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Happy birthday! Dec. 5
Little Richard, singer, 76 Joan Didion, writer, 74 Calvin Trillin, writer, 73 J.J. Cale, musician, 70 Gary Allan, musician, 41 Margaret Cho, comedian, 40 Frankie Muniz, actor, 23 The Associated PressTags: Joan Didion, Little Richard, Gary Allan
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Matt Butcher pours his life into 'Me and My Friends'
Sentinel Pop Music CriticThere's an axiom that a songwriter has a lifetime to come up with his first album, then about nine months for the follow-up. For Orlando singer-songwriter Matt Butcher, 25, a good portion of his life is wrapped into the poignant, pretty songs on Me and...Tags: Gainesville, Depression, Ryan Adams, Defense, Behavioral Conditions
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Sometimes McMurtry has a message; sometimes it's just a song
Sentinel Music CriticIn recent years, James McMurtry has gained attention for songs critical of the Iraq war and the current administration. So, with a new president in the White House on Jan. 20, is this articulate singer-songwriter (and son of Lonesome Dove author Larry...Tags: Baby Products, Games, and Toys, John Mellencamp, Steve Earle, The White House, National Government
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Birthdays
*Singer Little Richard is 76. *Author Joan Didion is 74. *Author Calvin Trillin is 73. *Musician J.J. Cale is 70. *Actor Jeroen Krabb� is 64. *Opera singer Jos� Carreras is 62. *Pop singer Jim Messina is 61. *Actress Morgan Brittany...Tags: Joan Didion, Little Richard, Gary Allan, Morgan Freeman, Opera
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1/2: 'Cadillac Records' isn't top of the line
Special to The Morning CallBrilliantly cast and ambitious to beat the band, ''Cadillac Records'' is a little movie that aims big. It tries to capture nothing less than the moment when white culture embraced black music and rock 'n' roll was born. But even if the iPod Nation craves...Tags: Adrien Brody, Muddy Waters, Chess Playing, Game Playing, Rock and Roll
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A homegrown Grammy? It's possible
and Geoff Gehman Of The Morning CallThe Lehigh Valley will have another shot at its first homegrown Grammy winner when the coveted music awards are handed out Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. Allentown native Amanda Seyfried shares a compilation-soundtrack nomination for the film version of the...Tags: CBS Corp., Amy Winehouse, Allentown, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, ABBA
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Rock school in; Pez Museum out
Of The Morning Call''We don't need no education,'' sing kids on Pink Floyd's ''Another Brick in the Wall.'' But in order to perform that song in public, your kid's going to need, well, some education. That's where the School of Rock comes in. The nationwide franchise --...Tags: Phillipsburg, Cartoons, Classic Rock, Jack Black, Paul Green
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Today's Celebrity Birthdays
Singer Little Richard is 76. Author Joan Didion is 74. Author Calvin Trillin is 73. Musician J.J. Cale is 70. Actor Jeroen Krabbe is 64. Opera singer Jose Carreras is 62. Pop singer Jim Messina is 61. Actress Morgan Brittany is 57. Actor Brian Backer is...Tags: Joan Didion, Little Richard, Gary Allan, Morgan Freeman, Opera
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Celebrating the shamrock When Poisoned Dwarf takes liberties with Celtic music, it does so respectfully. Modern influences seep into the band's music from time to time, but the musicians in the Williamsburg-based group are too devoted to tradition to...Tags: Classical Music, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Celtic Music
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On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end with the 21st Amendment to the Constitution
Today is Friday, Dec. 5, the 340th day of 2008. There are 26 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 5, 1933, national Prohibition came to an end as Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution,...Tags: College of William and Mary, John Adams, U.S. Elections, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Chiron Corporation
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Review: 'Cadillac Records'
rafer.guzman@newsday.com(3 1/2 STARS) (R) PLOT The story of Muddy Waters, Etta James and other icons of the pioneering Chess Records label. CAST Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles, Columbus Short LENGTH 1:48 PLAYING AT Area theaters BOTTOM LINE Fast, lively and...Tags: Adrien Brody, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Chess Playing, Country Music
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Finding new things in the ancient taiko tradition
Special to the Tribune"You could say it's a new tradition based on our ancient legacy," Tatsu Aoki explains of the approach to venerable Japanese drumming in "Taiko Legacy 5," a dance and music showcase on view Dec. 13 and 14 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Taiko drumming,...Tags: Dancing, Dance
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