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Music City Walk of Fame Honors
Alan Jackson and Kix Brooks are two of the latest celebrities who will have stars in their name added to Nashville's Music City Walk of Fame on Nov. 6.
The singers, who each both boast more than 20 years in country music, join several other famous...Tags: Human Interest, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Dolly Parton
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Guitar History To Hit Auction Block
FOX 17 MeteorologistMost musicians, and many non musicians have some idea of who Les Paul is and what he played. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin back in 1915, he was known as the father of the electric guitar. He truly revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar, and...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Auction Service, Music Industry
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Zerg Rush Easter egg and other great time wasters from Google
Google's Zerg Rush is a gift to all of us who believe that not every minute spent at work should be used in productive pursuits. If you have a few minutes to spare, try typing the words "zerg rush" into Google from the search engine's homepage. Then...
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A member of Gene Vincent's band describes joining Rock Hall of Fame
"I’m coming down off the cloud. It'll take me a few days, but I expect I’ll get there," said 71-year-old drummer Dickie Harrell, who, as part of Gene Vincent's original band, was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame on Saturday. A number of...
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The Google doodle: A highly creative home page homage
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPhotographer Robert Doisneau is known for Parisian street scenes that reflected his fascination with what he called "the marvels of daily life." Four of his images — including his famous (if posed) 1950 picture of a kissing couple — graced...Tags: Larry Page, Music, Jules Verne, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Mandolin master David Grisman plays Infinity Music Hall
If you Google “Top Mandolin Players,” pretty much every result you get will have David “Dawg” Grisman in the top five. The man is a living legend. Go ahead and try it. I’ll wait…
Over the course of his 50-year career,...Tags: Acoustic (genre), Music, Punch Brothers (music group), Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Hunters Could Buy Your Treasure In Covington
ABC26 NewsSaturday is your last chance to sell your unwanted treasures in Covington. The group Treasure Hunters is set up at the Country Inn & Suites at 130 Holiday Boulevard. They'll be evaluating people's property from 9:00-4:00 on Saturday. Treasure Hunters... -
All hail the Marshall stack: The amplifiers that built rock
Pop & HissRock amplifier innovator Jim Marshall died on Thursday. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers insight into the importance of the "Marshall stack" as a symbol in rock & roll.... -
Rest in peace, Earl Scruggs
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelWith apologies to Les Paul, Eric Clapton or any other guitar hero you could name, it would be well nigh impossible to find anyone who singularly became identified with a musical genre and a particular instrument more than Earl Scruggs. Scruggs and his... -
Happy holidays: Google Doodle shows evolution of the art
Nation NowGoogle Doodles: Gumby, Halloween, Dizzy Gillespie and more -- a Doodler talks about her favorites and what inspires the Google Doodle team. 2011 was a very good year for doodles.... -
2012 Grammy award nominees: Who will win?
WGN NewsCheck out the complete list of nominees for this year's Grammy Awards. Tune in on Sunday February 12 at 8/7c to see if your predictions were right. Record Of The Year Rolling In The Deep Adele Holocene Bon Iver Grenade Bruno Mars The Cave...Tags: William Shakespeare, Arts and Culture, Cher, Grammy Awards, Poetry
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He put the 'wah' in rock 'n' roll
You've probably seen Del Casher, sporting a yachtsman's cap as he cruises around town in his fire-engine-red sedan, and never given him a second look. But the 73-year-old musician, who operates a sound studio on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank, is one of...Tags: Phyllis Diller, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Frank Zappa
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