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Chris Ethridge, founding member of Flying Burrito Brothers, dies
Pop & HissChris Ethridge, one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, has died at age 65 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Chris Ethridge also toured for many years in Willie Nelson's Family Band.... -
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Holiday books: Fiction
Aleph
A Novel
Paulo Coelho
Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95
A crisis of faith prompts a man to begin a journey of self-discovery from Africa to Asia.
The Angel Esmeralda
Nine Stories
Don DeLillo
Scribner, $24
The first collection of short stories from a...Tags: John Barth, Poetry, Nobel Prize Awards, Julian Barnes, England
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PASSINGS: Manuel Galban, George Kimball, Josef Suk
Manuel Galban
Award-winning Cuban guitarist
Manuel Galban, 80, a Grammy-winning Cuban guitarist who rose to international fame as a member of the Buena Vista Social Club, died Thursday of a heart attack in Havana.
Born in 1931 in Gibara, in the eastern...Tags: Wim Wenders, Cuba, Celebrities and Health Issues, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Heart Attack
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Gil Bernal dies at 80; veteran tenor saxophonist
Gil Bernal, a tenor saxophonist who during his long career played a variety of styles with artists such as Spike Jones, Lionel Hampton and Ry Cooder, has died. He was 80.
Bernal died of congestive heart failure July 17 at Glendale Adventist Medical...Tags: Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Jerry Leiber, Celebrities and Health Issues, Spike Jones
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Book calendar events for the week of July 31, 2011
Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich. SUNDAY Ben Loory and Grace Krilanovich: The authors of "Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day" and "The Orange Eats Creeps" will read and sign their respective books. Mystery & Imagination Bookshop, 238...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Arts and Culture, Denise Richards, Soups, Poetry
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Van Dyke Parks discusses 'Arrangements,' Skrillex collaboration
Pop & HissThe longtime Los Angeles-based music arranger Van Dyke Parks discusses the new collection of his early work, "Arrangements, Vol. 1," as well as his unlikely turn as Skrillex's arranger.... -
Stream 'Beat LA' featuring No Age, Crystal Antlers and more
Pop & HissA Pop & Hiss premiere of the stream of charity compilation "BEAT LA."... -
Nick Lowe: Taking the low-key approach
Pop & HissNick Lowe: The English singer-songwriter isn't too impressed with today's music. Instead, he's doing what he does best: elegantly mature, sophisticated pop songs.... -
Linda Ronstadt remembers Kenny Edwards: 'A beacon to me'
Pop & HissLinda Ronstadt spoke with me Thursday, generously sharing many memories of guitarist-singer-songwriter-producer Kenny Edwards, who died Wednesday at age 64. Edwards was a founder of the Stone Poneys, the band with whom Ronstadt first surfaced nationally... -
Grammys 2011: An early look at album of the year contenders (Part 1)
Pop & HissThe Grammy Awards went young -- and pop -- in 2010, awarding crossover teen star Taylor Swift the show's top crown -- album of the year. For such a seemingly wholesome and beloved artist, it was seen as a somewhat...... -
Former Magic Band guitarist Gary Lucas to bring Captain Beefheart Symposium to Echoplex
Pop & HissDon Van Vliet, best known in rock circles as Captain Beefheart but also an accomplished visual artist, turns 70 years old on Jan. 15, and to celebrate the legendary iconoclastic artist's art and influence, former Magic Band guitarist Gary Lucas......
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Original site for Ry Cooder topic gallery.
