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ABBA, the Stooges -- but not KISS -- make the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pop & HissThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is opening its arms to welcome in ABBA, Genesis, the Hollies, the Stooges and Jimmy Cliff, but has given the KISS-off, for this year at least, to hard rock’s most celebrated tongue-wagging, makeup-loving...... -
Closeup on Danbury
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: Named for the parish of Danbury in Essex, England, by the Connecticut General Court after rejecting the proposed name of Swampfield, favored by early settlers. ORIGINS: Settled in 1684 when eight families from the Norwalk and...Tags: Danbury, Ken Green, Connecticut, Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Stamford
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Kenny Rankin dies at 69; singer-songwriter's long career almost defied categorization
![Kenny Rankin, a singer-songwriter and musician whose song "Peaceful" was a hit for Helen Reddy and who had popular covers himself of a pair of Beatles hits, has died. He was 69.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-06/47396403-08192940.jpg "Kenny Rankin, a singer-songwriter and musician whose song "Peaceful\" was a hit for Helen Reddy and who had popular covers himself of a pair of Beatles hits, has died. He was 69.")
Kenny Rankin, a singer-songwriter and musician whose song "Peaceful" was a hit for Helen Reddy and who had popular covers himself of a pair of Beatles hits, has died. He was 69.
Rankin died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The...Tags: Washington Heights (Manhattan, New York), Hospitals and Clinics, Music Industry, Greenwich Village, New York City
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Carly Simon: Coming around again with 'This Kind of Love'
![CARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on " American Idol." "I tune in whenever I get a chance," she says in that signature dusky voice. "How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang 'You're So Vain' and did such a nice job on it, and Carly [Smithson] was named after me?"](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-05/39358070-30181833.jpg "CARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on " American Idol.\" \"I tune in whenever I get a chance,\" she says in that signature dusky voice. \"How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang 'You're So Vain' and did such a nice job on it, and Carly [Smithson] was named after me?\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on " American Idol." "I tune in whenever I get a chance," she says in that signature dusky voice. "How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Family, Manhattan (New York City), William Styron, Carly Simon
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Meet the Band: Teporah
Hometown // Baltimore Current members // Deborah Bilezikian, vocals, piano and trumpet Founded in // 2005 Style // rhythm and blues and folk rock Influenced by // Laura Nyro, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell Notable // Bilezikian worked on her new album...Tags: Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell
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Snow storms through music's many genres
Sun Pop Music CriticNina Simone, Laura Nyro and Joni Mitchell had already cleared the path for Phoebe Snow. Like those wondrous women of song, Snow is fearlessly musical, her work sweeping through the blues, gospel, jazz, pop, folk -- sometimes within one song. Because of...Tags: Music Industry, New Jersey, Death, Greenwich Village, New York City
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