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    Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. An appreciation: Phil Ramone's golden ear for the hits

    That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party," recorded Marilyn Monroe seducing President John F. Kennedy in song on his birthday and engineered essential double-quartet recordings by jazz innovators Ornette Coleman and Eric Dolphy.
    That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party,"...

    Tags: Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles

    2. Mar 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Phil Ramone, record producer to stars, dead at 79

    Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with A-list artists including Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most respected figures in the music industry, <a href="http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/1555083/producer-phil-ramone-dead-at-72" target="_blank">died Saturday</a> at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Billboard reported. He was 79.
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with A-list artists including Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most respected figures in the music industry, died Saturday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Billboard...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Bob Dylan, Human Accomplishments, Music

    3. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Carole King to receive 2013 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

    Carole King has been named the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress&rsquo; Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work.
    Carole King has been named the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work. The former Brill Building writer co-wrote hits in the...

    Tags: Entertainment, Libraries, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Popular Music (genre)

    4. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Paul Simon's Graceland Journey' on KOCE

    <strong>SERIES</strong>
    SERIES Sun Studio Sessions: Shannon McNally and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are featured (8 p.m. KLCS). Need to Know: The weekly current-affairs program begins a new season (8:30 p.m. KOCE). Bering Sea Gold: The dredging-themed docu-series...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Downton Abbey (tv program), Syfy (tv network), Cotton Bowl Classic, IFC (tv network)

    5. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto is given a hero's farewell

    They had to bury Vicki Soto on Wednesday and took care in doing so.
    They had to bury Vicki Soto on Wednesday and took care in doing so. Soto -- her full name was Victoria Leigh Soto -- lived in Stratford, Conn., about a 40-minute drive from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where she taught first grade. She liked the...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, FBI, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Adam Lanza, Heroism

    6. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Latin Grammy Awards 2012: Juanes, Jesse y Joy win big

    LAS VEGAS -- Colombian rock superstar Juanes won the Album of the Year trophy for &ldquo;Juanes MTV Unplugged&rdquo; at the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday evening in Las Vegas, and the Mexico City sibling pop duo Jesse y Joy (that&rsquo;s Jesse and Joy, to English speakers) won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for their melancholy, down-tempo lover&rsquo;s lament &ldquo;&iexcl;Corre!&rdquo; (Run!).
    LAS VEGAS -- Colombian rock superstar Juanes won the Album of the Year trophy for “Juanes MTV Unplugged” at the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday evening in Las Vegas, and the Mexico City sibling pop duo Jesse y Joy (that’s...

    Tags: Entertainment, Mexico, Awards and Prizes, Pitbull (music artist), Carlos Santana

    7. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Big Daddy on Kickstarter for retro Broadway-Hollywood comeback

    One of the great left-field surprises of the 1980s pop music scene came with the arrival of Big Daddy, a whimsical band that reimagined hits of the day as they might have sounded had they been recorded in the 1950s.
    One of the great left-field surprises of the 1980s pop music scene came with the arrival of Big Daddy, a whimsical band that reimagined hits of the day as they might have sounded had they been recorded in the 1950s. The conceit was that the group’s...

    Tags: Harry Belafonte, Entertainment, Elvis Presley, Kickstarter, Popular Music (genre)

    8. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Tom Davis dies at 59; original 'SNL' writer alongside Al Franken

    Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on"Saturday Night Live" beginning with the late-night show's debut in 1975, has died. He was 59.
    Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on"Saturday Night Live" beginning with the late-night show's debut in 1975, has died. He was 59. Davis died Thursday at his home in Hudson, N.Y., his wife, Mimi Raleigh, told...

    Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Entertainment, Primetime Emmy Awards, Timothy Leary, Cher

    9. Jun 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Greyhound Express: new spin on an old-fashioned ride

    Mindful that great American road trips occur in all sorts of vessels &mdash; heck, Huck rode a rickety raft &mdash; we're on a Greyhound bus heading up California's flat, slender belly.
    Mindful that great American road trips occur in all sorts of vessels — heck, Huck rode a rickety raft — we're on a Greyhound bus heading up California's flat, slender belly. "Why?" you ask. That's a sensible question, but let us open our...

    Tags: Travel, Jack Kerouac, Trips and Vacations, Alec Baldwin, Los Angeles Dodgers

    10. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. A world of music at Flights and Sounds Summer Festival in O.C.

    Bluegrass legend Del McCoury has been touring for more than 40 years, but the 73-year-old still likes to shake it up when he performs. "I do an all-request show where the audience shouts out what they want to hear. The band doesn't know what we are...

    Tags: Entertainment, Jazz (genre), Latin Music (genre), Music Industry, Dizzy Gillespie

    11. Jun 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Universal Language

    LA Times Magazine
    Tom Schnabel and Jordan Peimer riff on world music, audience pleasers...and what doesn't sell in L.A....
    12. Jun 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress

    Pop & Hiss
    Classic-film fans know all about Frank Capra’s 1941 political treatise “Meet John Doe.” Soon, music lovers will have the chance to “Meet Joe Smith,” and in the process get a little closer to dozens of the most important...
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