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Clint Ballard Jr. dies at 77; pop songwriter had No. 1 hits
![Clint Ballard Jr., a pop songwriter who crafted the No. 1 hits "You're No Good" for Linda Ronstadt in 1975 and "Game of Love" a decade earlier, has died. He was 77.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-01/44622607-20235330.jpg "Clint Ballard Jr., a pop songwriter who crafted the No. 1 hits "You're No Good\" for Linda Ronstadt in 1975 and \"Game of Love\" a decade earlier, has died. He was 77.")
Clint Ballard Jr., a pop songwriter who crafted the No. 1 hits "You're No Good" for Linda Ronstadt in 1975 and "Game of Love" a decade earlier, has died. He was 77.
Ballard, whose health deteriorated after he had a stroke in 2006, died Dec. 23 at his...Tags: Robin Williams, Washington, DC, Frankie Avalon, The Hollies (music group), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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Tom T. Hall's 'L.A. Blues' | 1971
![Tom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction," the Kentucky native said. "I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with big parking lots. Roadside cafes, beer joints, diners, truck stops, pool halls. I'd listen. I'd talk. Then I'd go back to the hotel and sit down with my guitar."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-03/36947448-22140446.jpg "Tom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction,\" the Kentucky native said. \"I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with big parking lots. Roadside cafes, beer joints, diners, truck stops, pool halls. I'd listen. I'd talk. Then I'd go back to the hotel and sit down with my guitar.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTom T. Hall approached songwriting like a hitchhiker in no particular hurry to catch a ride. "I'd go out by the highway and watch the truckers and I'd just go in that direction," the Kentucky native said. "I'd end up in all of these small hangouts with...Tags: Television, Defense, Kentucky, Merv Griffin, Los Angeles Times
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Stagecoach Festival takes the stage
![ONE OF those golden moments you hope for at gargantuan music gatherings like the weekend Stagecoach Festival in Indio came Saturday night, when the Judds, Naomi and daughter Wynonna, resuscitated their monstrously successful '80s act in what was billed as a "one-night-only reunion."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-05/38498432-04155306.jpg "ONE OF those golden moments you hope for at gargantuan music gatherings like the weekend Stagecoach Festival in Indio came Saturday night, when the Judds, Naomi and daughter Wynonna, resuscitated their monstrously successful '80s act in what was billed as a "one-night-only reunion.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterONE OF those golden moments you hope for at gargantuan music gatherings like the weekend Stagecoach Festival in Indio came Saturday night, when the Judds, Naomi and daughter Wynonna, resuscitated their monstrously successful '80s act in what was billed as...Tags: Festive Events, Johnny Cash, Trisha Yearwood, Taylor Swift, Arts and Culture
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Jerry Brown's latest comeback
Today, Spence and Cole discuss how it was that Jerry Brown became the flashpoint in Sacramento's budget impasse. Later in the week, they'll debate city-level emissions plans, the appropriate role of the attorney general and more. Brown: Outrageous and...Tags: Justice System, Local Government, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Ecosystems, Heads of State
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New CDs: Watson Twins, G. Love, Motley Crue, Hacienda Brothers
The Watson Twins Fire Songs (Vanguard)
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Languor is a risky quality for musicians to cultivate: The Path of Slow has led countless down-tempo electronica acts into the dead-end of dinner music. But when slow works, it can be...Tags: Natalie Merchant, Motley Crue (music group), Arizona, Farms, Neil Young
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Celebrity travel: Go away with Simone
Tribune Media ServicesIt's not easy for the child of any celebrity to come out of their parent's shadow. But Simone -- the daughter of the legendary Nina Simone -- makes it look effortless. A talented singer in her own right who performed on Broadway in "Rent" and "Aida," the...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Arizona, Travel, The New York Times, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona)
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At Stagecoach festival, Emmylou Harris is the first lady
Times Staff WriterPROMOTERS of this weekend's Stagecoach festival in Indio have cast their lasso far and wide to rope in a variety of talent to create an event showcasing the stylistic range and artistic ambition of all that can be considered country music today. From the...Tags: George Strait, Festive Events, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Alan Jackson, Gram Parsons
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TV Party for 'Samantha Who?'
Zap2It.comRemember the time we got into that fight at the biker bar and you got beat up by that grandmother with the tattoos? No? Hmm. Remember that time we got arrested for posing as obstetricians at that hospital? No? Well, that baby was gonna be ugly anyway....Tags: Television, Memory Loss, Alan Jackson, Nat King Cole, Health
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'MacArthur Park' Jimmy Webb | 1968
![BY late 1967, Jimmy Webb was a 21-year-old wunderkind of the L.A. songwriter scene with the hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell and "Up, Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension. He was invited to lend a musical hand at a fundraiser in East L.A., and there he met Richard Harris, the incorrigible Irish actor, who prowled the room like a lion with twinkling eyes. Harris wanted to sing old pub songs, and Webb played the piano, so soon they were unlikely drinking mates. "He liked vodka," Webb recalled. "And I was out of my league. Way out of my league. He said to me, 'Let's make a record, Jimmy Webb.' He only called me 'Jimmy Webb,' never just 'Jimmy.' "](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-06/30366587.jpg "BY late 1967, Jimmy Webb was a 21-year-old wunderkind of the L.A. songwriter scene with the hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix\" by Glen Campbell and \"Up, Up and Away\" by the Fifth Dimension. He was invited to lend a musical hand at a fundraiser in East L.A., and there he met Richard Harris, the incorrigible Irish actor, who prowled the room like a lion with twinkling eyes. Harris wanted to sing old pub songs, and Webb played the piano, so soon they were unlikely drinking mates. \"He liked vodka,\" Webb recalled. \"And I was out of my league. Way out of my league. He said to me, 'Let's make a record, Jimmy Webb.' He only called me 'Jimmy Webb,' never just 'Jimmy.' \"")
BY late 1967, Jimmy Webb was a 21-year-old wunderkind of the L.A. songwriter scene with the hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell and "Up, Up and Away" by the Fifth Dimension. He was invited to lend a musical hand at a fundraiser in East L....Tags: Oklahoma, Tony Bennett, Donna Summer, Weird Al Yankovic, Music Industry
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Big events for September
Special to the Chicago TribuneSept. 4-13: Toronto International Film Festival,877-968-FILM; www.tiff08.ca. Canada's premier stargazing party features 250 flicks. Sept. 5-7: Norwalk Seaport Oyster Festival,Norwalk, Conn., 203-838-9444; www.seaport.org. Shucking and slurping to the...Tags: Science and Technology, Sports, Movies, Festive Events, Ernest Hemingway
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Poochigian to Run as 'Anti-Jerry Brown'
Times Staff WriterNever mind that nine of 10 Californians have not heard of him. Never mind that his opponent enjoys blanket name recognition throughout the Golden State, more campaign cash and a double-digit lead in the polls. Chuck Poochigian -- state senator from...Tags: Fresno, Election Day, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Family
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Brown Touts His Record as Mayor in Race for New Post
Times Staff WriterThis city's mayor doesn't dwell on his previous incarnations. Never mind the training to become a Jesuit priest, the gubernatorial romance with singer Linda Ronstadt or those stints with Mother Teresa and Buddhist monks. As the indefatigable Jerry...Tags: Charity, Clarence Thomas, Don Perata, Gang Activity, Fidelity National Financial Incorporated
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