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L.A. well represented in tonight's Rock Hall induction ceremony
This post has been updated. See note below for details. “It’s a good year to be having this in L.A.,” said Greg Harris, the new president and chief executive of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, referring to tonight’s...
Tags: Quincy Jones, Arts and Culture, Music, The Eagles (music group), Staples Center
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Stephen Stills aims to Light Up the Blues for Autism Speaks
On his own and as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and sometimes Young), two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stephen Stills has taken part in many a benefit concert over the last four decades, but usually his role has been that of rock singer...
Tags: Music, Concerts, Lucinda Williams, Services and Shopping, Behavioral Conditions
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Miranda Lambert is Academy of Country Music Awards' top winner
Rising country singer Luke Bryan was named entertainer of the year and Miranda Lambert was singled out as a songwriter and a singer on Sunday at the 48th Academy of Country Music Awards. Lambert picked up significant honors from her collaboration with...
Tags: Miranda Lambert, Concerts, Entertainment, Nashville Star (tv program), Music Industry
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Rolling Stones unveil 2013 world tour
In the better-late-than-never department, the Rolling Stones on Wednesday announced a 2013 tour, as close to a full-fledged 50th anniversary "50 and Counting" tour as "the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band” could muster, opening in May in Los...
Tags: England, Prudential Center, Ron Wood, Services and Shopping, Mick Taylor
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Bobby Rogers dies at 73; original member of Motown's the Miracles
Bobby Rogers, an original member of the Motown group the Miracles, who collaborated with lead vocalist and songwriter Smokey Robinson and kept the musical franchise going after its biggest name left, died Sunday at his suburban Detroit home. He was 73....
Tags: The Supremes (music group), Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Politics, The Temptations (music group)
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Bobby Rogers, founding member of Motown group the Miracles, dies at 73
Bobby Rogers, a singer-songwriter who was a founding member of the Motown group the Miracles, has died at 73. Rogers died early Sunday morning in Detroit after a long illness, according to the Associated Press. As a songwriter, Rogers worked...
Tags: Music Industry, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations (music group), The Miracles (music group)
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PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge
Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...
Tags: Lisa Bonet, Christianity, Muddy Waters, Concerts, John Howard
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First major Rolling Stones exhibit opening May 24 at Rock Hall
“Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction,” billed as “the first ever major exhibition” on the group long-ago dubbed “the world’s greatest rock 'n' roll band,” will open May 24 for what is slated to be a 10-...
Tags: Music, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones (music group), Entertainment
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Barry Bonds is trying to hit one out of Beverly Park
Perhaps hoping to hit a home run of a different sort, former baseball outfielder Barry Bonds has put his Italian-inspired estate in Beverly Park up for sale at $25 million. Designed to function both as a place to host large-scale events and as a family...
Tags: Celebrities, Sports, San Francisco Giants, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, New York City Police Department
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Shakespeare and the Alabama Shakes: Grammy glory for the Bard?
“What’s in a name,” quoth the Bard of Avon in “Romeo and Juliet.” In the offices of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, one of the deep South’s flagship theater companies, marketing director Meg Lewis has been trying to...
Tags: Media Industry, Arts and Culture, Music, Janis Joplin, Festive Events
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Pete Townshend receives 2013 Les Paul Award
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Four of the key bands from the 1960s British Invasion were represented Friday in Anaheim when the Who’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, Pete Townshend, was given the Les Paul Award at the...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Arts and Culture, Music, Culture
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Volkswagen teases Super Bowl ad featuring singer Jimmy Cliff
Another day closer to the Super Bowl brings us another automaker teasing the ads they've paid millions to air. This time it's Volkswagen, the company behind a number of memorable Super Bowl ads, including the adorable "The Force" spot from 2011 in...
Tags: Cosmology, Sports, Automotive Equipment, Beyonce, Jimmy Cliff
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