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Hot Property: Elijah Wood seeks a buyer

2011-08-20 00:00:00

"The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood's latest quest is to find a buyer for the Santa Monica house he recently put up for sale at $1.85 million. The Spanish-style home, built in 1924, is described in the listing as an "opportunity to remodel …...

Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller

2011-08-23 00:00:00

Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78. Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...

PASSINGS: Vesta Williams, Orlando Brown, Frank Driggs

2011-09-24 00:00:00

Vesta Williams Singer of R&B hits in 1980s Vesta Williams, 53, an R&B singer who had hits in the 1980s with "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Congratulations," was found dead Thursday evening of a possible drug overdose in an El Segundo hotel room. An...

PASSINGS: Gordon Tootoosis, Eddy Nicholson, Mika Myllyla, Anna Massey, Robert H. Widmer, Richard Poff

2011-07-07 00:00:00

Gordon Tootoosis Actor known for Native American roles Gordon Tootoosis, 69, a Canadian actor who often played Native American characters in movies and on television, including One Stab in the 1994 epic western "Legends of the Fall," died Tuesday at a...

Gene McDaniels dies at 76; pop singer and songwriter

2011-08-02 00:00:00

Gene McDaniels, who emerged as a pop singing star in the early 1960s with hits such as "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and "Tower of Strength" and a decade later wrote Roberta Flack's No. 1 hit "Feel Like Makin' Love," has died. He was 76. McDaniels, whose...

John Feldmann sells Bel-Air-area home

2011-08-02 17:37:00

Update: Singer and record producer John Feldmann has sold his Bel-Air-area house for $2.45 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The contemporary Mediterranean, built in 2002, has an open floor plan with 4,700 square feet. The recording...

Alan Rubin dies at 68; Blues Brothers trumpeter

2011-06-11 15:59:00

Trumpet player Alan Rubin was recruited to join the Blues Brothers after backing up John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in the "Saturday Night Live" television skits that spawned the band in the late 1970s. One of many gifted session musicians in the group,...

Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison join in Las Vegas to mark fifth anniversary of Beatles-Cirque du Soleil's 'Love' show

2011-06-09 16:36:38

Andrew Gold dies at 59; musician, songwriter, arranger

2011-06-06 00:00:00

Andrew Gold, a singer, songwriter and versatile musician who had a Top 10 hit in 1977 with "Lonely Boy" and was a vital component of Linda Ronstadt's pop success in the 1970s as a member of her band, has died. He was 59. Gold died Friday in his sleep...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Storage Hunters' on Tru

2011-06-20 21:37:20

Shaquille O’Neal faces new accusations by record producer [Updated]

2011-07-15 16:35:04

L.A. Reid officially named chairman and CEO of Epic Records

2011-07-18 16:36:27

Record producer and trance DJ Paul Oakenfold celebrates his 48th birthday today.

2012-08-21 16:34:00

Rashida Jones appears in the television show "Parks and Recreation." She has also had several film roles. Her mother, Peggy Lipton , starred in the '60s television series "The Mod Squad." Her father is record producer and musician Quincy Jones .

2011-08-11 16:52:16

school his college goal. Over the next seven years, Kallis earned a nearly perfect academic record his high school GPA is 5.97; his ACT score a 35; his SAT score 2340. Kallis, 18, will attend Princeton in the fall.

2011-04-21 00:00:00