Music
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'Wonderettes' sing well, but lack characterSep 27, 2012 12:00 pm - The Chicago-area musical theater scene is currently caught up in the throes of major pop culture nostalgia. And with the reappearance of the 2008 off-Broadway jukebox mu...
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Emmylou, Mumford & Sons team for ‘CMT Crossroads’Sep 27, 2012 10:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Emmylou Harris loves Mumford & Sons for a special reason. “They’re making the banjo respectable, which is not an easy feat, and I’m so glad it’s final...
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Lil Wayne tops Elvis Presley’s Billboard recordSep 27, 2012 8:55 am - NEW YORK — Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he’s making rock’n’roll history: the rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on Billboa...
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Celine Dion, Usher to perform for Houston specialSep 27, 2012 8:39 am - NEW YORK — Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston in a one-hour TV special. “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whi...
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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...