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New CDs From Kanye West, The Killers, Trace Adkins, The Bronx, Rob Schneiderman
KANYE WEST The most fascinating thing about Kanye West's fourth album is not the result, a largely rap-free collection something like T-Pain and his Auto-Tuned warble, produced by Detroit techno auteur Carl Craig. Rather, it's the apparent cause for...Tags: Carl Craig, City University of New York, Louisiana, Kanye West, Los Angeles
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Ronnie Hawkins: Rock legend on both sides of border
Special to The TimesIf you are a fan of Bob Dylan and the Band, you might have heard the name Ronnie Hawkins quite a bit over the years, though you probably haven't heard much of his actual music -- the Canadian-based rocker has had little sales chart presence in this...Tags: Jerry Lee Lewis, Music Industry, Arkansas, Chuck Berry, Folk Music
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Country crooners vs. honky-tonk: Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, George Jones
Special to The TimesIf Eddy Arnold really is the most successful country music hit maker of all time, why haven't we heard more about him in recent years? I've heard that question a lot in the days since the Tennessee native, who helped broaden the appeal of country music...Tags: Bing Crosby, Music, Roy Acuff, George Strait, Hank Williams
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Carrie Underwood at Stagecoach Festival
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTalk about being handed the keys to the country club. On Sunday in Indio, Carrie Underwood plays Stagecoach, the nation's biggest country music festival, along with closing-day superstar headliner Tim McGraw and the man widely considered the greatest...Tags: Festive Event, Ceremonies, Reba McEntire, Radio Industry, Health and Safety at School
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Scores lose jobs as Holy Land undergoes extreme makeover
Sentinel Staff WriterPaul and Jan Crouch, founders of the world's largest Christian media empire, walk a little slower these days. But that hasn't slowed down the whirlwind transformation of their newest acquisition: Orlando's Holy Land Experience theme park. When their...Tags: Christianity, Employees, Interstate 4, Baptist, Tammy Faye Messner
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Okeechobee Steakhouse has rare accomplishment, turning 60
South Florida Sun-SentinelCurtis Lewis is a young 62-year-old. But get him talking about Okeechobee Steakhouse — the restaurant his parents opened 60 years ago this month — and he sounds like an old-timer. "Years ago we had to peel the potatoes and sort them," he...Tags: Natural Resources, Beach Vacations, Vehicles, Family, Public Employees
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Get back, Loretta? No, step forward
Times Staff WriterUntil Sunday, when she won Grammy Awards for country album and country collaboration at Staples Center, Loretta Lynn's encounters with the Recording Academy's top honor had been limited, and mixed. The country music legend's only previous win was for her...Tags: Moby, Awards and Prizes, Vehicles, Los Angeles, Kurt Russell
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U2, O'Jays Are Rock Hall of Fame Inductees
NEW YORK - Irish rockers U2, R&B singers The O'Jays and soul balladeer Percy Sledge are among five musical legends to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the foundation's 20th annual induction ceremony next year, the organization...Tags: Madonna, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Buddy Guy, Bruce Springsteen
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Funny Bones
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday March 31, 1995 What are Jerry Lewis, Leslie Caron, Ruta Lee and Harold Nicholas doing in the same film? They and a similar contingent of British stalwarts are lending stellar support to two young actors, Oliver Platt and Lee Evans, in...Tags: Marcel Marceau, Leslie Caron, Jerry Lewis, John Altman, Movies
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Country Music Awards
LMPThe Dixie Chicks and Tim McGraw were this year's top award winners with three CMA Awards each during "The 33RD Annual CMA Awards" televised live on the CBS Television Network Thursday night. The Chicks won for Vocal Group of the Year, Single of the Year...Tags: Music Industry, Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, Kenny Rogers, Paul Miller
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