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George Jones dies at 81; country music icon
Three decades ago, an east Texas singer named George Jones took on an impossibly melodramatic, shamelessly sentimental song about a man who desperately clutched at lost love until his dying breath. His 1980 recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"...
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The music community reacts to the death of George Jones
Artists as diverse as Kelly Clarkson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson are among those speaking out about the death today of celebrated singer George Jones. "It's a sad day for country music," said Loretta Lynn, while Paisley noted that Jones'...
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Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian country-folkie, dead at 77
Stompin' Tom Connors, the legendary Canadian country-folk singer known for tunes that proudly raised a beer to hockey and other pillars of Canadian national culture, has died at age 77. One of Connors' signature tunes, "The Hockey Song," is...
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Premiere: Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale's 'Buddy and Jim'
Once there was a great tradition in country music of male harmony singing, one that’s nearly disappeared in recent decades. The Everly Brothers, the Louvin Brothers and the Monroe Brothers were among the standouts of sibling harmony acts, while...
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President Obama, Mitt Romney cameo on 2012 CMT Music Awards
Pop & HissPresident Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney have taped cameos for tonight's 2012 CMT Music Awards. President Obama and Mitt Romney will appear in what is billed as "a comedic opening segment" on the CMT Awards show.... -
Monday's TV Talk Shows: Jim Parsons; Rufus Wainwright; Benjamin McKenzie
Show TrackerCBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Merle Haggard; Bobby Brown performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC Good Day L.A. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV Live With...... -
Video: Willie Nelson, sons cover Pearl Jam's 'Just Breathe'
Pop & HissWillie Nelson's new album 'Heroes' is being released May 15. The new album includes Willie Nelson's version of Pearl Jam's song 'Just Breathe.'... -
Stagecoach 2012: The Unforgiven return with punk attitude intact
Pop & HissIt took two years of behind-the-scenes wrangling, but the members of the '80s Inland Empire cowpunk-metal band the Unforgiven were rounded up for their first concert performance in more than a quarter century Sunday at Stagecoach in Indio, Calif.... -
Ken Phebus dies at 64; veteran talent buyer
Shortly after being hired about a decade ago to up the ante of musical talent offered at the Orange County Fair's summer concert series in Costa Mesa, veteran talent buyer Ken Phebus rolled out his schedule for the fair's board. But one of the...Tags: Miles Davis, Trent Reznor, Entertainment, Bob Dylan, Nine Inch Nails (music group)
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