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Red Holloway dies at 84; Versatile L.A. jazz saxophonist
Red Holloway, a tenor and alto saxophonist who was one of Los Angeles' most highly regarded jazz artists for more than four decades, died Saturday in San Luis Obispo. He was 84.
The cause was kidney failure, complicated by several strokes, according to...Tags: Lester Young, Arts and Culture, Sonny Rollins, World War II (1939-1945), Joe Williams
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75 Years Young: This is Buddy Guy
![If there's such a sound as "authentic" Chicago blues, there's one player, one man, one artist who still delivers that musical genre like no one else. Buddy Guy is now the nation's most influential blues guitarist. He's won six Grammys, he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he owns a blues club that has become a top Chicago tourist attraction. As Steve Sanders reports, at the age of 75, this is Buddy Guy.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67412527-16110757-187105.jpg "If there's such a sound as "authentic\" Chicago blues, there's one player, one man, one artist who still delivers that musical genre like no one else. Buddy Guy is now the nation's most influential blues guitarist. He's won six Grammys, he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he owns a blues club that has become a top Chicago tourist attraction. As Steve Sanders reports, at the age of 75, this is Buddy Guy.")
WGN NewsIf there's such a sound as "authentic" Chicago blues, there's one player, one man, one artist who still delivers that musical genre like no one else. Buddy Guy is now the nation's most influential blues guitarist. He's won six Grammys, he's in the Rock...Tags: Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Arts and Culture, Music
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Harrisburg faith leaders hold prayer vigil for victims of gun violence
Multi-Media JournalistMembers of the Harrisburg Chapter of Heeding God's Call led a prayer vigil in memory of two people who lost their lives to gun violence last week. The vigil was held on the 100 block of Beaver Road in Paxtonia, where 31-year-old Travis Vogelsong was shot... -
'He's the last of the bluesmen'
He was the son of a sharecropper, the grandson of a slave and -- for an extraordinary 80-plus years -- the voice of the Delta blues.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards picked cotton and pulled corn on Mississippi Delta plantations from age 9, living the hard...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Sears, Arts and Culture, Music, Circuses
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21st century blues -- can an ancestral art form survive?
You can't find the blues on radio very easily these days, unless you hunt low down on the dial in the small hours of the morning.
Same with TV -- a vast wasteland, as far as real blues is concerned.
Record stores -- remember those? -- no longer can...Tags: Beyonce, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Music, Muddy Waters
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David 'Honeyboy' Edwards dies at 96; Chicago bluesman
![David "Honeyboy" Edwards, the son of a sharecropper, the grandson of a slave and — for an extraordinary 80-plus years — the voice of the Delta blues, died Monday at his home in Chicago, said his longtime manager, Michael Frank. He was 96 and had been in declining health with heart problems.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/64346651-29221243-187105.jpg "David "Honeyboy\" Edwards, the son of a sharecropper, the grandson of a slave and — for an extraordinary 80-plus years — the voice of the Delta blues, died Monday at his home in Chicago, said his longtime manager, Michael Frank. He was 96 and had been in declining health with heart problems.")
David "Honeyboy" Edwards, the son of a sharecropper, the grandson of a slave and — for an extraordinary 80-plus years — the voice of the Delta blues, died Monday at his home in Chicago, said his longtime manager, Michael Frank. He was 96 and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Human Interest, Muddy Waters, Joe Williams
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An Appreciation: Etta James
Pop & HissEtta James appreciation: Simple lyrics took on deeper meaning when sung by Etta James. Her unmatched song styling helped bring West Coast R&B to prominence.... -
Push for blues, jazz showcase on old Motor Row gains steam
Clout StreetIt will take some time and a good amount of money, but city planners hope the historic Motor Row stretch of South Michigan Avenue will one day become a living showcase for the city’s blues and jazz legacies. To help make that happen, a City Council...Tags: Cheap Trick (music group), McCormick Place, Arts and Culture, Automotive Equipment, Arts
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'House' star Hugh Laurie explores New Orleans' blues tradition
Zap2ItHugh Laurie's got the blues -- and he wouldn't have it any other way. The British-born actor may be best known to millions in the title role of the hit Fox medical drama "House," but Laurie fans have known for years that he has formidable musical chops...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Arts and Culture, Arts, Allen Toussaint, PBS (tv network)
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Etching Negro League names in stone
Armed with a yellow bucket filled with cleaning supplies, Jeremy Krock made his way toward the grave of John Donaldson, who was interred at Burr Oak Cemetery more than 40 years ago.
Krock, 53, an anesthesiologist from Peoria, spruces up Donaldson's grave...Tags: Emmett Till, Arts and Culture, San Francisco Giants, Dave Winfield, African Americans
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10/10/10: Ten great songs about drinking (and five others about sobering up)
Pop & HissIt’s a fool's game, trying to pick 10 songs about one of popular music’s most reliable topics: alcohol, and the joy and pain it begets. It’s a topic that could fill volumes -– song and the drink -– so to......
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