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Dover Downs is a low-key version of the glitter spots
Special To The SunDOVER, Del. -- At first glance, the exterior of Dover Downs doesn't exactly conjure more famous gambling venues such as Las Vegas or Atlantic City. You won't find long stretches of glittering casinos, hotels and nightclubs. No excessive bright neon...Tags: Peter Frampton, Casino and Gambling, Gaming, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Auto Racing
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The sweet sounds of musical success
Sun StaffThey've paid their dues and now it's their time to shine. From playing in the street to playing in empty bars, these local bands have seen it all. Now, their songs are being spun on the radio, and they're booking high-profile gigs. Below are the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco, Ellicott City, Music Industry, University of Maryland, College Park
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The Poisonares
Sun StaffHometown: Baltimore Current Members: Patrick Griffin, upright bass and vocals; Aran Keating, saxophone; Andy Cole, guitar; Nairobi Collins, lead vocals; Josh Cohen, drums. Founded in: 2000 Style: 1950s-style rockabilly and R&B Influenced by: Little...Tags: Little Richard, Rock and Roll (genre)
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Library of Congress names new entries for National Recording Registry
Pop & HissThe Library of Congress has named 25 new entries for its National Recording Registry, honoring historically significant sound recordings. Recordings by Donna Summer, Dolly Parton, Leonard Bernstein and others are joining the registry.... -
Quick Takes: Registry adds recordings
Donna Summer's throbbing 1977 hit "I Feel Love," Prince's 1984 "Purple Rain" album, the first known commercial sound recording dating to 1888, the Sugar Hill Gang's watershed rap record "Rapper's Delight" and 1930s and '40s news reports and speech...Tags: Carol Burnett, Prince (music artist), United Kingdom, Cancer, Weddings
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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...
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Seminal insult comic, blues rocker set to play Sands Event Center
Lehigh Valley MusicThe seminal insult comic and a blues rocker have been announced as headliners for the new Sands Bethlehem Event Center. Don Rickles, the 85-year-old comic known as "Mr. Warmth" because of his offensive and insensitive stage personality, will perform on...... -
Iggy Pop mellows but not getting in a box yet
Reuters(Note: strong language used in quotes, paras 12, 14) * New album "Apres" has 5 songs in French * Solo CD released through private shopping website By Catherine Bremer PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) - Punk music pioneer Iggy Pop - famous for onstage mayhem...Tags: Music, The Stooges (music group), Sound Recordings, Frank Sinatra, Punk (genre)
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Iggy Pop se modera, pero aún no se mete en una caja
ReutersPor Catherine Bremer PARIS, 10 may (Reuters) - El pionero de la música punk Iggy Pop -famoso por el caos que mostraba sobre el escenario, donde se untaba aceite de oliva sobre su escuálido torso y se lanzaba de cabeza hacia el público- está moderá...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Iggy Pop
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'Shaft' guitarist Charles 'Skip' Pitts dies at 65
WGN NewsCharles 'Skip' Pitts, member of Isaac Hayes's band and creator of the iconic guitar riff in "Theme from Shaft," died of lung cancer in Memphis, May 1. He was 65 years old. Pitts is resonsible for the unique "wah-wah" pedal sound featured in the 1970s...Tags: Movies, Music, Music Industry, Lung Cancer, Isaac Hayes
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Locals remember Dick Clark, who put a friendly, smiling face on early rock 'n' roll
Dick Clark, who as host of "American Bandstand" helped propel rock 'n' roll to cultural supremacy in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday, April 18 in Santa Monica, Calif. Read a story about his death, here. Tributes are popping up across the globe. Here...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Dick Clark, Hampton Roads, Gary U.S. Bonds, Concerts
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71
VarietyLevon Helm, the founding drummer of the Band who became a creative force in roots music and cherished Americana icon as a solo performer, died today at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York after a long battle with cancer. He was 71....Tags: ABC (tv network), Music Industry, Blues (genre), Cancer, Throat Cancer
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