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Feinstein revs up Pasadena Pops summer season
The Pasadena Pops' star-studded "Sierra Acura Summer Concert Series" opens June 1 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia. At the podium: singer, pianist and renowned interpreter of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, TBS (tv network), Culture, Concerts, Movies
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Paul Tanner dies at 95; trombonist with Glenn Miller Orchestra
Paul Tanner, a trombonist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra who became a prominent jazz educator at UCLA and created an unusual electronic musical instrument heard on the Beach Boys' classic 1966 hit "Good Vibrations," has died. He was 95. Tanner died...
Tags: The Lost Weekend (movie), U.S. Army, Culture, Arts and Culture, Leonard Bernstein
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Andy Williams dies at 84; 'Moon River' singer
Andy Williams' signature hit song from the early 1960s was no accident of timing. Audrey Hepburn sang it first in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and it was nominated for an Oscar. But when the producers of the Academy Awards show asked...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Dinah Shore, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Allen, Johnny Mercer
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'Peter Gunn: The Complete Series'
Before he established himself in movies by making the likes of "The Pink Panther" and "10," Blake Edwards created and produced one of television's first private-detective classics. Craig Stevens plays Gunn, as smooth with the ladies - especially...
Tags: Blake Edwards, DVDs, Gavin MacLeod, The Pink Panther (movie, 1964)
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'Moon River' Singer Andy Williams Dies at 84
CNNBRANSON, Mo. -- Legendary singer Andy Williams, known for his smooth voice and classics such as "Moon River," died after a year-long battle with bladder cancer at his Branson, Missouri, home Tuesday night, his family said. Williams, 84, began his singing...Tags: Radio Industry, Johnny Mercer, Andy Williams, Entertainment Events, Movies
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Florida travel calendar for September
Check out festivals and events in September across the state. Check out statewide events this coming weekend, or view the whole month's offerings by region below:
Coming up this week
Through Nov. 2 (Select Nights): Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party,...Tags: U.S. Army, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Hotels, Rollins College, West Palm Beach
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The leader of the Pops
Michael Feinstein was surprised to be asked to fill the newly named Marvin Hamlisch Chair as principal conductor of the Pasadena Pops orchestra. “I was gobsmacked,” Feinstein said, “and very touched.” Feinstein succeeds Hamlisch,...
Tags: Culture, Arts and Culture, Marvin Hamlisch, Concerts, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
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Concert to focus on famous movie scores
The Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert on June 10 showcasing famous tunes and soundtracks from movies including "Star Wars," "E.T." and"Jaws." The community orchestra, led by Music Director Grant Sevdayan, will perform its...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Concerts, Movies, Jaws (movie)
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John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration
The quietest room in Hollywood may be the office where John Williams composes. In a bungalow on the Universal Studios lot, steps from the production company of his most frequent collaborator, director Steven Spielberg, Williams works alone at a 90-year-...Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Robert Altman, Concerts, Meet the Press (tv program)
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Music review: L.A. Phil provides PST with 'The Hollywood Sound'
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Los Angeles Philharmonic's contribution to the Pacific Standard Time with a concert of classic Hollywood film music conducted by Thomas Wilkins.... -
Words from Wings' drummer: Denny Seiwell talks Paul McCartney, area upbringing and new jazz trio
Lehigh Valley MusicWhen Lehighton native Denny Seiwell left the tiny Carbon County town for a burgeoning career as a drummer in the lodges of the Poconos, then the clubs of New York City, jazz was his music of choice. He played with...... -
Brushes with greatness
What do Charo, Gallager (the watermelon-smashing comedian), Mohammed Bello Adoke (the Nigerian Minister of Health), Mario Cuomo, Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Joe Namath, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Swan, Myron Cope, Franco Harris, the Kingston Trio, Woody Herman, Phil...Tags: Colin Powell, Count Basie, Joe Namath, Dave Brubeck, New York City
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