The Who (music group)

The Rolling Stones 32 years later — It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but I like it

2013-05-16 16:04:11

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George Jones dies at 81; country music icon

2013-04-27 00:00:00

Three decades ago, an east Texas singer named George Jones took on an impossibly melodramatic, shamelessly sentimental song about a man who desperately clutched at lost love until his dying breath. His 1980 recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"...

TV This Week March 10 - 16: 'Hindenburg: The Last Flight'

2013-03-07 16:03:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SUNDAY Oh, yes, it's ladies' night: Ashanti...

Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles

2013-03-02 07:00:00

It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...

Remembering Reg Presley of the Troggs: Unsung hero of rock & roll

2013-02-06 06:00:00

Raise a pint to Reg Presley, the singer and co-founder of the Troggs, who died Monday at age 71 after a battle with lung cancer. Yes, of course, stand at attention for the band’s mega-hit, “Wild Thing,” and for the primal pleasures of...

Pete Townshend receives 2013 Les Paul Award

2013-01-28 12:32:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Four of the key bands from the 1960s British Invasion were represented Friday in Anaheim when the Who’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, Pete Townshend, was given the Les Paul Award at the...

A hunt for tickets and celebrities, set to music

2013-01-28 08:45:00

Celebrity, as it turns out, is in the eye of the beholder, and one of the fascinating aspects of the annual convention that brings together makers and sellers of all manner of musical gear for four days in Anaheim is that there are nearly as many...

'Backbeat' creators go beyond the standard musical theater fare

2013-01-26 10:11:00

Searching for his way into the new musical "Backbeat," which examines the Beatles' early days (and nights) in Hamburg, Germany, David Leveaux asked himself what he called "the Jerome Robbins question." It's a tactic he picked up in 2004 while overseeing...

Ravi Shankar got by with a little help from his friends

2012-12-12 11:23:00

Among the items the Grammy Museum included in its George Harrison “Living in the Material World” exhibit that opened about this time last year was a letter the ex-Beatle received following the all-star Concert for Bangladesh fundraiser he...

121212: Bruce Springsteen kicks off Concert for Sandy Relief

2012-12-12 17:28:00

After a hearty "1, 2, 3, 4!" Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band dived into "Land of Hope of Dreams," in which the rocker opened "121212: The Concert for Sandy Relief" on an inspiring note, singing: Leave behind your sorrows Let this day be the last...

Stream the 12-12-12 concert for Sandy relief here

2012-12-12 14:34:00

On Wednesday night a heavyweight lineup of marquee acts will cram New York’s Madison Square Garden for a relief concert to benefit areas devastated by October's Superstorm Sandy. Billed as "12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief," the event will...

12-12-12: A calendar date -- and a concert -- of a lifetime

2012-12-12 05:00:00

12-12-12 is here: It's an eye-popping quirk of the calendar that has brides running for the altar, some wondering whether the world is going to come to an end and setting the stage for what is arguably the single greatest concert lineup -- and the...

For non-football fans forced to watch the game, the halftime spectacle is more than half the fun. This year's performance features music by Beyonce, who promises not to lip synch despite the inauguration pre-recorded track scandal.

2013-02-01 18:24:00

energetically went largely without gimmicks and shtick during its brief mini concert.

2013-02-01 18:24:00

Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend perform "The Real Me" during the Who's performance of the rock opera album "Quadrophenia" in its entirety at Staples Center on Wednesday night.

2013-01-31 12:08:37