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Charlie Wilson spans the R&B generation gap
Charlie Wilson has been alive for 58 years, and has been singing for nearly all of them — first in his church choir and then in the Gap Band, the pioneering funk group he formed at the age of 14 with his brothers Ronnie and Robert.
That long,...Tags: Charlie Wilson, R. Kelly, The Gap, African Americans, Snoop Dogg
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'Hangtown Dummy' returns to gold-rush town; not everyone thrilled
L.A. NOWNot everyone in the old gold-rush town of Placerville appreciates the gallows humor of one of the city’s most eye-catching attractions -- the “Hangtown Dummy.” Since the 1930s, the thoroughly dead mannequin hung from a rope outside the... -
Man who tossed son off harbor cruise heads to veterans court
L.A. NOWMan who tossed son off harbor cruise heads to veterans court... -
Rapping with Theophilus London: Hot hip-hopper says Poconos broadened his music
Lehigh Valley MusicWhen you hear the music of hot hip-hopper Theophilus London, it’s clear that while he’s based in Brooklyn, N.Y., his sound isn’t typical of the inner-city rap that comes from that battle-scarred borough. Yes, the songs on London’... -
King Fantastic talks about the origins of electro-infused beach bum gangster rap
Pop & HissKing Fantastic talks with Pop & Hiss about the origins of electro-infused beach bum gangster rap... -
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ESPN Music: Landing A Song Can Be A Career Power Play
The emphasis on sports tends to obscure this fact, but ESPN is also a huge consumer of music.
In fact, music has grown into a crucial underpinning of the Bristol-based company's televised sports empire. It's the soundtrack to game coverage, highlight...Tags: Music Industry, Auto Racing, New Products, Mass Media, Companies and Corporations
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Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62; singer and poet 'set the template' for rap music
Gil Scott-Heron, a singer, songwriter, poet and author whose social commentary and combination of spoken words with musical grooves are widely cited as a seminal influence on rap music, died Friday. He was 62.
The Associated Press reported that a friend,...Tags: Poetry, Ronald Reagan, Manhattan (New York City), Substance Abuse, Sarah Silverman
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Marching to glory with the Marian Catholic High School marching band
Tribune criticThe kids in the Marian Catholic band look as if they're about to collapse. They came to class at 7:45 a.m., performed a full-dress show in the afternoon and took a jerky, four-hour ride bound for Indianapolis in crowded school buses after dark. At 10 p....Tags: Brian Johnson, National Football League, High Schools, Government, Baltimore Colts
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Animalistic Simplicity
Bass, drums, and a rapper. It's unsettling how simple Political Animals' hip-hop is. Unsettling because they're stripped-down even compared to their underground peers. (Fellow CT underground rappers Sketch tha Cataclysm and Duece Bug have recently been...Tags: Mass Media, MTV (tv network), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Physical Fitness and Exercise, File Sharing
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When football teams rap: the worst NFL music videos
![The Chicago Bears made music history with the song "The Super Bowl Shuffle."](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-02/59179679-03030437-187105.jpg "The Chicago Bears made music history with the song "The Super Bowl Shuffle.\"")
The Chicago Bears made music history with the song "The Super Bowl Shuffle."
The Shufflin' Crew sold more than 700,000 records and 170,000 videos. William "The Refrigerator" Perry became a household name.
But the success of "The Super Bowl Shuffle" also...Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears, Dance, National Football League
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Grammy Awards 2011: Lady Antebellum nears a rout with 'Need You Now'; Arcade Fire's 'The Suburbs' takes album of the year
![Lady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los Angeles.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-02/59283716-13214916.jpg "Lady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now,\" was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los Angeles.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los Angeles. But the...Tags: Music Industry, Genres, Jazz (genre), NBC (tv network), Train (music group)
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