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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: Los Angeles Dodgers, Primetime Emmy Awards, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Jerry Lewis

    3. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  3. Bay Street Players present 'Plaid Tidings'

    EUSTIS — If you like your Christmas music vintage, you will enjoy the Four Freshman-style harmony of the Forever Plaid quartet.
    EUSTIS — If you like your Christmas music vintage, you will enjoy the Four Freshman-style harmony of the Forever Plaid quartet. "Plaid Tidings," a sequel to "Forever Plaid," brings the long-dead but clean-cut boys back to Earth for one more go...

    Tags: Music, Theater, Rosemary Clooney, Music Theater, Ed Sullivan

    4. Sep 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. 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”...
    5. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 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: Tammy Wynette, The Smothers Brothers, Robyn, Andy Williams, ABC (tv network)

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

  6. 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: White House, Paul Williams, Library of Congress, Music Industry, James Bond (fictional character)

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

  7. 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: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bing Crosby, Jerome Kern, Glenn Miller, Walter Winchell

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

  8. 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: Music, Otis Redding, Johnny Winter, Nat King Cole, Spice Girls (music group)

    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: Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Comedy (genre), Glen Campbell

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

  10. 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: Music, Gladys Knight, World War II (1939-1945), Andy Williams, Nat King Cole

    11. Dec 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

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

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

  12. 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. …...
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