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Tony Sheridan dies; singer backed by Beatles on 'My Bonnie' was 72
The first song the broader world heard from the Beatles wasn't one of the pop-music gems that seemed to flow so effortlessly from the pens of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, nor was it any of their versions of American R&B and blues songs that were a...
Tags: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, England, Entertainment, The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program)
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Ringo Starr exhibit to open June 12 at Grammy Museum
This post has been updated. See note below for details. The Grammy Museum will put up its third salute to a Beatle with the June 12 opening of “Ringo: Peace and Love,” billed as “the first major exhibition to explore the life of...
Tags: Museums, John Lennon, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Arts
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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...
Tags: Merle Haggard, Entertainment, Stephen Harper, Gordon Lightfoot, Twitter, Inc.
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Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles
It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, England, Book, Human Accomplishments
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Pop Art: Astrid Kirchherr and the Beatles
Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles in 1960 when they were five lads from Liverpool pounding out marathon shows at a club in a seedy part of her native Hamburg, Germany. She fell for the bass player, Stuart Sutcliffe, and found the others — John...
Tags: Photography, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Radio, Entertainment
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Ravi Shankar got by with a little help from his friends
Among the items the Grammy Museum included in its George Harrison “Living in the Material World” exhibit that opened about this time last year was a letter the ex-Beatle received following the all-star Concert for Bangladesh fundraiser he...
Tags: Music Theater, Woodstock Festival (1969), Entertainment, Jenni Rivera, Madison Square Garden
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Review: Beatles flop 'Magical Mystery Tour' is put in context
Roll up, America; step right this way. Here comes the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," getting a big night on domestic television, 45 Christmastimes after it first aired in the United Kingdom, on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, 1967. Newly restored and...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Entertainment, Peter Fonda, PBS (tv network), Engelbert Humperdinck
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'Concert for George' streaming on YouTube for 24 hours
Eleven years ago today, George Harrison died at the age of 58 in Los Angeles. And exactly one year after that some of the late Beatle's closest friends -- including Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Harrison's surviving bandmates -- gathered for...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Rihanna, YouTube, Eric Clapton, Library of Congress
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An appreciation: Herb Reed helped R&B, pop soar with the Platters
Pop & HissSinger Herb Reed, the last original member of the '50s L.A. R&B group the Platters died Monday in Boston. Herb Reed continued touring with the Platters until 2011.... -
Tuesday's TV Talk Shows: Michelle Obama; Jessica Sanchez; Charlize Theron
Show TrackerCBS This Morning Golf instructor Butch Harmon; author Douglas Brinkley. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Charlize Theron; “Big Brooklyn Style”; Rebecca Ferguson performs; fashion; energy boosters. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA Good... -
Levon Helm dies at 71; drummer and singer with the Band
Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious...
Tags: Woodstock Festival (1969), Woody Guthrie, Entertainment, Throat Cancer, Neil Young
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