Music
Jake Hess, a leading figure in gospel music for more than 50 years and a key vocal inspiration for Elvis Presley, died Sunday of pneumonia at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Ala., Associated Press reported.
Jan. 7, 2004
Archives
What: CD, “I Love to Play” Who: Jake Trout and the Flounders Peter Jacobsen, Payne Stewart and Mark Lye know what it takes to succeed in golf.
Feb. 11, 1998
Travel & Experiences
One of the more elegant catered affairs in Texas takes place this Christmas Eve beneath a downtown street overpass, compliments of the Cordon Bleus Brothers who believe in feeding the homeless in high style.
Dec. 17, 1988
Entertainment & Arts
If Christmas carols, Hanukkah songs, Kwanza rhythms and “Auld Lang Syne” weren’t enough of a musical challenge, the South Coast Choral Society and Ludwig van Beethoven can offer your vocal chords a more strenuous and sonorous workout.
Jan. 5, 1992
Rick Lewis may not have grown up on ‘60s and ‘70s pop music, but he loves it.
Oct. 2, 1997
While his pals might sway to the hip-hop beat of Naughty By Nature, don’t count on Dusty Osmanson to join in.
May 3, 1993
Texas guitarist Jake Andrews, just 17 in April, plays guitar and sings as if he’s not a day shy of 35.
July 24, 1997
Movies
With movies under new scrutiny, a look at three teenagers shows just how pervasive violent and graphic images are in their daily lives.
Oct. 4, 2000
Obituaries
Hanna, known for his unerring sense of time, was at home playing with big bands and small groups. He performed with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Duke Ellington, among others.
Feb. 16, 2010
Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin’s TV show band