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New Orleans hums with Super Bowl and Mardi Gras
— In a city where even funerals turn into parties, New Orleans rarely lacks for an excuse to strike up the band, boil up some crayfish and swirl together a daiquiri. But with the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras landing this month, New Orleans never has...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Arts and Culture, Mike Ditka, George Clooney, Services and Shopping
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3 injuries reported on American Eagle flight from New Orleans
Three people aboard an American Eagle flight from New Orleans were slightly injured this morning from turbulence the plane ran into as it was descending to land at O'Hare International Airport, officials said. Flight 3720, a Bombardier CRJ-700, was...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Back Pain, O'Hare International Airport, American Airlines, Inc., Chicago Fire Department
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Letters From The Editor: Staying awake through all that jazz
My wife and I are trying to raise our daughter to appreciate the arts — not in a nose-in-the-air way, but in a manner that recognizes the importance of helping her develop both sides of the brain. We want her to know a little bit more about...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Politics, Movies, Lobbying
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Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs
The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Michael Jackson, Prince (music artist), The Beatles (music group), Bo Diddley
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Join Dave Fry for some family holiday cheer Sunday
Lehigh Valley ParentingJoin Bethlehem's Artist of the Year at the venue he helped found when Dave Fry leads his Family Carol Sing at 2 p.m. Sunday at Godfrey Daniels. Kids can grab a shaker or tambourine from Dave's big bag of instruments and provide percussion on set of... -
Conductors pick their pop favorites: Prince? Yes. Elvis? Both.
Asking some of the finest classical conductors in the world what pop, jazz or rock music they listen to seemed like a quixotic idea. Even if they had favorites, what were the chances conductors would take time out from their busy schedules to respond?...Tags: Music, Italy, Los Angeles Times, Deep Purple (music group), Celine Dion
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Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend
In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Duke Ellington, Concerts, University of the Pacific
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Jazz resolutions for a New Year
A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...
Tags: Hyde Park, Arts and Culture, Concerts, Dave Brubeck, Fred Anderson
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Mingus leads best boxed sets
This year's best boxed sets look deeply into jazz and blues history: Bessie Smith: "The Complete Columbia Recordings" (Columbia/Legacy; $79.98). When Columbia/Legacy began reissuing Smith's recordings in boxed sets in the 1990s, the releases unfolded...
Tags: Music Industry, Music, Concerts, Entertainment
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Los Angeles bands swing into an old-school music revival
A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would...
Tags: Arts and Culture, The Big C (tv program), World War II (1939-1945), Concerts, Olympic Games
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Rare artist interviews now streaming at Library of Congress site
Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues? Audio interviews with those and dozens more of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, blues,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Keith Richards, Tony Bennett, Entertainment, Library of Congress
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From the archives: Dave Brubeck at 90: 'I'm very fortunate'
Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010. WILTON, Conn --...
Tags: Benny Goodman, Newspaper and Magazine, Arts and Culture, Sony Corp., Duke Ellington
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Original site for Louis Armstrong topic gallery.