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Last Stand for Lionel Batiste
WGNO NewsFans of New Orleans Jazz man Lionel Batiste said goodbye at his viewing this afternoon but they didn't lean over his casket to get a final look. Batiste was standing up for the viewing at Charbonnet-Labat-Glapion Funeral home in Treme. Louis Charbonnet... -
CRAFTY LADY: Danville woman likes wowing people with her creations
Staff WriterAs 11 a.m. approached on a sunny Tuesday, members of the Home League, a women’s ministry program at the Salvation Army, entered the back of the small church on Fourth Street. And as they entered, the women were met by all things 1950s, courtesy of...Tags: The Salvation Army, Toy Industry, Music, Entertainment
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Donna Summer dead: Her voice soared through disco and beyond
Pop & HissDonna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The singer's soaring voice and sensual purrs made her a queen of disco and an enduring figure in the music industry long past the genre's heyday.... -
The Lion King puppets
WGNO NewsThe Broadway musical The Lion King is now playing at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre. The actors actually control their animal puppets on stage throughout the show, and our Mike Theis found out how it all works and went behind the scenes for this Best Seat in...Tags: Entertainment Events, Broadway Theater, Theater, Entertainment
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Old Town School rolls out historic song archive
The Old Town School of Folk Music has had a lot of legendary and influential artists pass through its doors during its 55 years, and many of them have been documented on recordings that up until now have been available only to the school’s music...Tags: Arts and Culture, Apple iTunes, Jeff Tweedy, Joan Baez, Andrew Bird
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Five for your planner: Friday, Nov. 4
1. Open house
Metal sculptor Scott Cawood opens his studio to visitors. Showing work in progress and holiday gift ideas. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Scott Cawood Art Studio, 3829 Harpers Ferry Road, south of Sharpsburg. Free. Go to www....Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Arts and Culture, Roy Rogers, Music
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DeLois Barrett Campbell dies at 85; gospel soprano
She was the mightiest voice of the greatest female trio in gospel.
And if she had wished it, Chicagoan DeLois Barrett Campbell surely could have been a far bigger star singing solo in jazz, blues, pop, Broadway, you name it.
But Campbell and her...Tags: Human Interest, Sacred Music (genre), Diseases and Illnesses, Gospel (genre), Johnny Carson
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Grammy Hall 2012 inductees named
LOS ANGELES - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rolling Stones' “Exile on Main St.,” Bill Cosby's “I Started Out as a Child” comedy album and musicologist Harry Smith's widely influential “Anthology of American Folk Music”...Tags: Television, Freddy Fender, Arts and Culture, The Rolling Stones (music group), Bruce Springsteen
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Grammy Hall of Fame announces 2012 recordings inductees
Pop & HissThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech is among 25 recordings selected for the 2012 Grammy Hall of Fame. Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." and the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main St." also are among the new Grammy Hall of Fame... -
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announces 'Women Who Rock' exhibit
Pop & HissStarting May 13, women armed with pipes and axes (the vocal and guitar kinds, of course) will take over the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. Get ready for willful sopranos, juke-joint mamas, girl-group cuties, gritty...... -
Fantasia Barrino gaining '30 to 45 pounds' to star in Mahalia Jackson biopic
Pop2itNever ask a lady if she's pregnant. She's probably just starring in a biopic.... -
Albertina Walker dies at 81; Grammy-winning 'Queen of Gospel'
![Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the "Queen of Gospel" who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the Caravans, has died. She was 81.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/56628002-08215244-187105.jpg "Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the "Queen of Gospel\" who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the Caravans, has died. She was 81.")
Albertina Walker, the Grammy-winning vocalist known around the world as the "Queen of Gospel" who helped launch some of the biggest names in traditional gospel through her vocal ensemble the Caravans, has died. She was 81.
Walker died of respiratory...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Gospel (genre), Music, Entertainment, African Americans
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Oct 9, 2010
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