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1970s soft-rockers, doo-wop favorite, 'America's Got Talent' contestant to highlight Levitt Pavilion season
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGTwo 1970s soft-rock hit-makers, a doo-wop favorite, an award-winning blues band and a contestant from television’s “America’s Got Talent” will headline the free 52-concert season at Levitt Pavilion at ArtsQuest's SteelStacks campus... -
On the Town: Dancing up a storm at the Ford
While some had no choice but to stand due to a sell-out, standing-room-only house, even those with seats at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre took to their feet in a standing ovation following the Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre’s “Dance in the...
Tags: U.S. Military, Scott Joplin, Michael Jackson, Dance, Duke Ellington
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Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
![Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve countdowns, died Wednesday. He was 82.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69464521-18175759-187105.jpg "Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand\" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve countdowns, died Wednesday. He was 82.")
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...Tags: Television Stations, Arthur Godfrey, Times Square, Arts and Culture, Academy of Country Music Awards
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Gene Vincent's Blue Caps to be inducted into the rock hall of fame April 14
Gene Vincent, the influential early rocker born in Norfolk, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His band, The Blue Caps, were unfortunately overlooked by the Rock Hall -- until now. Vincent's musical co-conspirators will be inducted...
Tags: Donovan, Rod Stewart, Willie Williams, Arts and Culture, George Clinton
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Soccer sign-ups to be held at mall
The Hagerstown Area Youth Soccer League will hold registration Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the food court area at Valley Mall. Registration is for boys and girls ages 4 to 18. Adults ages 19 and older also can register. Birth certificates are...Tags: Concerts, Disasters, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Disasters and Accidents
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Dana Carvey, Chuck Berry highlight State Theatre's 85th season
Lehigh Valley Music“Saturday Night Live” comedian Dana Carvey, “Father of Rock and Roll” Chuck Berry, groundbreaking film director John Waters and performances of hot Broadway shows “In the Heights” and “Shrek the Musical”... -
Poet finds his voice: Burgin man creates poetry and documentary
eruehs@amnews.comC.A. Shelley, 71, is the first to admit he didn’t exactly find God early in life. “I’ve made a huge number of mistakes in my life,” he says, “and on a few rare occasions, actually did something right.” These days the...Tags: Christianity, Documentary (genre), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Television
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Audience experiences noteworthy flashback
davem@herald-mail.comMore than 70 people on Sunday found themselves at a point in time when rock ’n’ roll was arriving in the United States. The performers at the time included artists like Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly, and their influence was...Tags: The Beatles (music group), Steve Allen, Crimes, Ed Sullivan, Domestic Violence
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My Jersey Shore
![If MTV's "Jersey Shore" becomes a franchise — and heaven help us if it already has — I hope they get around to doing a version that focuses on the shore I have come to know and love.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-08/55399424-06155754-187105.jpg "If MTV's "Jersey Shore\" becomes a franchise — and heaven help us if it already has — I hope they get around to doing a version that focuses on the shore I have come to know and love.")
If MTV's "Jersey Shore" becomes a franchise — and heaven help us if it already has — I hope they get around to doing a version that focuses on the shore I have come to know and love.
The "Shore" I see on TV is a caricature, a fun-house mirror...Tags: Hair and Nails, Beaches, Heart and Circulatory System, Restaurant and Catering Industry, New Jersey
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Virginia rockabilly musicians return with exhibit and CD
Daily PressThese days, 69-year-old Kenny Coates appears to be a mannerly country gentleman. Yet beneath that polite exterior crouches an original rock 'n' roll wild man. In the late 1950s, Coates fronted a rockabilly band called The Dazzlers - named for a Bill...Tags: Gene Vincent, Rockabilly (genre), Roy Clark, Music Industry, Arts and Culture
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