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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: John Mayer, Ceremonies, Entertainment, Music Industry, Lady Antebellum (music group)
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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: The O2, England, Staples Center, Mick Taylor, Keith Richards
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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: Marvin Gaye, The Supremes (music group), The Temptations (music group), Freedom of the Press, Politics
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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: The Temptations (music group), The Miracles (music group), Music Industry, Smokey Robinson
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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, Crime, Law and Justice, The Staple Singers (music group), Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett, 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, Entertainment, The Rolling Stones (music group), Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
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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: Pittsburgh Pirates, Eric Burdon, Personal Service, Esai Morales, Realty
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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: Arts and Culture, Bruce Springsteen, Blue Oyster Cult (music group), Janis Joplin, Ray Davies
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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: Arts and Culture, Pete Townshend, Eric Burdon, Staples Center, Ceremonies
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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: YouTube, Automotive Equipment, Football, Jimmy Cliff, Sports Cars
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First 2013 Rock Hall performers, presenters announced
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is beginning to take shape. Officials announced Wednesday that Don Henley would welcome Randy Newman into the Hall in April, while John Mayer will induct blues legend Albert King. In addition, Christina...
Tags: Donna Summer, Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Quincy Jones, Albert King
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Pasadena Playhouse: Mike Stoller and wife gave crucial $1 million
If the Pasadena Playhouse had decided to adopt a theme song when a dire economy and long-standing debts forced it to cease operations for most of 2010 while it tried to claw its way back to solvency, “Stand by Me,” the 1961 pop-soul classic...
Tags: Mike Stoller, Arts and Culture, Holidays, Broadway Theater, Family
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