Music
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Weekend picks: Country star Josh Turner to rock Festival ParkJul 12, 2014 5:00 am - Country guy: Fans of country star Josh Turner and his songs like “Time is Love” and “Your Man” won't want to miss the Roughstock and Rambler Tour on Saturday outdoor...
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Jazz bass innovator Charlie Haden dies at 76Jul 12, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet and liberated ...
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Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies at 65Jul 12, 2014 1:01 am - Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday. Dave F...
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Top 15 gear up for next round of Suburban Chicago's Got TalentJul 11, 2014 6:00 am - The guest judge for the Top 15 round of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent has a vested interest in who wins the summer-long competition. That's because the guest judge for ...
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Health issues don't keep surf-guitar king Dick Dale downJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - When surf-guitar master Dick Dale performs onstage these days, he makes it look easy. It isn't. Dale has fought two battles against rectal cancer. He struggles with ren...
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Gospelfest is Sunday:Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Gospelfest, Greenbelt Cultural Center's annual celebration of gospel music, will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13. Scheduled performers include: recording art...
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Foundation awards $182,000 in grants to District 200 music programsJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Instruments will get repaired, new equipment will be purchased, guest performers will visit and music educators will receive training thanks to about $182,000 in grant m...
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Rock Hall planning Everly Brothers tribute showJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The Rock and Roll of Fame will honor the Everly Brothers with a tribute concert this fall. The Rock Hall announced Thursday that surviving member Don Everly w...
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Brooks' music coming to digital via his own siteJul 10, 2014 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Garth Brooks is finally embracing digital music, but he's doing it his own way. Brooks, one of the last holdout big-name musicians still refusing to ...
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Batavia native, engineer mentors girls in robotics campJul 10, 2014 8:00 am - In 2002, Denise Karabowicz was the only girl on the Rotolo Middle School's Lego Building Club. In 2003, she repeated her solo status. Eleven years later, she's running t...