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Randy Newman's 'I Love L.A.' | 1983
Randy Newman has made a career out of melodic skepticism and deadpan rhythm, but he sounded genuinely stunned the other day when he was told that this year is the 25th anniversary of "I Love L.A." "What is that? I don't believe it. I can't believe it. Can...Tags: Don Henley
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Music's literary side
During the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, singer-songwriter Joe Henry participated in a panel on the connection between music and the written word. For our summer reading issue, we asked Henry to elaborate on this question and to write about how...Tags: Woody Guthrie, Louis Armstrong, Eudora Welty, Entertainment, Literature
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Inara George gets fatherly guidance from Van Dyke Parks
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMike Andrews, the producer of Inara George's new album, "An Invitation," calls it "the father-and-daughter record she never got to make." That might sound strange to students of Los Angeles rock history, who know that the singer's father, Lowell George,...Tags: MySpace, Entertainment, Fiona Apple, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band (music group), Heart Attack
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A Palisades balladeer
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN one, a poor woman from the west coast of Ireland flies, to the strains of a lonely Celtic melody, to Graceland to pay homage to Elvis Presley. In another, a British soldier wounded in World War II wanders London, recalling the days when he danced to...Tags: Culture, London (England), Werner Herzog, England, Poetry
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Movie musicals are whistling a happy tune
"You Can't Stop the Beat." That's the title of the song that brings down the curtain on the musical "Hairspray." Five years into its Broadway run, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman's lyrics have taken on a greater meaning. This summer, New Line Cinema's...Tags: Entertainment, Gene Kelly, Los Angeles Police Department, Bette Midler, Dirty Dancing (movie)
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'Grey in L.A.' Loudon Wainwright III | 2007
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN the early 1950s, a 7-year-old named Loudon Wainwright III came east to Los Angeles and had to practically shade his eyes from the glamour. His journalist father had been made the L.A. bureau chief for Life magazine and the family moved to Beverly...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Entertainment, Pete Seeger, Television, Liza Minnelli
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Run for it!
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAFTER months of training, buckets of sweat and countless tasteless energy bars, they're ready -- or hope they are. More than 26,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes will take to the streets Sunday as the Los Angeles Marathon kicks off its 23rd...Tags: Track and Field, New York Weather, Sleep Deprivation, Chicago Marathon, Marathon
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Middle management
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSometimes it's the most profound part of a song, or the moment that interrupts a narrative's confident surface. Often, it's a backing up, a taking stock, a few seconds of reflection, poignant or even painful. The bridge -- also known as the "middle-...Tags: The Who (music group), Entertainment, Usher, Miles Davis, Mick Jagger
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'City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles' by Mike Davis
Alex Raskin is an Assistant Editor of the Book ReviewThe freeway has been a favorite metaphor for writers trying to fathom Los Angeles for so long that opinions about this town can be virtually divided into day and night views. The night watchers tend to celebrate its long streams of pale yellow light,...Tags: Culture, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Arts
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REVIEW: Actor Ronny Cox offers deliverance of music, stories at Listen Live! Music
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGAs a performing singer-songwriter, “Deliverance” star Ronny Cox is a great actor. That’s not a criticism. Cox’s voice and guitar playing are very good – studied and nuanced. And for his shows he surrounds himself with a crack... -
King, Fogerty, Brown To Attend Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
Several major artists have been announced as additional presenters and performers at the 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking place April 18 in Los Angeles. Carole King will perform for inductee Lou Adler, John Fogerty and...
Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Chris Cornell, Spike Lee, Pearl Jam (music group), Jackson Browne
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Fun-filled day for Dodger fans
GLENDALE — Tracey Weber may be a full-grown adult, but he felt like a little kid when he met Los Angeles Dodgers starting first baseman Adrián González Friday afternoon. “I couldn’t believe it, I was tongue tied,” said Weber,...
Tags: Autism, Foods and Beverages, JC Penney Company Inc., Clayton Kershaw, Lifestyle and Leisure
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