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Gordon Stoker dies at 88; sang with group backing Elvis Presley
Gordon Stoker, the lead tenor in the Jordanaires vocal group that backed Elvis Presley, died Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Tenn., after a lengthy illness, his son, Alan, told the Associated Press. He was 88. Stoker joined the Jordanaires in 1950,...
Tags: Music, Sissy Spacek, Steve Allen, Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold
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John Lennon and George Harrison electric guitar to be auctioned
A Vox electric guitar said to have been played by John Lennon and George Harrison, jewelry given by Elvis Presley to associates and an autographed pillow Michael Jackson threw to a fan from a Paris hotel window are among a bevy of rock ‘n’...
Tags: George Harrison, Music, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Times Square
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Gordon Lightfoot marks 50 years at Grammy Museum stop
Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot stopped in at the Grammy Museum on Thursday as part of a brief West Coast tour marking his 50th anniversary as a recording artist, engaging in a Q&A session before performing for about 45 minutes before a sold-...
Tags: Music, Bob Dylan, Music Industry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Entertainment
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Is Barack Obama a Marxist? A reading list for Pat Boone
Former pop singer Pat Boone appeared on Fox Business News and called President Obama a Marxist -- and he didn't mean it as a compliment. Now 78, Boone was the second-biggest chart-topper of the 1950s, behind Elvis Presley. Since then, he's been a...
Tags: Media Industry, Politics, Barack Obama, Entertainment Events, Elections
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Dennis Hopper's carnival ride through life
"I was a beatnik, and then I was a hippie, and before that I was a bohemian," a sky-high Dennis Hopper confided to Merv Griffin on television one night in 1971, in a clip you can see on YouTube. On the opposite couch, Willie Mays uncomfortably refilled...
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Las Vegas: 'Rock Vault' sends you down a musical memory lane
Guests can take a trip down rock music’s memory lane with the opening of “Raiding the Rock Vault” at the LVH Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, formerly the Las Vegas Hilton. Using narration and video clips, the musical extravaganza weaves...
Tags: Music, Jimi Hendrix, Ticketmaster, The Eagles (music group), Entertainment
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Ringo Starr exhibit to open June 12 at Grammy Museum
This post has been updated. See note below for details. The Grammy Museum will put up its third salute to a Beatle with the June 12 opening of “Ringo: Peace and Love,” billed as “the first major exhibition to explore the life of...
Tags: Ringo Starr, Music, Arts and Culture, John Lennon, Museums
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PASSINGS: Claude King
Claude King, 90, a country singer-songwriter who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain," died early Thursday at his home in Shreveport, La., where his family found him unresponsive in bed. King was one of the original members of "Louisiana...
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'American Idol' recap: Top 10 women wow
Usually when reality competition show judges start cranking out the cliches about how a given night of the season is the best ever, filled with so much amazing talent they can't imagine how the voters at home will decide, it's worthy of a smirk and eye...
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Bob Marley family strikes deals with CAA, merchandiser Bravado
It's been more than 30 years since reggae superstar Bob Marley died of cancer, but the Jamaican musician continues to enjoy broad cultural resonance. Marley's songs and merchandise sales rank him alongside other late musical greats including the king of...
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Million Dollar Quartet
“Million Dollar Quartet” is set on a single night in 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sam Phillips’ Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis. The...
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L.A. flair, the French way
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticParis-based designer Isabel Marant rhapsodizes about Los Angeles the way most people rhapsodize about her hometown. "In a minute you can be at the sea or in Joshua Tree," she says. "There are so many things to do in nature. But I love the architecture...Tags: Emma Roberts, Diane Kruger, Fashion Shows, Kate Bosworth, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption (2010)
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