Music
Gil Bernal only had a vague idea of who the Buena Vista Social Club was when he got a phone call a few years back from Ry Cooder.
Nov. 9, 2001
Duane Eddy tops Deke Dickerson’s Guitar Geek Festival
Jan. 16, 2010
What a difference a human makes.
July 31, 1986
It sounds easy enough: Pick the eight albums that best reflect the musical imagination and spirit of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 1994 induction class.
Jan. 21, 1994
Al Frazier, 75, a member of the West Coast-based vocal group the Rivingtons, whose “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” and “The Bird’s the Word” were novelty hits in the early 1960s, died Nov. 13 in Las Vegas, where he had lived since 1985, his wife, Pauline, said.
Nov. 20, 2005
What happens when a group tries to keep from having an image?
July 20, 1986
Obituaries
William Carvan Isles II, an original member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted R&B vocal group the O’Jays, died last month at his home in Oceanside.
April 5, 2019
Pop & Hiss
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Jan. 19, 2012
Mary Lattimore, “Glamorous Mom” (Bandcamp).
Sept. 7, 2018
In a lot of ways, Mike Ness is the Joe Strummer of Southern California.
April 25, 1992