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2012 National Recording Registry selections unveiled

2013-03-21 05:00:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” is no longer just the rock album that has logged more weeks than any other on Billboard’s national album chart nor merely the one acid...

Billy Strange dies at 81; guitarist, arranger for Presley, Nancy Sinatra

2012-02-24 00:00:00

Guitarist Billy Strange once took the kind of phone call that thousands of musicians receive only in their best and wildest dreams. "I was staying at a hotel in Nashville in 1965 when my telephone rang and this unmistakable voice said, 'Billy, this is...

'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Thanks for the memories

2011-10-05 04:35:18

My Turn: Bustin' more than a move

2011-05-02 00:00:00

"They shoot horses, don't they?" I was panting heavily. My daughters looked bewildered. Obviously, my reference to the 1969 movie — wherein Jane Fonda nearly dances herself to death during a marathon — utterly escaped them. My frustration was...

This opera's drama isn't only onstage

2010-02-19 00:00:00

Onstage in a UCLA auditorium, tenor Rickard Roudebush intones the solemn words of the Episcopal funeral rite: "I am the resurrection and the life. . . . He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. Amen!" A chamber opera called "The...

Allen Klein dies at 77; powerful figure in music world

2009-07-05 00:00:00

Allen Klein, the brash music mogul whose five-decade career included stints as the business manager for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, died Saturday in New York. He was 77. Klein died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to Bob...

Gamble and Huff vow to rebuild fire-damaged Philly Soul headquarters

2010-02-23 16:34:24

'American Idol' Taylor Hicks will join 'Grease'

2008-05-17 00:00:00

Another "American Idol" is Broadway bound. Taylor Hicks, who took the "American Idol" title in Season 5 with the help of his "Soul Patrol" fans, will make his New York stage debut as "Teen Angel" in the current revival of the musical "Grease" at the...

Springsteen to play Super Bowl halftime

2008-09-29 00:00:00

Another Super Bowl, another rock 'n' roll superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night. Continuing a run of major talent that...

D-Day broadcast named to National Recording Registry

2013-03-24 10:20:00

The Library of Congress has added two dozen important recordings to its national registry. Most are musical selections, including songs by Chubby Checker, the Bee Gees and Simon and Garfunkel, but one is a news broadcast with a tie to western Virginia,...

This week: Hello, Matchbox Twenty, Sean Kingston and Sheryl Crow, goodbye Titanic jewels

2013-03-11 16:40:32

10 Things to Know for Today

2013-03-21 05:03:00

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA HEADS TO WEST BANK The president is meeting with Abbas about the peace process, as rockets were launched into Israel today. 2. WHAT...

When: February 28 Where: Florida Strawberry Festival Tickets: $15-$20 with gate admission.

2013-02-04 11:48:50

When: March 15 Where: Epcot Flower Power Concert Series Tickets: Included with park admission.

2013-02-04 11:44:09

Surprise! It's Chubby Checker!

2008-07-25 11:37:32