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In King's Atlanta, Pieces of a Legacy
Special to The TimesATLANTA, Ga. -- Fresh grass, polished stone and cheery park rangers greet more than half a million tourists annually who visit a small neighborhood here to view the grave of Martin Luther King Jr. and the artifacts of his life. This national historic...Tags: Justice and Rights, Christianity, Music Industry, Civil Rights, Tina Turner
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Ernie Barnes dies at 70; pro football player, successful painter
Ernie Barnes, a former professional football player who became a successful figurative painter, known for depictions of athletes and ordinary people whose muscled, elongated forms express physical and spiritual struggles, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai...Tags: Family, Arts and Culture, Olympic Games, Hospitals and Clinics, Sports Illustrated
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'Skies of L.A.' Celine Dion | 2008
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"I've always wanted to do a song about L.A., and now I have one." Celine Dion, calling during a recent tour stop in South Africa, said her romance with Southern California began almost two decades ago when she came to Malibu to work with producer David...Tags: Rihanna, Celine Dion, Music Industry, Los Angeles International Airport
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The lessons of Lil Wayne's No. 1
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs music business headlines go, the one that arrived this week was a golden oldie, a half-forgotten tune from happier days: A new album soared to the top of the charts, selling more than 1 million copies in a single week. It was the first time in 39...Tags: Miley Cyrus, Prince (music artist), Coldplay (music group), MySpace, Eminem
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His rep got a bad rap
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN the opening chapter of Jerry Heller's new memoir "Ruthless," the most pilloried music executive in hip-hop history acknowledges his controversial reputation by beating his detractors to the punch. He quotes various disses aimed at him by a who's who of...Tags: George Hickenlooper, Clive Davis, Van Morrison, David Geffen, Arts and Culture
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Links to some of Norman Whitfield's greatest hits
A sampling of Norman Whitfield's body of work as a producer and songwriter:
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine," Marvin Gaye
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg," The Temptations
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone," The Temptations
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Ne-Yo, a gentleman inside and out
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGLIDING across the stage, crooning "come closer" over a driving beat, he manhandles the microphone stand like a modern-day James Brown. Only without the polyester jumpsuit. Ne-Yo, the R&B triple-threat singer, performer and songwriter, is rocking a steel...Tags: LL Cool J, Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Gucci Group NV
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Phoenix, Arizona's offerings for Super Bowl-goers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPhoenix Centuries ago, native people known as the Hohokam built an agricultural civilization on a stretch of desert known today as Arizona's Valley of the Sun. Some archaeologists believe the brutally arid climate forced the people to scatter in search...Tags: Family, Golf, Arts and Culture, Science, Diego Rivera
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Letters: The essence of Lourdes -- in France, and Altadena
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe essence of Lourdes I have been to Lourdes, France, twice -- once as a pilgrim in 2001 and last year as a tourist. Susan Spano wrote such a fine article, which caught the essence of Lourdes ["Slice of Heaven," Sept. 7] that I felt as though I were...Tags: Cults and Sects, Moldova, Ken Burns, Stevie Wonder, Death
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Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson and the style that lasts: R&B
Times Pop Music CriticLOOKING classic-casual in a summer blazer, gray fedora and matching silk scarf, Ne-Yo leaned over his laptop in a West Hollywood recording studio one mid- August afternoon, playing selections from "Year of the Gentleman," his third solo album, out Sept....Tags: Dance, Science, Music Industry, Recording Studios, Whitney Houston
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Levi Stubbs, lead singer of the Four Tops, dies at 72
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLevi Stubbs, the lead singer of the legendary Motown group the Four Tops whose tough yet soulful voice was showcased on dozens of singles, including "Baby I Need Your Loving" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," has died. He was 72. Stubbs...Tags: Johnny Carson, Family, Count Basie, Music Industry, The Four Tops (music group)
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Not-so-fossilized Phoenix
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCenturies ago, native people known as the Hohokam built an agricultural civilization on a stretch of desert known today as Arizona's Valley of the Sun. Some archaeologists believe the brutally arid climate forced the people to scatter in search of...Tags: Family, Golf, Arts and Culture, Science, Diego Rivera
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