Music
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Stevenson junior wins music honor:Feb 12, 2014 12:01 am - Stevenson High School junior Monet Lee has been selected as a violinist for the 2014 National High School Honors Orchestra, a group of 100 of the country's top student m...
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Japan's 'Beethoven' says partly faked hearing lossFeb 11, 2014 10:00 pm - TOKYO - The man once lauded as Japan's Beethoven said he can partially hear in a new disclosure Wednesday following the stunning revelation last week that his "Hiroshima...
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Kris Kristofferson looks back — and moves forwardFeb 11, 2014 10:00 pm - Kris Kristofferson, 77, has received so many awards as a songwriter, performer and actor it's hard to keep track. When the still shaggy-haired and gravelly voiced singer...
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings to perform at ECCFeb 11, 2014 10:00 pm - Roots-oriented band Blackie and the Rodeo Kings is heading to the Elgin Community College Arts Center Saturday, March 1. The performance will be held at 7 p.m. in the Se...
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Martina McBride returns with soulful covers recordFeb 11, 2014 4:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Martina McBride started looking for material for her next album, she turned to the great soul singers Aretha Franklin and Etta James for inspirat...
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Best bets: Swoon to sounds of The Midtown MenFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Top pick Who Loves You? Serenades from members of the original Broadway cast of “Jersey Boys” will fill the Paramount Theatre when The Midtown Men perform two ...
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Robert Ellis shows range on new albumFeb 11, 2014 4:30 am - Robert Ellis, “The Lights From the Chemical Plant” (New West) Had things been different, Robert Ellis might be leading country music's long-predicted return to its ...
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Ringo love set in sidewalk stone and contest winner's memoryFeb 11, 2014 4:15 am - 'Ringo love' set in sidewalk, contestant's memory
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MHS choirs win prizes:Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein High School's all-male show choir, SoundFX, was named the champion of the Unisex Division at the 19th Annual Forst Showcase Show Choir Invitational in Fort Atk...
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Ray Davies, Donovan part of Songwriters Hall classFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Ray Davies and Donovan are among the 2014 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization announced Tuesday that "Midnight Train to Georgia" writer J...