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Van Morrison discusses 'Astral Weeks,' which he'll perform at the Hollywood Bowl
If necessity is the mother of invention, it might follow that desperation is the father of inspiration. That was certainly the case 40 years ago, when Belfast-bred blue-eyed soul singer Van Morrison found himself broke and stranded on the East Coast...Tags: Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Fiction, Music Industry
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Time for a change in Obama's playlist
Questions posed to presidential hopefuls reflect their times. Remember the famous one for Bill Clinton during the Rock the Vote forum - boxers or briefs? In the latest example, Rolling Stone asked Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to...Tags: Barack Obama, Tina Turner, John McCain, Jay-Z, Luciano Pavarotti
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June 6, 2008
Question: Born McKinley Morganfield, when on stage he was better know as a) Howlin' Wolf b) Magic Slim c) Muddy Waters Answer: c) Muddy Waters -
The Blues
Tribune staff reporterAfter this day, Chicago blues--and by extension the popular music of the last half of the 20th Century--would never be the same. McKinley Morganfield, a.k.a. Muddy Waters, already was famous as the singer and guitarist most responsible for bringing the...Tags: Chess Playing, Willie Dixon, Music Industry, Buddy Guy, Popular Music
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Ike Turner Dies at 76
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIke Turner, the musician who gave the world what many historians consider the first rock 'n' roll record -- "Rocket 88" in 1951 -- but bitterly acknowledged in his later years that he was most famous for being the abusive husband of Tina Turner, died...Tags: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Ike Turner, Tina Turner, Snoop Dogg, Popular Music
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Bo Diddley, 79; singer-songwriter's beat marked rock 'n' roll
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPrimal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79. Diddley died of heart...Tags: George Michael, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Bo Diddley, Heart Disease, Jimi Hendrix
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Bo Diddley dies at 79; his beat marked rock 'n' roll
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPrimal rock and blues musician Bo Diddley, who helped cast the sonic template of rock more than 50 years ago with a signature syncopated rhythm that became universally recognized as "the Bo Diddley beat," died Monday. He was 79. Diddley died of heart...Tags: George Michael, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Elvis Costello, Bo Diddley, Heart Disease
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Groove memories
This is the story of two black bars and how they changed the lives of two white men.
The bars were Pepper's, in various incarnations, and Perv's House. They have been gone for a long time and, if you think about it, and have some familiarity with the...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Newspaper and Magazine, Riots, Photography, Metal and Mineral
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Old-school bluesman Bernie Pearl honors the masters
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterI be's troubled I be all worried mind I can't feel satisfied And I just can't keep from cryin' Bernie Pearl bent over his vintage Martin guitar at a Westside recording studio, listening to the playback of his interpretation of the Muddy Waters classic...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Boyle Heights, Music Industry, Music Theater, Studios
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Heavy Trash
Special to MetromixALBUM: "Going Way Out with Heavy Trash" Backstory: Heavy Trash singer-songwriter Jon Spencer could legitimately be called Jack White's prodigal father: on his second disc with Heavy Trash, he continues the battered-blues tradition that made his...Tags: Jeff Miller, Brian Setzer, Lou Reed
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Destination Halloween celebrations & events around the U.S.
Key West, Fla., is holding its annual Fantasy Fest 2007 Oct. 19-28 with a "Gnomes, Toads & White Rabbit Tea Parties" theme. The event includes costume contests and balls, street fairs and a parade. Organizers are encouraging participants to get...Tags: Key West, Holidays, Festive Event, Religious Festivals
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A sound check along the Memphis-to-Nashville 'Music Highway'
Special to The Los Angeles TimesMemphis, Tenn. Knowing how obsessed Elvis fans can be, I wasn't surprised when my wife and I drove up to the Heartbreak Hotel and found, true to the song's lyrics, that it was actually "down at the end of Lonely Street" and that the desk clerk was...Tags: Al Green, Tourism and Leisure, Civil Rights, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Jerry Lee Lewis
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