Linda Ronstadt

Investment, environment top Jerry Brown's China agenda

2013-04-04 15:13:00

Gov. Jerry Brown �had a clear message for Chinese companies as he prepares for his week-long trip to the Middle Kingdom next week: California wants your money. “They’ve got billions of dollars,” Brown said. “I'd like to get as...

New 'Smash' showrunner Josh Safran prepares for his debut

2013-02-01 05:00:00

An Upper East Side vet is making his way to the Great White Way. Josh Safran, who had served as a writer and executive producer of the now-concluded "Gossip Girl," is gearing up for his curtain call as the new showrunner for NBC's behind-the-scenes...

PASSINGS: Fontella Bass

2012-12-28 00:00:00

Fontella Bass, 72, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, died Wednesday at a St. Louis hospice of complications from a heart attack suffered three weeks ago, said her daughter, Neuka Mitchell. Bass had...

Andy Williams dies at 84; 'Moon River' singer

2012-09-27 00:00:00

Andy Williams' signature hit song from the early 1960s was no accident of timing. Audrey Hepburn sang it first in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and it was nominated for an Oscar. But when the producers of the Academy Awards show asked...

Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress

2012-06-18 16:37:33

Chris Ethridge dies at 65; bassist in 1960s band Flying Burrito Brothers

2012-04-25 00:00:00

Members of the International Submarine Band chose a name for their new group that practically ensured it would never rise above cult status, and sure enough, that band disappeared with barely a trace after making a handful of recordings in the mid-1960s....

Bob Hare dies at 80; owner of Hermosa Beach coffeehouse that drew Beat artists

2011-12-26 00:00:00

When Bob Hare opened his Hermosa Beach coffeehouse in 1958, he called it the Insomniac because it was open until 3 a.m. He brewed his coffee in a 300-pound dry-cleaning boiler and served it to such high-profile members of the Beat Generation as Allen...

Video premiere: Chieftains and the Low Anthem's 'School Days Over'

2012-02-10 11:20:32

Personal playlist: Islands' Nick Thorburn on songs ruined by love

2012-02-14 16:37:12

The Bakersfield Sound gets its due in Nashville

2012-03-27 04:35:28

Chris Ethridge, founding member of Flying Burrito Brothers, dies

2012-04-23 21:36:08

A long time coming for Joe Ely

2011-11-14 16:35:45

Songstress Linda Ronstadt hits the big 65 today.

2012-07-09 11:58:00

nom for Ronstadt, while the latter earned three Razzie wins out of nine nominations - including a win for Worst Song for "Pumpin and Blowin." We cannot make this stuff up. Edge: "Pirates of Penzance," by the biggest margin in this gallery. Though ...

2012-03-29 18:25:23

On this music and comedy record, Kermit and fans arrive at a studio to cut an album, but despite Kermit's best efforts, the gang just can't stay together. Everyone gets lost looking for the right studio, sending Kermit walking around the grounds.

2011-11-01 14:42:35