Articles filed under Music
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Phil Everly, half of pioneer rock duo, dies at 74Jan 03, 2014 8:55 pm - LOS ANGELES — Phil Everly, who with his brother Don formed an influential harmony duo that touched the hearts and sparked the imaginations of rock `n’ roll singers for d...
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Schaumburg High band performs at Outback BowlJan 03, 2014 4:43 pm - The Schaumburg High School band has completed a tour that included stops in Orlando and Tampa, Fla. The band had seven performances in six days while on the road. The ma...
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Elling to play McAninch in FebruaryJan 03, 2014 2:03 pm - Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling will perform works from his latest album, “1619 Broadway — The Brill Building Project,” for a Valentine’s Day weekend concert a...
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B.o.B looks to make a mark on urban radioJan 03, 2014 4:45 am - ATLANTA — B.o.B has made his mark in pop music with the hits “Nothin' on You” and “Airplanes,” but it's been hard for the rapper to be taken seriously by some urban radi...
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Lennon Sisters plan two matinee showsJan 02, 2014 1:53 pm - Longtime fans of “The Lawrence Welk Show” from the 1950s and ’60 will remember the wholesome harmonizing of The Lennon Sisters, a family vocal quartet often dubbed “Amer...
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Grave marker project helps bury the bluesJan 01, 2014 4:45 am - ST. LOUIS — Blues guitarist Tommy Bankhead rubbed shoulders with some of the genre’s royalty, from Howlin’ Wolf and Elmore James to Albert King and Sonny Boy Williamson....
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Music notes: Jay-Z returns to the UCJan 01, 2014 4:45 am - Back in town Rapper, producer and business mogul Jay-Z returns to Chicago next week as part of the Magna Carter Tour. Now that Jay-Z lives a one-percenter life with...
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NASA responds to Beyonce’s Challenger audio sample useDec 31, 2013 5:08 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster “should never be trivialized” in response to a new song from Beyonce that features an audio s...
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Barrington High marching band takes to London streetsDec 31, 2013 3:00 pm - Rain pelted the Barrington High School Bronco Marching Band during its performance in London's New Year's Day Parade, but no one was complaining. “It's not a sunny, warm...
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Mentally ill and their backers fill Vt. orchestraDec 31, 2013 4:45 am - SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ronald Braunstein’s career as a musical conductor got off to a brilliant start. He attended The Juilliard School, performed as a guest with top o...