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    Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Bernard Lansky dies at 85; Memphis clothier to Elvis Presley

    Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85.
    Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and other flashy duds in the 1950s, has died. He was 85. Julie Lansky, the clothier's granddaughter, said he...

    Tags: Elvis Presley, Fashion Trends, World War II (1939-1945), Alzheimer's Disease, Music

    2. Jun 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. PASSINGS: Audrey Young, Mary Perry

    Audrey Young, 89, who was a singer-actress in the 1940s and donated $5 million to the UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood to create the Billy Wilder Theater in memory of her late husband, died June 1 in Los Angeles. A cause was not given. Her death was announced by the UCLA Film & Television Archives, which calls the theater home.
    Audrey Young, 89, who was a singer-actress in the 1940s and donated $5 million to the UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood to create the Billy Wilder Theater in memory of her late husband, died June 1 in Los Angeles. A cause was not given. Her death was...

    Tags: Movies, The Lost Weekend (movie), Entertainment Events, Billy Wilder, Doris Day

    3. Jun 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. The Hollywood Palladium is for sale

    Pop & Hiss
    The historic, Live Nation-leased concert venue was built by L.A. Times publisher Norman Chandler in 1940 and is now for sale, and could fetch a price as high as $60 million....
    4. Mar 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Joe Morello dies at 82; jazz drummer for Dave Brubeck Quartet

    Joe Morello, the jazz drummer best known for his work with the influential Dave Brubeck Quartet on such classic recordings as "Take Five," has died. He was 82.
    Joe Morello, the jazz drummer best known for his work with the influential Dave Brubeck Quartet on such classic recordings as "Take Five," has died. He was 82. Morello died Saturday at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., said his wife,...

    Tags: Dave Brubeck, Human Interest, Bruce Springsteen, Benny Goodman, Max Weinberg Experience

    5. Jan 29, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Charlie Callas dies at 83; zany, character-oriented comedian

    Charlie Callas, the veteran comedian who punctuated his zany, character-oriented comedy routines with a bizarre array of facial expressions and sound effects, has died. He was 83.
    Charlie Callas, the veteran comedian who punctuated his zany, character-oriented comedy routines with a bizarre array of facial expressions and sound effects, has died. He was 83. Callas, a resident of Las Vegas, died Thursday evening of natural causes...

    Tags: Drama (genre), Celebrities and Health Issues, World War II (1939-1945), Comedy (genre), ABC (tv network)

    6. Jan 10, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Universal Music Group's vintage recordings head to Library of Congress

    Pop & Hiss
    There's good news, more good news and some nebulous news for anyone interested in the nation's musical heritage in Monday's announcement that Universal Music Group is donating a cache of some 200,000 vintage master recordings to the Library of Congress......
    7. Nov 3, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Book review: 'Frank: The Voice' by James Kaplan

    Some years ago, I shared a barber with the late Mel Tormé. It was a small, low-key shop where the talk was usually sports and the music on the radio was always jazz or vocals from the American Songbook.
    Los Angeles Times
    Some years ago, I shared a barber with the late Mel Tormé. It was a small, low-key shop where the talk was usually sports and the music on the radio was always jazz or vocals from the American Songbook. One morning, Tormé and I found ourselves pausing...

    Tags: The Godfather (movie), Movies, Biography (genre), Music, Ella Fitzgerald

    8. Jan 2, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Quincy Jones' long and restless song

    It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at the cellphone sitting on the kitchen counter.
    It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at the...

    Tags: Johnny Cash, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Kanye West, Science and Technology

    9. Oct 4, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Buddy Morrow dies at 91; trombonist

    Buddy Morrow, a trombonist who carried on the tradition of big-band greats by leading the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for decades, has died. He was 91.
    Buddy Morrow, a trombonist who carried on the tradition of big-band greats by leading the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for decades, has died. He was 91. Morrow, whose career spanned more than 75 years, died Sept. 27 at his longtime home in Maitland, Fla.,...

    Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), World War II (1939-1945), Music, Family, Dance

    10. Dec 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  10. A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

    The Daily Mirror
    Dec. 30, 1941: “Jackie Cooper is studying the finer points of drumming with Buddy Rich of Tommy Dorsey's band these days and doing so well that he sits in with the band at the Mocambo now and then just to get used to playing before an audience.”...
    11. Nov 8, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Stacy Rowles dies at 54; jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player

    Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. She was 54.
    Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. She was 54. Rowles died Tuesday at her home in Burbank of complications after a car accident, said her sister, Stephanie...

    Tags: Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman, Music Industry, Social Issues, Ella Fitzgerald

    12. Jun 7, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. L.A. Story

    Rock stars, Jazzers, Pachucos...they may have grown up somewhere else quaint, like Sandusky, Ohio, or Canada, but they made their mark here—lived, created and died here. Music is as much a part of the L.A. legacy as film and television. From the bebop rapture of the old Cotton Club in Culver City to the head-banging kicks of the Whiskey a Go-Go—neighborhoods have changed, but the memories will last forever.
    Rock stars, Jazzers, Pachucos...they may have grown up somewhere else quaint, like Sandusky, Ohio, or Canada, but they made their mark here—lived, created and died here. Music is as much a part of the L.A. legacy as film and television. From the bebop...

    Tags: Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, Henry Fonda, Ray (movie), Neil Young

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