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Album Review: Karen Dalton's '1966'
Pop & HissWhen folk singer Karen Dalton died in 1993 at age 55, she left behind two classic but unknown records made in the late 1960s and early ’70s and featuring session players who’d done time with Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, among... -
Grammy Awards: Adele's return from vocal cord surgery is on pace
It's been almost five months since 23-year-old British soul singer Adele, who's up for six Grammys, including album, record and song of the year, fell quiet due to a vocal cord hemorrhage in early October. At the time, she was forced to cancel a 10-date...Tags: Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Massachusetts General Hospital, Concerts, The Who (music group)
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Clive Davis celebrates music with annual pre-Grammy party
If there's one constant connected to the ever-shifting sands surrounding the annual Grammy Awards, it's that the pre-Grammy night party hosted by veteran music mogul Clive Davis is consistently the see-and-be-seen event of the year.
For more than 31/2...Tags: Barry Manilow, Entertainment Events, Sarah McLachlan, Quincy Jones, Pink (singer)
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Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera sing tributes at Etta James' funeral
![Pioneering R&B singer Etta James was saluted at her funeral service Saturday by fellow musicians, including Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera, and eulogized by the Rev. Al Sharpton as an artist who not only "changed the world of music [but] the cultural paradigm of the United States."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67708040-28205520.jpg)
Pioneering R&B singer Etta James was saluted at her funeral service Saturday by fellow musicians, including Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera, and eulogized by the Rev. Al Sharpton as an artist who not only "changed the world of music [but] the...Tags: Culture, Entertainment Events, Leukemia, Stevie Wonder, Music
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Etta James dies at 73; acclaimed blues and R&B singer
Etta James, the earthy blues and R&B singer whose anguished vocals convinced generations of listeners that she would rather go blind than see her love leave, then communicated her joy upon finding that love at last, died Friday. She was 73.
She died at...Tags: Sex Crimes, Lana Turner, B.B. King, Family, Leukemia
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Musicians may not be at higher risk for dying at 27, study says
Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Amy Winehouse all passed away at age 27, leading some to believe this is a particularly risky and unlucky age for musicians.
Not so, says a study that finds that the "27 Club," as it's been named,...Tags: Entertainment, Circuses, Entertainment Events, Heroin, Jimi Hendrix
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PASSINGS: Howard Tate
Howard Tate, 72, a soul singer who got a second chance at a career three decades after being derailed by disputes with industry executives, personal tragedy and drug addiction, died Dec. 2 in Burlington, N.J., said a spokesman for the Burlington County...Tags: Entertainment, Addiction, Music, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Soul (genre)
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Southern California Close-Ups: Going Hollywood
Pity the rubes. Those wayward tourists who dawdle in their cars and tour buses along Beachwood Drive, enraging the locals as they haltingly seek that perfect Hollywood sign photo op — they know not what they do. Maybe you're not from this...Tags: Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Movies, Concerts, Neil Patrick Harris
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Friday's Highlights: 'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys' on Sundance
Show TrackerFriday's Highlights: 'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys' on Sundance... -
'The X Factor' recap: The top 10 fail to rock us
Show TrackerA recap of 'The X Factor' (Rock Week), on which Josh Krajcik and Rachel Crow stood out.... -
Music review: Violinist Lara St. John with the New West Symphony
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Los Angeles premiere of Matthew Hindson's "Australian Postcards" performed by violinist Lara St. John with the New West Symphony. A Los Angeles Times review.... -
Pop & Hiss premiere: Phlo Finister's youthquaker-inspired R&B
Pop & HissPhlo Finister: Pop & Hiss premiere: Phlo Finister's youthquaker inspired R&B is on "Crown Gold."...
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