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Summer Fun Guide: Concerts provide lots of outdoor music
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe summer concert season means music fans no longer have to be cooped up in theaters and arenas. Nothing compares to concerts under the stars, whether it's at LouFest, Twilight Tuesdays, STL Bluesweek, Big Muddy Blues Festival, or the offerings at Fair...Tags: Josh Turner, Cowboy Mouth (music group), St. Louis, Jack Ingram, Mirage (music group)
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Headlines for Friday, May 17,  2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Guy Fieri, Maroon 5 (music group), Tom Bergeron, Speedway, Mickey Hart
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Exclusive: 2013 Taste of Chicago Bud Light stage lineup
RedEye Sound BoardYou heard it here first: This year’s now-complete Bud Light stage at the Taste of Chicago features—well, a ton of great local talent. Here are the top 7 acts on that free stage at the 2013 Taste (July 10-14), with the full schedule below!...Tags: Taste of Chicago, My Morning Jacket (music group)
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Local doctor's photograph goes postal
Plattsburgh Press-RepublicanDr. Laura Carbone's twin passions are photography and music. Wherever there's live music -- from the Cadyville Concert Hall to the Blast Furnace Blues Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. -- Carbone snaps away from the photogs' pit or finds a strategic front-...Tags: Music, Mahalia Jackson, Festive Events, Nikon Corp, Music Industry
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Symphony Center jazz season: Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Mavis Staples
In 1994, Orchestra Hall — home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra — took a gamble. The grand old institution for the first time launched a jazz subscription series, betting that Chicagoans would commit to a season of such events, albeit a short...
Tags: Herbie Hancock, Lincoln Center, Sean Jones, Fine Artists, Music Industry
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Justin Timberlake sings for Obamas at White House soul tribute
Having already dominated the Grammy Awards, late-night television and the Billboard 200, Justin Timberlake rode his rolling promotional juggernaut to the White House on Tuesday night, taking part in an all-star tribute to Memphis soul along with Mavis...
Tags: Paul McCartney, Charlie Musselwhite, Barack Obama, White House, Entertainment Events
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Quick Takes: Memphis soul celebrated
The brand of soul music that originated from a segregated Memphis, Tenn., in the 1960s sought to "create a little harmony with harmony," President Obama observed. The music is an important part of American history, he said, and it was celebrated Tuesday...Tags: Television, Sally Field, Satellite and Cable Service, Norma Rae (movie), Music
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Quick Takes
Netflix's 'Development' The Bluths will be back just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Netflix said it will premiere 15 new episodes of the cult hit "Arrested Development," starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, on May 26 on its online streaming...Tags: Arrested Development (tv program) , Francois Hollande, Elaine Stritch, Arts, Charlie Musselwhite
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Amy Helm Performs at Infinity Hall in Norfolk on March 29
About eight years ago, singer/songwriter Amy Helm (pictured) — the daughter of the Band's legendary singer/drummer Levon Helm (who passed away last year) and singer/songwriter Libby Titus Fagen — was blowing minds, gently, with folk-rock...
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PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge
Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Stroke, Muddy Waters, The Staple Singers (music group), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich responds to Times criticisms
After 28.4 million viewers tuned into the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, Pop & Hiss had some thoughts on how to improve the show. Some of the suggestions were lighthearted -- no more mimes, for instance -- and others took the Grammys to task for regularly booking...
Tags: Sting, Bruno Mars, Zac Brown Band (music group), Entertainment Events, Academy Awards
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Cleotha Staples, founding member of the Staple Singers, dies at 78
Cleotha Staples, one of the founding members of the renowned Chicago soul and gospel group the Staple Singers, died Thursday at the age of 78. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for 12 years, and had been under 24-hour home care....
Tags: Music, Trinity United Church of Christ, The Staple Singers (music group), Gladys Knight
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