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Don Van Vliet's tip for guitarists: "Listen to the birds. That's where all music comes from."
Pop & HissAmong the bits of advice that Don Van Vliet, in the guise of his musical alter ego, Captain Beefheart, listed in a 1996 musical primer called âCaptain Beefheartâs 10 Commandments of Guitar Playing,â is this, number 1: âListen to the...... -
Fernando Ruelas dies at 60; co-founder of lowrider car club Duke's So. Cal
Fernando Ruelas, who with his brothers founded Duke's So. Cal, considered the world's oldest continuing lowrider car club, and expanded its reach beyond Southern California during his years as president, has died. He was 60.
Ruelas died of cancer...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Vehicles, Culture, Arts and Culture
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Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet, a maverick musician who emerged from the Southern California desert with the name Captain Beefheart and a singular and influential form of avant-garde rock in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 69.
Van Vliet, who retreated to a reclusive...Tags: Devo (music group), Ornette Coleman, Animals, Homes, Multiple Sclerosis
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Jim Dickinson dies at 67; musician-producer helped shape the Memphis sound
Associated PressJim Dickinson, a piano player and producer who helped shape the Memphis sound in a career that spanned more than four decades, died Saturday. He was 67. His wife, Mary Lindsay Dickinson, said he died in a Memphis, Tenn., hospital after three months of...Tags: Memphis, The Rolling Stones (music group), Career and Workplace, Baylor University , Death
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Bobby Espinosa dies at 60; keyboardist for 1970s Latin soul band El Chicano
Bobby Espinosa, a keyboard player who helped create the confluence of jazz, R&B and rock sounds for El Chicano, the East L.A. band that had top-40 hits in the 1970s with "Viva Tirado" and "Tell Her She's Lovely," has died. He was 60.
Espinosa died...Tags: Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Death, Music Industry, Salsa (genre)
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Gerald McCabe dies at 82; founder of folk music venue McCabe's Guitar Shop
Gerald McCabe, a furniture designer whose passion for woodworking and love of music led to the creation of the Santa Monica folk music institution McCabe’s Guitar Shop, died Sunday in Eugene, Ore., two days after suffering a heart attack. He was 82....Tags: Furniture, Heart Attack, Death, Education, Music Industry
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Album review: 'Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968'
Pop & HissRhino's latest Nuggets set offers a comprehensive look at the mid-'60s music scene. Yes, the marquee names are here -- many performing rarities -- but so too are the long-forgotten acts. The mid-'60s was a remarkably dynamic time in pop...... -
Talking With Sid Caesar
The Daily MirrorMay 9, 1980: Timesâ Pulitzer winner Howard Rosenberg, in top form, interviews Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Caesar talks about Mel Brooks ⦠and âSaturday Night Live.â Sneak preview of âThe Long Ridersâ ⦠I didnât realize Ry Cooder did the... -
Album review: "Otis Redding: Live On the Sunset Strip"
Pop & HissPop quiz: How many No. 1 hits did Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Otis Redding score before his death in 1967 in a plane crash? Answer: None. The R&B and soul greatâs only chart-topping hit was â(Sittinâ On)...... -
Ry Cooder 'Quicksand' single targets Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law
Pop & HissRy Cooder has added his voice -- and guitar -- to the raging debate over Arizonaâs recent SB 1070 law targeting illegal immigration with "Quicksand," a fiery song he posted on iTunes this week. The veteran guitarist, singer, songwriter and...... -
Van Dyke Parks goes 'Across the Borderline' for Roskilde Festival
Pop & HissThe Roskilde Festival in Denmark, billed as Northern Europeâs biggest music and culture festival, usually coincides with Independence Day in the U.S., and this year, veteran composer-arranger-orchestrator-raconteur Van Dyke Parks decided to weave... -
The ballad of a classic guitar shop
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMost Southland music fans know McCabe's Guitar Shop for the innumerable folk, country, blues, jazz and world-music concerts presented over the decades in the tiny back stockroom that can hold about 150 folding chairs when all the instrument cases are...Tags: Dave Alvin, Nick Lowe, Government, Family, Music Theater
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