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Catonsville High musicians collaborate with renowned professionals
Aided by renowned professionals with ties to the area, the Catonsville High School Steel Band brought some of the sounds of Jamaica to Baltimore County Friday evening. Catonsville High alumni Andy Stack and Chris Aschman and Catonsville native John Patti...
Tags: Bonnie Raitt, Concerts, Dionne Warwick, Catonsville, Satellite and Cable Service
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List of Grammy Award nominees
Baltimoresun.com StaffComplete list of nominees in 108 categories announced Thursday for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles: 1. Record of the Year "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey "Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul "Boulevard...Tags: Linkin Park (music group), William Bolcom, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, David Foster
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Our Picks: Sunday jazz in Fairfield County
You don't have to train it to the big city to hear some great jazz on a Sunday evening. Here are a couple of world class performers that are bringing their talents to the quiet reaches of inland Fairfield County. Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub: Sarah's...
Tags: Pizzas, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Benny Goodman, Ridgefield
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Bob Moog, geek, electronic music pioneer, gets Google Doodle
Bob Moog was a geek. And proud of it. His music-meets-electronics inventions made him a legend in the music world but not exactly a household name. Today, a Google Doodle seeks to change that, honoring him with an ultra-cool interactive doodle -- call...
Tags: Concerts, Google+, Music Industry, Music, Electronics
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2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)
It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...
Tags: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Facebook, Bars and Clubs, George Shearing, The Huffington Post
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Guitar History To Hit Auction Block
FOX 17 MeteorologistMost musicians, and many non musicians have some idea of who Les Paul is and what he played. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin back in 1915, he was known as the father of the electric guitar. He truly revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar, and...Tags: Music Industry, Music, Auction Service
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The Google doodle: A highly creative home page homage
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPhotographer Robert Doisneau is known for Parisian street scenes that reflected his fascination with what he called "the marvels of daily life." Four of his images — including his famous (if posed) 1950 picture of a kissing couple — graced...Tags: Larry Page, Music, Google Inc., Charlie Chaplin, Sergey Brin
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Zerg Rush Easter egg and other great time wasters from Google
Google's Zerg Rush is a gift to all of us who believe that not every minute spent at work should be used in productive pursuits. If you have a few minutes to spare, try typing the words "zerg rush" into Google from the search engine's homepage. Then...
Tags: Online Media Industry, Google Inc., Easter, Gaming
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A member of Gene Vincent's band describes joining Rock Hall of Fame
"I’m coming down off the cloud. It'll take me a few days, but I expect I’ll get there," said 71-year-old drummer Dickie Harrell, who, as part of Gene Vincent's original band, was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame on Saturday. A number of...
Tags: Smokey Robinson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Williams, Kid Rock
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Hunters Could Buy Your Treasure In Covington
ABC26 NewsSaturday is your last chance to sell your unwanted treasures in Covington. The group Treasure Hunters is set up at the Country Inn & Suites at 130 Holiday Boulevard. They'll be evaluating people's property from 9:00-4:00 on Saturday. Treasure Hunters... -
All hail the Marshall stack: The amplifiers that built rock
Pop & HissRock amplifier innovator Jim Marshall died on Thursday. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers insight into the importance of the "Marshall stack" as a symbol in rock & roll.... -
Rest in peace, Earl Scruggs
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelWith apologies to Les Paul, Eric Clapton or any other guitar hero you could name, it would be well nigh impossible to find anyone who singularly became identified with a musical genre and a particular instrument more than Earl Scruggs. Scruggs and his...
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