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Hoosiers: The Real Story Is Just As Sweet
The Hartford CourantThe sign on I-74 jumped out of the darkness at a lonely Connecticut traveler Saturday night only hours after UConn had lost in Cincinnati, 40 miles to the southeast. Exit 156. Milan. So many folks put together "bucket lists" that demonstrate how...Tags: Gene Hackman, Arts and Culture, William McKinley, Entertainment, Museums
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Ethel Kennedy isn't one to share, in spite of film about her
“There are so many times in my life,” filmmaker Rory Kennedy tells her sister Courtney in the movie “Ethel,” “where people have said, ‘I want to introduce Robert Kennedy's daughter. ...” To which her sibling...
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One of country's biggest bands ever, MTV hitmaker, stage musical set for Sands
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGOne of the biggest-selling country music bands of all time, touring for the first time in nearly a decade, will play Sands Bethlehem Event Center, it was just announced. So will a 1980s hitmaker who bridged punk rock to the...... -
Pop and disco hit-maker, country supergroup, 12 other shows announced for State Theatre
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGA 1970s soft-pop singer who turned to disco, a collection of country music musicians led by a Hall of Famer country and a dozen other new shows have just been announced by Easton’s State Theatre for 2013. Olivia Newton-John, who...... -
Stage show allows story of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper to rave on
Lehigh Valley MusicWhen a small private plane crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 1959, killing pioneering rock ’n’ rollers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, the loss was so devastating it was dubbed “the... -
REVIEW: State Theatre show captures enduring appeal of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper
Lehigh Valley MusicThe music of seminal rocker Buddy Holly not only doesn’t die, but it’s continually reborn – not only in new music artists, but in presentations of the music the way Holly originally did it. One of those, Winter Dance Party,...... -
At Grammy Museum, spirit of protest will offer break from awards
Pop & HissWhile fans wait to find out if Adele, Rihanna or Bruno Mars walks away with a golden gramophone at Sunday night's Grammy Awards, trouble is brewing at the Grammy Museum. Preparations have been underway for an exhibition that looks at a tumultuous period... -
David Wax Museum brings Mexican masters' lessons to Wiltern
Pop & HissDavid Wax of David Wax Museum is a Harvard man with a deep knowledge of folk music in the U.S. and Mexico.... -
Manic Monday Afternoon Snack
Pennsylvania Ave.It's been a busier than usual August Monday in Washington. President Obama addressed the nation (albiet with little new news to report), his administration -- after being accused of taking a less than aggressive stand on the debt talks --...... -
Ritchie Valens and ‘Donna’
The Daily MirrorFeb. 5, 1959: Hereâs a story I neglected to post in my original coverage of âThe Day the Music Died,â an interview with Donna Ludwig of Granada Hills, the subject of Ritchie Valensâ song âDonna.â The Times said: While in...... -
Ezra Reich talks music and his pioneering dad, Steve Reich
Culture MonsterEzra Reich talks about pop music, and his pioneering composer Dad, Steve Reich... -
Rock Stars Die in Plane Crash, Feb. 3, 1959
The Daily Mirror[Note: Here's a repost of an item from two years ago... lrh] Ritchie Valens' Roots Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1987 Los Angeles Times file photo Ritchie Valens, 1941 - 1959 By GREGG BARRIOS WATSONVILLE, Calif. -- "I still remember......
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