Music
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Seeger remembers Woody, offers new tunesSep 27, 2012 6:00 am - Pete Seeger, “A More Perfect Union” and “Pete Remembers Woody” (Appleseed Recordings) At 93, no one expects anything new from Pete Seeger, but that's not stopping ...
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Nothing poor in Stone's 'Rich Girl' returnSep 27, 2012 6:00 am - Angie Stone, “Rich Girl” (SRR) Angie Stone is back! The soul songstress makes a triumphant return on her sixth album, “Rich Girl,” with a collection of positive, in...
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Could suburbs produce another ‘Idol’ contender?Sep 27, 2012 5:30 am - Chicago and the suburbs have a strong track record on the popular singing-competition show “American Idol.” A few examples: Naperville resident Gina Glocksen placed nin...
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Thom makes her mark with ‘Flesh and Blood’Sep 26, 2012 11:30 am - Sandi Thom, “Flesh and Blood” (Guardian Angels) After the success of “Merchants & Thieves” in 2010, Sandi Thom returns with her fourth album, “Flesh and Blood” — an albu...
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Crooner Andy Wiliams dies at 84Sep 26, 2012 8:00 am - ST. LOUIS — Andy Williams, the silky-voiced, clean-cut crooner, whose hit recording “Moon River” and years of popular Christmas TV shows brought him fans the world over ...
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Music notes: Viper Alley hosts Ronnie Baker BrooksSep 26, 2012 6:00 am - Blues legacy Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of blues legend Lonnie Brooks, has staked out his own territory in the genre by bringing other sounds — rock, funk — to the mu...
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No Doubt ready to rock again after making babiesSep 26, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK - When the members of No Doubt got together again to make new music, something unexpected came with them: a bit of doubt. It had been 11 years since they'd put ...
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Murray, Timberlake big hits at Ryder Cup celebrity eventSep 25, 2012 5:00 pm - The rules for this golf match were decidedly more relaxed than what's to come later this week at Medinah Country Club. Stars like Bill Murray donned loud golf pants, com...
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Hiatt sings of Funyuns, more on new albumSep 25, 2012 3:00 pm - John Hiatt, “Mystic Pinball” (New West Records) Some performers can sound good singing a grocery list, and it turns out John Hiatt is one of them. “Eggs,” Hiatt war...
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Juan Luis Guerra leads Latin Grammy nomineesSep 25, 2012 11:31 am - LOS ANGELES — Dominican singer, songwriter and producer Juan Luis Guerra is the leading nominee at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards. The Latin Recording Academy announced it...