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    Jan 25, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  1. Charting your hipness plunge

    Change of Subject
    In the Beyonce thread I linked to this list of the Top 10 songs of every year from 1947 -- when "Managua, Nicaragua" by Freddy Martin and "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba" by Perry Como were charting -- to 2012. If you're like......
    2. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  2. Notable passings of 2012

    Some stories are harder to write than others. Obituaries are among the hardest, as the represent an obligation to do justice to the folks who have passed and hopefully to bring solace to their loved ones.
    Some stories are harder to write than others. Obituaries are among the hardest, as the represent an obligation to do justice to the folks who have passed and hopefully to bring solace to their loved ones. Some of Laguna's best and brightest died in...

    Tags: Dean Martin, Television, Awards and Prizes, Local Elections, American Legion

    3. Sep 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Hal David, Burt Bacharach's music partner, dies at 91

    L.A. NOW
    Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of memorable hits in the 1960s and early ’70s, including “Walk on By,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love”...
    4. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'

    Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...

    Tags: Andy Williams, Television, Music, Robyn, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    5. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach

    Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s<strong>,</strong> including &quot;Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
    Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-...

    Tags: Michael Feinstein, Hal David, Authors, Brooklyn (New York City), Music

    6. Jul 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Tony Martin dies at 98; singer-actor in Hollywood musicals

    Tony Martin, one of the last of the big-name singer-actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He was 98.
    Tony Martin, one of the last of the big-name singer-actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He was 98. Martin, who toured for years with his wife, dancer-actress Cyd Charisse, died of natural causes Friday at his home in Los Angeles,...

    Tags: The New York Times, Fred Astaire, Music, Radio, Bars and Clubs

    7. Dec 15, 2011 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. 10 Cool Spotify Playlists For the Holidays

    <span style=&quot;font-size: medium;">Okay: what do you want out of your Christmas/holiday music (other than wanting it to stop)? Memories? Dinner or fireplace-worthy jazz chillouts? It takes all kinds. If you're too lazy to make up your own mind, try some of these. One of 'em has got to do the trick while your chestnuts are roasting by the heat of the yule log.</span>
    Okay: what do you want out of your Christmas/holiday music (other than wanting it to stop)? Memories? Dinner or fireplace-worthy jazz chillouts? It takes all kinds. If you're too lazy to make up your own mind, try some of these. One of 'em has got to do...

    Tags: Run-D.M.C. (music group), Music, Holidays, Christmas, Religious Festivals

    8. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Bob Henry dies at 92; TV producer and director

    Bob Henry, an Emmy Award-winning television variety-show producer and director who produced Nat King Cole's groundbreaking musical variety program in the 1950s and helped make Flip Wilson a household name as the producer of his hit comedy-variety show in the 1970s, has died. He was 92.
    Bob Henry, an Emmy Award-winning television variety-show producer and director who produced Nat King Cole's groundbreaking musical variety program in the 1950s and helped make Flip Wilson a household name as the producer of his hit comedy-variety show...

    Tags: Andy Williams, The Carpenters (music group), Television, Norman Lear, Music

    9. Mar 22, 2012 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  9. 'He was an inspiration ... motivator'

    Emmy Award-winning television producer Bob Henry died March 18 at his Laguna Beach home after a long illness. He was 92.
    Emmy Award-winning television producer Bob Henry died March 18 at his Laguna Beach home after a long illness. He was 92. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine of Siena, preceded by a rosary at 9:30 a.m. Henry will be...

    Tags: Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Television, Music, Radio

    10. Dec 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Arts on TV: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Doctor Who; Sonny Rollins

    Culture Monster
    Arts TV programming this week...
    11. Mar 13, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  11. TribLocal picks: Favorite St. Patrick’s Day songs

    TribLocal - Elmhurst
    Nothing gets you more in the mood to say “Erin Go Braugh” than the perfect Irish song — and perhaps a swig of green beer. …...
    12. Aug 13, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. Waiting calmly to die

    The email from a reader in Westwood was short, to the point and disturbing.
    The email from a reader in Westwood was short, to the point and disturbing. "My life has been very full," wrote Polly Berger. "But now it is getting very bad, and I want to go to that other world." Berger also said she wished there were more Dr. Jack...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Tony Bennett

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