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A checklist for musical legends
Tribune reporterSinger and musician John Stephens has started a good checklist of things to do to leave a legendary mark on the music industry. Have legends take notice of your work. Check. On Al Green's new CD, "Lay it Down," the best song is a duet with John Legend,...Tags: John Legend, Democratic National Conventions, Dancing, Music Theater, Folklore and Mythology
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Radio station WVAZ-V103 shook off its past and never looked back
Tribune reporterTwo decades ago, Barry Mayo reconfigured America's radio landscape when he introduced the adult urban contemporary format to the dial. He took WBMX-FM 102.7 and transformed it into WVAZ-V103. The rest, as they say, is history. On the recent occasion...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Radio, Adults, Minority Groups, Radio Industry
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Amos Lee Keeps It Loose, Keeps It Tight
Special to the CourantPhiladelphia native and Phillies fan Amos Lee was in a very good mood as he delivered an engaging, nearly two-hour show Wednesday night, the same night his team won the World Series. His set featured bluesy, folksy originals from all three of his albums....Tags: Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Starbucks Corporation
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Booker T. and the MGs join Musicians Hall of Fame
Guitarist Duane Eddy picked his rumbling "Peter Gunn" instrumental and Rolling Stone Keith Richards jammed with The Crickets on "Not Fade Away" as a host of musicians and producers were honored during the Musicians Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday....Tags: Neil Young, Isaac Hayes, Barbara Mandrell, Cricket, Rock and Roll
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TV TALK
DAYTIME Early Show (7 a.m., CBS/2) - The cast of "High School Musical 3" Today (7 a.m., NBC/4) - Lisa Drayer Good Morning America (7 a.m., ABC/7) - Craig Morgan Regis & Kelly (9 a.m., WABC/7) - Gisele Bündchen The Morning Show (9 a.m., WNYW/5)...Tags: Tom Arnold, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Scott Thomas, Smashing Pumpkins, Ellen DeGeneres
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Don't Disrupt Your Evening With New Fox Series 'Do Not Disturb'
Tonight's new network offering is actually a throwback to old TV. "Do Not Disturb" (Fox, 9:30 p.m.) is shot in a studio before a live audience, with all the limitations that entails. Jerry O'Connell stars as the manager of a boutique hotel challenged by...Tags: Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, James Brown, Alice Cooper
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Meet the Band: Pressing Strings
Hometown Annapolis and Ocean City Founded2006 Styleacoustic rock Members Jordan Sokel, guitar and vocals; Josh Kachura, guitar and vocals Influenced byG Love, Al Green, Sublime, Soulive, Kings of Leon NotableSokel and Kachura were college roommates... -
Summer concert highlights
Sun reporterMay May 29: Clinic, Sonar May 29: Cold Taxi, Railaway, All to Cliche, Cheap as Free, Recher May 29: Filter, Ours, Opiate for the Masses, 9:30 Club May 29: Pete Best Band, RHT May 30: All Mighty Senators, 3 Fifths, 8x10 May 30: Bruce in the USA,...Tags: Dickey Betts, Counting Crows, Ted Nugent, Maroon 5, Pat Benatar
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Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Hudson coming to BET Awards
The BET Awards keeps getting more talent under its umbrella. Rihanna will take the stage June 24, the show announced Thursday. Also added: Ne-Yo, Jennifer Hudson, Terrence Howard and Gabrielle Union. The lineup had already included Alicia Keys, Chris...Tags: Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Music Industry, Alicia Keys, Usher
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IFC Film Examines Freedoms, Mores In Its Profile Of Larry Flynt
However you may feel about the pornographer hailed as a constitutional hero, "Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone" (IFC, 9 p.m.) is a fast-moving look at the last few decades in permissiveness and freedom of speech that goes beyond the portrayal of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, New England Patriots, Solomon Burke, Mary Murphy, So You Think You Can Dance
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Homeland Security chief Chertoff says European terrorists trying to enter US a top concern
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ European terrorists are trying to enter the United States with European Union passports, and there is no guarantee officials will catch them every time, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday. Chertoff's comments...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, National Security, Emergency Incidents, Terrorism, Explosions
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Not so famous Amos Lee makes noticeable change
MetromixAmos Lee, Last Days at the Lodge (Blue Note Records) Back story: Philadelphia singer-songwriter Amos Lee was a pretty mellow cat on his 2005 self-titled debut and 2006's Supply and Demand, both calming records released on Blue Note. He's never been...Tags: Neil Young, Folk Music, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan
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