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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,...
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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’...
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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-...
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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, Isabel Marant, Entertainment Events, Bergdorf Goodman, Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Eruption (2010)
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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, Arts and Culture, Music, Entertainment, John Lennon
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Southern California dreaming on 2013 spring runways
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticOne of the great joys of being a fashion critic is the ability to observe how designers all over the world riff on and reinterpret the L.A. look. Watching the spring runway collections, whether I was sitting at a runway show in the crumbling Beekman...Tags: Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Arts and Culture, Rodeo, Architecture
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Van Cliburn dies at 78; pianist who gave U.S. a Cold War victory
After a tense decade of air raid sirens, duck-and-cover drills and fears of Soviet superiority, hope for America came in an unlikely form in the late 1950s: a lanky, 23-year-old Texan with a head full of curls and huge hands that ranged across a piano...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Moscow (Russia), Justice System, Entertainment, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Van Cliburn, pianist 'who conquered Russia,' dies at 78
Van Cliburn, a little-known pianist who in 1958 dazzled the music world by winning an international piano competition in Moscow, died Wednesday of bone cancer at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, said his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone. A child prodigy,...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Moscow (Russia), Music, Entertainment, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Las Vegas: 'Million Dollar Quartet' lands at Harrahs
The story of one of the greatest jam sessions in music history comes alive in “Million Dollar Quartet,” the latest Broadway show to arrive in Las Vegas. The musical opened this month in the Harrah’s Showroom. The production tells the...
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Review: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds stun a sold-out Fonda
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticThose familiar with the work of musician Nick Cave will appreciate the juxtaposition of him working with a youth choir. The oft-menacing Australian-born singer, songwriter, screenwriter and novelist has long had a wicked streak. He’s bellowed in...Tags: Higgs Boson Search, Heavy Engineering, Kanye West, Landforms, Music
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They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too
Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...
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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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