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    Aug 28, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. The way Raphael Saadiq sees it

    Musical time travel seems to thrill Raphael Saadiq. On his last album, 2004's overlooked Ray Ray, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-producer went back to the blaxploitation era. The loose concept album positioned him as a funky fly guy whose songs...

    Tags: Popular Music, Marvin Gaye, Mary J Blige, Ethics, Music Industry

    2. Aug 23, 2008 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Hayes, un inmortal de la música

    Especial para El Sentinel
    He estado escuchando la música de Issac Hayes desde su muerte el 10 de agosto y no consigo apreciarla sin sentir algo agridulcemente rico. Para nadie es un secreto que Hayes no había grabado un disco en mucho tiempo. Pero siempre teníamos la esperanza de...

    Tags: Luther Vandross, James Brown, Barry White, Otis Redding, Al Green

    3. Jul 29, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Virgin Fest tuneup

    Before the lights dim and the band plays, the question stands: Have you done your homework?
    Sun reporters
    Before the lights dim and the band plays, the question stands: Have you done your homework? Did you dig back through your record collection, spot the band's best album and spin it a few times before the show? Crack open a CD case (or click an iTunes...

    Tags: Bob Dylan, Kanye West, Iggy Pop, Scott Weiland, Music Industry

    4. Aug 13, 2008 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  4. On this date in history

    1521: Mexico City was captured by Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez from the Aztecs. 1889: William Gray patented the first coin-operated telephone. 1907: The first taxicab started on the streets of New York City. 1934: Al Capp's comic strip L'il...
    5. Aug 11, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Isaac Hayes, 65; innovative singer, composer changed pop music with hits like 'Shaft'

    Isaac Hayes, the musician, composer and producer whose innovative sound changed the shape of pop music and whose shaved head, bejeweled outfits and regal demeanor embodied African American masculinity in the 1970s, has died. He was 65.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
    Isaac Hayes, the musician, composer and producer whose innovative sound changed the shape of pop music and whose shaved head, bejeweled outfits and regal demeanor embodied African American masculinity in the 1970s, has died. He was 65. Family members...

    Tags: South Park, Glen Campbell, John Belushi, Hal David, Minority Groups

    6. Aug 11, 2008 |Story| Zap2It

  6. 'Shaft' Composer Isaac Hayes Dies

    Isaac Hayes, the musician, composer and producer whose innovative sound changed the shape of pop music and whose shaved head, bejeweled outfits and regal demeanor embodied African-American masculinity in the 1970s, has died. He was 65. Family members...

    Tags: South Park, Glen Campbell, John Belushi, Hal David, Minority Groups

    7. Jul 11, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. A side of soul and charm

    Special to the Chicago Tribune
    The music may have quieted down on the South Side, but it never went away. In the past few years, a handful of taverns, banquet halls and other venues have been refurbished by neighborhood champions and transformed into unpretentious music clubs,...

    Tags: Popular Music, Society, Ceremonies, B.B. King, Al Green

    8. Apr 6, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Casey Jenkins, chef and owner of Darker Than Blue Cafe

    A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Casey Jenkins knows good food. He also is betting that he knows a good location when he finds it. Although his friends in New York wonder why he stays in a city made famous by TV crime dramas, Jenkins...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Parkville

    9. May 22, 2008 |Story| WGN-TV

  9. People to People: May 24, 2008

    For more information about Dr. Leonard Jewell DVC and his practice, log on to: www.jewellanimalhospital.com For more information about the Expungement Summit, call in advance (312)603-5200, or visit www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org
    10. Apr 24, 2008 |Story| WGN-TV

  10. People to People: April 26, 2008

    The surviving members of the legendary group The Impressions who first began their illustrious career with Jerry Butler and later with Curtis Mayfield join us to talk about their music and the messages their songs conveyed in relation to the Civil...

    Tags: Jerry Butler

    11. Jun 1, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The cool part about being a N.E.R.D.

    TALK about a tour manager's worst nightmare.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    TALK about a tour manager's worst nightmare. Chad Hugo had missed his flight from Virginia, skipped rehearsal and wasn't picking up the phone. Worse still, with less than an hour until show time it appeared the 32-year-old multi-instrumentalist and...

    Tags: Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Britney Spears, Gary Numan

    12. May 6, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Mayfields music fueled an era

    If asked to name the recording artist whose music came closest to serving as a soundtrack for the civil rights movement in the 1960s, most pop fans would probably think of James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan.
    Special to The Times
    If asked to name the recording artist whose music came closest to serving as a soundtrack for the civil rights movement in the 1960s, most pop fans would probably think of James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan. But a new DVD makes a strong case that...

    Tags: Chuck D, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Jerry Butler, Paramount

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