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Ken Phebus dies at 64; veteran talent buyer
Shortly after being hired about a decade ago to up the ante of musical talent offered at the Orange County Fair's summer concert series in Costa Mesa, veteran talent buyer Ken Phebus rolled out his schedule for the fair's board. But one of the...Tags: Brian Wilson, Entertainment Events, Nine Inch Nails (music group), Grammy Awards, Bob Dylan
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Teddy Charles dies at 84; jazz vibraphonist and composer
Teddy Charles, a jazz vibraphonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop-era jazz greats before becoming a charter boat captain in the Caribbean, died Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on New York's...
Tags: Sailing, Human Accomplishments, Heart Disease, Aretha Franklin, Charles Mingus
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Jazz night at well-stocked bar is shaping up neatly
On a recent Glendale night, the customary cold stillness of the 1100 block North Pacific Avenue in Glendale was agreeably jostled. At about 9, the warm sounds emerging from the Neat Bar doorway added welcome vitality to the commercial street that...
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Ron Carter Trio plays Yale University's Sprague Hall in New Haven on March 23
One of the best jazz re-issues from last year was Columbia/Legacy's Live in Europe 1967, a 3-CD/DVD package that captured Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet — Davis, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and...Tags: Dexter Gordon, Tony Williams, Chico Hamilton, Colleges and Universities, Europe
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Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Billie Holiday, Blues (genre), Beyonce, Jerry Lee Lewis
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Zupe and Nichols to perform free concert Sunday afternoon
marieg@herald-mail.comYou might not recognize their names. But if you're a fan of "Malcolm in the Middle," "The Simple Life," "Dateline NBC," MTV's "Road Rules" and "Real World," you probably recognize their music. After all, their work has been featured on some of the top...Tags: Van Halen (music group), Music Industry, Radio, Music, Jeff Beck
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Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive'
Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.
Born white, the son of Greek immigrant...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Blues (genre), Disco (genre), Obituaries, U.S. House of Representatives
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Eiko Ishioka dies at 73; graphic designer and art director
As Japan's preeminent graphic designer and art director in the 1970s and early '80s, Eiko Ishioka helped build her reputation by heading media campaigns for Parco, a major boutique shopping complex chain. But instead of focusing on fashion or other...Tags: Movies, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment Events, David Henry Hwang, Movies
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Fight the Power: Bruce Lee as hero of the downtrodden
Bruce Lee, the Chinese martial arts megastar who died in 1973, has attained a kind of global cultural-icon status, on par with, say, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, Malcolm X, Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Marley, Che Guevara and Al...Tags: James Dean, Documentary (genre), Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Mickey Rourke
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Top 5 Christmas Comedies
Fox 5 San Diego StaffWhen producers asked me to compile a list of the best holiday films, I didn’t think that would be very fun. Everybody has seen Miracle on 34th Street and It’s a Wonderful Life a million times. I remember when I worked morning radio, we did a...Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Sid Vicious, Richard Donner, Holidays
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