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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...
Tags: Popular Music (genre), Opera (genre), Elvis Costello, Deep Purple (music group), Music
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett dies at 76; composer had 3 Oscar nods
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, a prolific British composer, arranger and pianist whose film scores were nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City. He was 76. Bennett died Dec. 24 after a brief illness, his publisher Novello & Co...Tags: George Gershwin, Music, Authors, World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events
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Screening Room: The Cinematheque boogies this weekend
The American Cinemathque's Egyptian Theatre gets its boogie on with a triple bill Saturday night of campy skating disco flicks. The first entering the rink is the 1980 cult fave "Xanadu," which was turned into a Broadway musical more than 20 years...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Broadway Theater, Music, Linda Blair, Roman Polanski
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In Little Rock, snow and other kinds of 'White Christmas'
White Christmases have been so rare in Little Rock, Ark., that you could almost count them on both hands since recordkeeping began in 1875. Hard winters, after all, visit this part of the South somewhat infrequently. But in this city's history, white...
Tags: Television Industry, Bing Crosby, Snow Storms, Holidays, Religious Festivals
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When Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' went to school
Pop & HissA new book traces the history of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land.' In the 1950s, Woody Guthrie's best-known song became part of elementary school education through the efforts of music publisher Howie Richmond.... -
Dreaming of a white Christmas at former Bing Crosby estate
A Toluca Lake home still referred to as the Bing Crosby Estate despite a succession of other entertainment industry owners has sold for $4.02 million.
The singer and actor lived on the property from 1936 until early January 1943, when the 20-room house...Tags: Homes, Andy Griffith, The Monkees (music group), Bing Crosby, Religious Festivals
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Hot Property: Dennis Quaid sells Pacific Palisades estate
Actor Dennis Quaid has sold his equestrian estate in Pacific Palisades for $9.5 million.
The French country-style main house, built in 2004, sits on two acres with a second house, a studio, a barn, a corral and a year-round creek. A beam-ceilinged living...Tags: Beneath the Darkness (movie), Swimming, Dennis Quaid, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Monday's TV Highlights: 'Two and a Half Men' on CBS
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Dec. 11 - 17 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Dec. 11 - 17 in PDF format are also available at latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv Weekly TV Listings and more...... -
Christmas movies: With Clooney and Obama, it's a wonderful mash-up
Nation NowFavorite Christmas movies: First Lady Michelle Obama loves "It's a Wonderful Life" but the choices are varied at Christmas.... -
Album review: Paul McCartney's 'Kisses on the Bottom'
Pop & HissPaul McCartney has released a new album of cover songs called "Kisses on the Bottom." For Times pop music critic Randall Roberts, the question to ponder is no longer "Is Paul dead?," but rather, "Is Paul retired?"... -
Theater review: ‘Hello! My Baby’ at the Rubicon Theatre
Culture MonsterPhilip Brandes reviews Cheri Steinkellner's new Tin Pan Alley-themed jukebox musical, "Hello! My Baby" at the Rubicon Theatre.... -
Rodriguez: Homesick for the holidays
Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas," one of the biggest-selling songs of all time, with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Although the wistful tune soothed homesick soldiers in such God-awful places as Guadalcanal more than half a century ago, and no...Tags: Music, Bing Crosby, Mental Health, World War II (1939-1945), Holidays
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