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How Heart, Rush and the rest of Rock Hall of Fame's new nominees stack up
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGJust nine days before it plays Sands Bethlehem Event Center, 1970s and ‘80s female rockers Heart has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the big news out of today’s announcement of nominees is...... -
The music of Stax Records, back on the radio
For a third straight year, DJ Chris Cowles will be on the airwaves, playing seven straight hours of some of the best music ever recorded. Cowles’ show, which he co-hosts with fellow radio personality Tom Shaker, is called the “Soulsville...
Tags: Isaac Hayes, Concerts, Soul (genre), Music, Radio
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Joe Louis Walker, the blues and beyond
As a teenager in ‘60s San Francisco, Joe Louis Walker lived just blocks away from Sly Stone, roomed with Mike Bloomfield, and played shows with B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk. Walker was the 16-year-old house guitarist at the Matrix,...
Tags: Grace Slick, Joe Louis, Entertainment Events, Concerts, Blues (genre)
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Chicago camp teaches kids Blues 101
If you didn’t know better, you’d think Lady Gaga was in the house and the kids were piling in to catch a glance.
But these kids are different. Sure, they’ve got guitars strapped over their shoulders and anticipation in their eyes....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Kanye West, Common, Entertainment Events, Theater
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PASSINGS: George Murdock, Charles 'Skip' Pitts
George Murdock
Character actor often played the 'heavy'
George Murdock, 81, a veteran character actor who had a recurring role as Lt. Scanlon on the television sitcom "Barney Miller" and played God in the 1989 film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier,"...Tags: The Untouchables (movie), Celebrities, Soul Men (movie), Music Industry, Al Green
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Jimmie Vaughan a terrific team player
Jimmie Vaughan is one of the great guitarists of the last 30-40 years, though you might not know it – he’s not about calling attention to himself. He’s about substance and economy rather than excess and showmanship.
In every context...Tags: Fine Arts, Arts, Music Theater, Keith Richards, Country and Western (genre)
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Buddy Guy makes believers of Symphony Hall audience
Lehigh Valley MusicAny non-believers in the powers of blues guitarist extraordinaire Buddy Guy could have been converted in the first 10 minutes of his show Sunday at Allentown Symphony Hall. Guy opened to a standing ovation from the smallish crowd of 600...... -
Internet sensation doesn't quite translate in live show
Lehigh Valley MusicFor anyone wondering how singer/songwriter Ron Pope has a song that gets 20 million views on YouTube and is played on the FOX-TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” while he remains unsigned and a virtual unknown – playing...... -
Former teen blues star Kenny Wayne Shepherd says he's getting better with age
Lehigh Valley MusicPerhaps blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd can be forgiven for putting out just one studio album in the past 12 years. It’s not like he didn’t play music. He has toured often, and in 2007 put out the acclaimed “10...... -
PASSINGS: Tony Malinosky, Gary Moore, Irving Feintech
Tony Malinosky
Brooklyn Dodger and oldest living major leaguer
Tony Malinosky, 101, a former Brooklyn Dodgers infielder who had been baseball's oldest living major leaguer, died Tuesday in Oxnard, the Dodgers announced.
Malinosky played 35 games for...Tags: Music Industry, Baseball Injuries, Celebrities and Health Issues, Obituaries, Richard Nixon
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Today's showbiz puzzler: Why are so many old folks still so cool?
The Big PictureShowbiz is supposed to be a young person's game, even though the shelf-life for every new Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga grows shorter and shorter every year. But if you look around, you start to notice that our favorite geezers...... -
Joe Boyd, Robyn Hitchcock lead tour of London underground circa 1967
Turn It UpWhat was it like to be at the heart of London’s underground music scene in the late ‘60s? You could do worse than having Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock as your tour guides to that galvanizing era, a role they’ll......
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