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Oklahoma's Parker Millsap winning friends in cool places with tuneful character studies
For an unassuming-looking kid out of tiny Purcell, Okla., population 6,300, singer and songwriter Parker Millsap has attracted some pretty impressive friends in cool places since the 2014 release of his debut album.
Earlier this year, pop superstar and musical tastemaker Elton John dropped Millsap’s name when asked about contemporary musicians he admires, and in March, Millsap scored a slot at Nashville’s venerated Grand Ole Opry on the same night that country queen Loretta Lynn was on stage.
He’s been tapped as an opening act for Americana stalwarts including Patty Griffin, Jason Isbell and Old Crow Medicine Show, among others.
His sophomore album,...
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Oklahoma's Parker Millsap winning friends in cool places with tuneful character studies
For an unassuming-looking kid out of tiny Purcell, Okla., population 6,300, singer and songwriter Parker Millsap has attracted some pretty impressive friends in cool places since the 2014 release of his debut album.
Earlier this year, pop superstar and...
Coachella promoters look to book Dylan, Stones, McCartney and Young for mega-concert
It could rank as the classic rock concert of the century — six bands and performers who revolutionized popular music in the 1960s gathering in the Southern California desert over a single weekend in October.
The company that stages the Coachella Valley...
For Elton John it's a 'Wonderful Crazy Night'; yes, he's in a happy place
In addition to his myriad accomplishments as an artist, Elton John has long maintained a reputation as a tastemaker.
He's been an early champion of emerging pop acts from Swing Out Sister and Eminem in the '80s and '90s through current stars Ed Sheeran...
Published in Los Angeles Times on February 04, 2016 — Print headline: "Elton John in a happy place"
Elton John is all smiles about his new 'Wonderful Crazy Night' album
Elton John sounded more like a giddy teenager about to release his debut album than a world-weary rock star when he sat down at the dining room table in his Beverly Hills home to discuss the impending release of his 33rd album, “Wonderful Crazy Night.”
...
George Harrison's 'All Things Must Pass' still inspires 45 years later
What kind of contrarian would single out 1970 as his favorite year for Beatles music? That was, after all, the year the Beatles disbanded and broke the hearts of millions of music fans around the world.
That’s Chris Carter, host of the long-running...
Don't Knock the Rock 2015: Tiffany Anders previews the music-doc series
Sometimes a film’s topic is enough incentive for Don't Knock the Rock film festival co-curator Tiffany Anders.
That’s certainly true of “Korla,” one of the most intriguing selections of this year’s annual event, which celebrates new music...
Meet the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
In anticipation of Saturday's induction ceremony in Cleveland for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Calendar spotlights each of the acts being welcomed into the hall this year.
PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
Before the likes of the Rolling Stones, the...
'The Wrecking Crew' affectionate tribute to hit-backing musicians
To Beach Boys guru Brian Wilson, "they were the ones with all the spirit and all the know-how." To Nancy Sinatra, they were "unsung heroes," to Herb Alpert, "an established groove machine." And to celebrated songwriter...
Joe B. Mauldin, bass player for Buddy Holly and Crickets, dies at 74
When a 16-year-old high school student named Joe B. Mauldin told his mother that he was planning to join a rock 'n' roll band, she suddenly saw his future dive out the window and shatter on the streets of Lubbock, Texas.
"She told Joe B. that she...
All-star Sept. 28 George Harrison benefit moves to Fonda Theatre
An all-star tribute to the music of George Harrison scheduled for Sept. 28 has sold out and will move from the original site at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles to the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, event organizers announced Monday.
The move will allow...
Peter Gallagher has tunes and tales to share
Peter Gallagher looks forward to channeling his inner Dean Martin in his cabaret show, "How'd All You People Get in My Room?"
"Dean Martin was a hero of mine," the 58-year-old actor said during a recent interview. "He made the...
Elton John finds 'room to breathe' on 'The Diving Board'
On Oct. 25, 1975, Elton John played the first of two sold-out concerts at Dodger Stadium for a combined audience of 110,000 people. The gigs helped establish John as one of the most theatrical pop stars in the world: a piano-pounding dynamo prowling the...
PASSINGS: Ray Grebey, John 'Juke' Logan
Ray Grebey
Headed baseball negotiations
during 1981 players strike
Ray Grebey, 85, who led Major League Baseball labor negotiations during the tumultuous 50-day strike that split the 1981 season, died Aug. 28 in Stamford, Conn. His family said he had...
Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'
Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time...
Rush, Randy Newman, Donna Summer among 2013 Rock Hall inductees
Check the thermostat in hell -- it appears to have dropped below 32 degrees: Long-snubbed Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush will at long last be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, along with Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Donna...
Stagecoach: It's a frequent-riders program
Country music fans may well experience déjà vu in the desert for the 2011 Stagecoach festival. All this year's headliners are making return appearances, with Kenny Chesney topping a Stagecoach bill for the third time come Saturday. ...
Hot Property: Kaley Cuoco selling in Sherman Oaks
Actress Kaley Cuoco, who plays the neighbor of two socially inept physicists on "The Big Bang Theory," has listed her Sherman Oaks home at $949,000.
The gated Spanish-style house was built in 1937 but has been updated. Features...
Grammy Awards 2011: Lady Antebellum nears a rout with 'Need You Now'; Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' takes album of the year
Lady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los...