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    Oct 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Aretha Franklin, America and the origin of the 'spirit feel'

    The gospel-truth, if you believe most of the history books: Aretha Franklin didn’t really find her true voice until she began working with producer Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1967.
    The gospel-truth, if you believe most of the history books: Aretha Franklin didn’t really find her true voice until she began working with producer Jerry Wexler at Atlantic Records in 1967. "My idea was to make good tracks, use the best players,...

    Tags: Christianity, Entertainment, Baptist, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding

    2. Aug 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. RIP Jerry Leiber: half of one of rock's great songwriting teams

    Pop & Hiss
    Jerry Leiber, with partner Mike Stoller, wrote many of the hits that helped define rock music....
    3. Aug 23, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Jerry Leiber appreciation: A songwriter who helped change pop music

    Pop & Hiss
    An 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....
    4. Oct 10, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Solomon Burke dead at 70; 'the king of rock and soul'

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    Solomon Burke, the robust, regal preacher-turned-singer who defined soul music in the ‘60s and continued to perform and minister for decades afterward, died Sunday in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Burke died on a plane after arriving on a flight from...
    5. Jun 29, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Producer Arif Mardin celebrated in documentary 'The Greatest Ears in Town'

    Pop & Hiss
    It’s a remarkable on one level that a man who played a critical role in shaping a boatload of hit records by Aretha Franklin, the Bee Gees, Bette Midler, Carly Simon, Phil Collins, Dusty Springfield, Chaka Khan, Norah Jones and......
    6. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Lionel

    Let’s get to the first oft-asked question: What’s with the name “Lionel”? No last name? Nope. Mononymous, like God. Get over it.
    Let’s get to the first oft-asked question: What’s with the name “Lionel”? No last name? Nope. Mononymous, like God. Get over it. The nom de radio actually comes from Al Pacino’s character in the 1973 film classic “...

    Tags: Comedy (genre), Lawyers, Television, Lenny Bruce, Entertainment

    7. May 21, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. 2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)

    <span style="font-size: medium;">It&rsquo;s not even June. But already this calendar year we&rsquo;ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who&rsquo;ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&amp;B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band singer and drummer Levon Helm, bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, amp builder Jim Marshall, Memphis Horns saxophonist Andrew Love, pop icons Whitney Houston and Davy Jones, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Stax bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, disco queen Donna Summer, classical art-song master Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, on and on. And, earlier this week, Robin Gibb, who&rsquo;d been battling cancer for some time.</span>
    It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...

    Tags: Amy Winehouse, The Mamas & the Papas (music group), Cancer, Denny Doherty, Dan Fogelberg

    8. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  8. Etta James Dead at 73

    Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&amp;B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been battling health problems for many years. James had an enormously turbulent personal life with numerous periods of drug addiction and poverty, but she channeled all of that heartache into her music. "There's a lot going on Etta James' voice," Bonnie Raitt told Rolling Stone in 2008. "A lot of pain, a lot of life, most of all, a lot of strength. She can be so raucous and down one song, and then break your heart with her subtlety and finesse the next. As raw as Etta is, there's a great intelligence and wisdom in her singing." Born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938, James was largely abandoned by her teenage mother at a young age, and was raised by her grandparents and foster families. She formed the the doo-wop singing group Creolettes with her friends in the early 1950s, and they even scored a minor hit with "Roll Me Henry" in 1955. James signed as a solo act to Chess Records in 1960, kicking off the first great period of her long career. Working with producers Harvey Fuqua and Ralph Bass, she landed on the charts with "My Dearest Darling" and "All I Could Do Is Cry." Leonard Chess heard tremendous potential in her voice, and in 1961 had her record the ballad "At Last" with a string section. The song became a massive hit, and remained her signature song for the rest of her career. Despite her incredible success, James started to use heroin in the mid-1960s and it began to have serious effects on her career. At various points she was committed to a Los Angeles psychiatric hospital, though she still occasionally scored hits &ndash; most notable the R&amp;B classic "Tell Mama" in 1967. In the 1970s, James hit the club circuit to support herself. The Rolling Stones took her on tour in 1978, which exposed her music to a whole new generation of rock fans. That same year she signed to Warner Brothers and cut the classic LP Deep in the Night with Jerry Wexler. Her drug habit resumed in the 1980s, but a 1988 stay at the Betty Ford Clinic set her on a much better course. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. James continued to tour until illness sidelined her a couple of years ago. She made headlines in 2009 when she criticized Beyonc&eacute;'s performance of "At Last" at President Obama's inauguration, but the public didn't realize that she was suffering from dementia at that point. In 1997, James spoke with Rolling Stone about her life. "Life's been rough," she said. "But life's been good. If I had to go back and do it all over again, I would live it the exact same way."
    Etta James, one of the great voices of the 20th century who fused R&B with gospel and blues, and scored landmark hits with "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "All I Could Do Was Cry," died today from complications related to leukemia. She was 73. James had been...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Music, Leukemia, Bonnie Raitt, Entertainment

    9. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Etta James dies at 73; acclaimed blues and R&B singer

    Etta James, the earthy blues and R&amp;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.
    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: Chet Baker, Sex Crimes, Alzheimer's Disease, Leukemia, Bonnie Raitt

    10. Jan 28, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  10. Legendary Singer Etta James Remembered at Funeral

    LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock.
    CNN/KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock. The Rev. Al Sharpton presided over her funeral in southern California where she was...

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Glenn Miller, Leukemia, The Rolling Stones (music group), Health

    11. Aug 23, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 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.
    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: Irving Berlin, History (tv network), Elections, Chicago Tribune, The Rolling Stones (music group)

    12. Dec 28, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Pop music and jazz figures

    Pop music and jazz figures Bob Popescu, 77; co-owner of Catalina Bar & Grill, turned the Los Angeles club into one of the top jazz venues in the country (Jan. 5) Ken Nelson, 84; longtime Capitol Records talent scout had an ear for country music (Jan. 6)...

    Tags: Rhythm and Blues (genre), Glenn Miller, Big Band (genre), Jimmy Page, Jazz (genre)

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