Rockin’ ” -- the proto-rock hit in which the singer keeps checking his watch -- now that the group...
Tags: Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (music group), Keith Richards, Ron Wood, The E Street Band (music group)
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Grammys 2013: John Fullbright's 'From the Ground Up'
How surprised was Blue Door Records co-owner Greg Johnson when he got word that his Oklahoma-based artist John Fullbright had been nominated for a Grammy Award for Americana album, alongside roots-music heavyweights Mumford & Sons, Bonnie Raitt, the Avett...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Entertainment, Woody Guthrie
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Review: Jackson Browne, Bob Weir & friends in holiday benefit
The great thing about the living-room jam session is that there are no rules, no set lists, no worries about when things start and when — or if — they’ll end. The potential downside? No rules, no set lists, no worries about when things...
Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment Events, George Harrison, Music Theater, Jeff Beck
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Fontella Bass: An appreciation
There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...
Tags: Soul (genre), French Movies, Music Industry, Etta James, Movies
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50 Johnnys
LA Times MagazineEver since Chuck Berry’s country boy who plays guitar “just like ringin’ a bell,” the name has been rock ’n’ roll gold... -
Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Merck & Company Incorporated, Television, Syracuse University, Entertainment Events
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Review: Jack White magnetic at the Mayan
Pop & HissGuitarist Jack White, known best for his work with the White Stripes, performed at the Mayan in Los Angeles on Monday night. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reviews.... -
Chris Ethridge dies at 65; bassist in 1960s band Flying Burrito Brothers
Members of the International Submarine Band chose a name for their new group that practically ensured it would never rise above cult status, and sure enough, that band disappeared with barely a trace after making a handful of recordings in the mid-1960s....Tags: Willie Nelson, Music Industry, Health, Jackson Browne, Entertainment
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Tom Ardolino dies at 56; former NRBQ drummer
Members of the category-defying band NRBQ knew from the outset that their prospects of mainstream success were slim to none.
With a sound and attitude that embraced the seminal rock of Chuck Berry and no-borders expanse of free-form jazz...Tags: Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (music group), Health, Behavioral Conditions, Entertainment
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