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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.... -
The plot thickens in tax reform theater
Our one shared national moment of fiscal soul-searching is behind us for another year — of course I refer to the filing of tax returns — but tax reform theater in Washington, like the melody in the old Irving Berlin song, lingers on.
So while...Tags: Public Finance, Republican Party, Personal Income, Politics, Eric Cantor
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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.... -
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.... -
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: Mental Health, Elvis Presley, Christmas, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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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?"... -
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: Religious Festivals, Bob Hope, The Monkees (music group), Bing Crosby, Homes
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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: Farrah Fawcett, Dennis Quaid, Soul Surfer (movie), The Monkees (music group), Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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Jerry Leiber appreciation: A songwriter who helped change pop music
Pop & HissAn appreciation of Jerry Leiber who, writing for Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, The Coasters and more as the lyricist half of the Leiber and Stoller songwriting team, helped change pop music and set the template for future artists.... -
Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller
Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...Tags: Edith Piaf, Phil Spector, Achievement Records, Contracts, Human Interest
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PASSINGS: Hubert Schlafly, Alice Ward, Emil 'Jack' Kluever, Philip F. Jones
Hubert Schlafly
Inventor of the teleprompter
Hubert "Hub" Schlafly, 91, a key member of the team that invented the teleprompter, died April 20 at a hospital in Stamford, Conn., after a brief illness.
Schlafly helped start the TelePrompTer Corp.,...Tags: University of Notre Dame, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, Stamford
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