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In Rotation: The Mixtures' 'Stompin' at the Rainbow'
Pop & HissWith apologies to the Who, who coined the term, the music that the Mixtures made in the Southland in the early 1960s can best be described as “maximum r&b.” The hard-driving sound is captured on “Stompin’ at the Rainbow: The...... -
PASSINGS: Mel McDaniel, Lou Gorman, Harley Allen
Mel McDaniel
Country music singer-songwriter
Mel McDaniel, 68, a husky-voiced country music singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit with "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," died of lung cancer Thursday at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn., the Grand Ole...Tags: Hank Williams, Jr., College Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Celebrities and Health Issues, Alan Jackson
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"Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy" by Melissa Milgrom
!["Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy"](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/56863259-18130756-187105.jpg ""Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy\"")
Special to the Tribune"Still Life: Adventures in Taxidermy" By Melissa Milgrom Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 304 pages Thank goodness Melissa Milgrom's family lived near Schwendeman's Taxidermy Studio in Milltown, New Jersey. "Everyone knew the queer little shop,”...Tags: Scalp, Seamus Heaney, Crimes, Springfield, Central Park
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Classic Hollywood: Cemeteries of the stars
Steve Goldstein knows where all the famous bodies are buried.
By day, he's a businessman who owns a payroll service. But in his off hours, he's one of Hollywood's best-known grave hunters. Author of "LA's Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.s R.I.P" and...Tags: Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Family, Carroll O'Connor, Billy Wilder
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Our Laguna: Who would you invite to Christmas dinner?
The holidays are a time to extend hospitality — to show there is room at the inn. Here is a sampling of with whom Laguna folks would most like to invite share their Christmas or Hanukkah dinner, given the choices of anyone living or dead, fact or...Tags: George Gershwin, Arts, Elizabeth Edwards, Condoleezza Rice, Family
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Up All Night - Mercy!
The 33 NewsThe famous Roy Orbison song, "Pretty Woman," immediately draws the mind to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's love story played out on the big screen, but to this business owner the classic song inspired him to open up this cozy little wine bar called,...Tags: Romance (genre), Bars and Clubs, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Julia Roberts
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And to Topper it all off
COSTA MESA — The Rock 'N' Roll King of Orange County wants the world to know that after 50 years of alcohol and cigarettes, 10 years of cocaine, five wives, three heart surgeries and a fight with cancer, he's still rocking. Greg Topper, the man who...Tags: Local Government, Music Industry, Christmas, Family, Social Issues
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Shelby Singleton dies at 77; maverick country music mogul
Shelby Singleton, a maverick country music mogul and talent scout who launched the careers of Roger Miller and Ray Stevens before resuscitating the fabled Sun Records label to give new life to recordings by 1950s Sun discoveries including Johnny Cash...Tags: Music Industry, Death, Career and Workplace, Obituaries, Johnny Cash
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Billy Lee Riley dies at 75; rockabilly pioneer did 'Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll'
Billy Lee Riley, a rockabilly pioneer and songwriter who recorded for the legendary Sun Records label and is best remembered for his 1957 singles "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll" and "Red Hot," has died. He was 75. Riley died Sunday of colon cancer that...Tags: Arkansas, Death, Music Industry, Colon, Pocahontas
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Express Yourself and Belly Dance
McClatchy/TribuneForget the movie stereotype of voluptuous 20-year-olds in skimpy chiffon outfits belly dancing to please a harem full of men in the desert. In a Tacoma, Wash., community center last week, belly dance students ranged from 20-somethings to senior citizens,...Tags: Dancing, Shakira, Women's Health, Dance, Family
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Ringo Starr's Q&A at the Grammy Museum
Pop & HissThe Grammy Museum has landed an impressive roster of artists for its series of question-and-answer and performance sessions in the year since it opened at the L.A. Live complex downtown. Among the participants: Brian Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Annie Lennox,... -
'Pretty Woman' may score a hat trick with new fragrance
All The RageIt was wonderfully “Orbison” at Apothia Fred Segal on Thursday. The late singer's voice, crooning classics, permeated the space. But just as importantly, another essence surrounded us. Amber, bergamot and cedar (among other delightful aromas)...
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![The famous Roy Orbison song, "Pretty Woman," immediately draws the mind to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's love story played out on the big screen, but to this business owner the classic song inspired him to open up this cozy little wine bar called, "Mercy."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-12/50980281-09173811-187105 "The famous Roy Orbison song, "Pretty Woman,\" immediately draws the mind to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere's love story played out on the big screen, but to this business owner the classic song inspired him to open up this cozy little wine bar called, \"Mercy.\""){kind=small}
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