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Could a hologram-like Elvis tour? If 'tasteful,' says Lisa Marie Presley
Pop & HissLisa Marie Presley discusses the possibilities of a Tupac Shakur-like projection of her father, Elvis Presley, in concert. "If they can come up with something tasteful, creative and classy, I wouldn’t object," she said.... -
Robin Gibb dies at 62; rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees
Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to"Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62.
Gibb died Sunday after...Tags: Australia, Cancer, Bars and Clubs, Heart Attack, The Mills Brothers (music group)
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Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees: More than disco kings [video]
Pop & HissRobin Gibb, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer Sunday at the age of 62, was a founding member of the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and twin Maurice. In 1994, the brothers Gibb were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Grammy Museum... -
'Chief skunk' at a hush-hush weapons complex
The gig: Alton D. Romig Jr., 58, is "chief skunk" at Lockheed Martin Corp.'s famed Skunk Works secretive weapons development facility in Palmdale. It's one of the most coveted jobs in aerospace.
For more than 70 years, workers at the shadowy site have...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Science and Technology, Mickey Mantle, Lehigh University
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Andrew Love dies at 70; Grammy-winning saxophonist
Trumpeter Wayne Jackson was the personification of mixed emotions in February when he and his longtime musical partner, saxophonist Andrew Love, were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award for their work over half a century together as the...
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Coachella 2012: A dinner table for 75,000, please
Pop & HissPalm Desert's Roc's Firehouse Grill is open to Coachella festival-goers and performers on the Empire Polo Grounds.... -
GSA scandal: Don't blame Las Vegas, city leaders say
LAS VEGAS -- This gaming capital has some winners and a lot of big-time losers, one of the last being a guy named Uncle Sam. Oh, and don’t forget about those American taxpayers. The government’s General Services Administration threw a...
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Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band
Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...
Tags: Neil Young, Martin Scorsese, Cancer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pink (singer)
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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: Alan Freed, Companies and Corporations, Disc Jockeys, Television Industry, Jerry Lee Lewis
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Ozzie & Harriet made TV safe for Dick Clark, 'American Bandstand'
Pop & Hiss'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet' TV series helped open the door for Dick Clark and 'American Bandstand.' Young Ricky Nelson helped make the then-controversial rock music seem safe to millions of teens and their parents.... -
'Million Dollar Quartet' story is fantastic — and true
There's a moment each night in the "Million Dollar Quartet" stage musical when the audience is shown a photo revealing that what they've just witnessed on stage — a rock fan's dream meeting of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl...
Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Broadway Theater, Tony Awards, Concerts, Bill Clinton
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Chris Ethridge, founding member of Flying Burrito Brothers, dies
Pop & HissChris Ethridge, one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, has died at age 65 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Chris Ethridge also toured for many years in Willie Nelson's Family Band....
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