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Guitarist Who Performed The 'Theme From Shaft' Dies

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Theme From Shaft, Albert King, Blaxploitation Films, Sam & Dave, The Bo-Keys, Wilson Pickett, Obituary, Tim Sampson, Rufus Thomas, Bo Diddley, Video, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Cyndi Lauper, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Shaft Guitarist, The Isley Brothers, Skip Pitts, Charles Pitts, Entertainment News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles "Skip" Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make ...

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Dog Ears Music: What We Really Want For ChristmasChanukahKwanzaa

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Pegi Young, Claudine Longet, Albert King, Neil Young, Music, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Ben Taylor, Big Star, The Beatles, Emily Greene, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Graham Central Station, Lene Lovich, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, The Blue Nile, Big Joe Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, Bon Iver, Hafdis Huld, Danielle Evin, Bobby Womack, Big Maybelle, Air, Maria McKee, mp3s, Robert Anderson, Bessie Smith, Ringo Starr, Peter Bjorn and John, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Albert Collins, Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Black Keys, Lucille Ball, Dog Ears, Trio Los Panchos, Ugly-Casanova, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we review albums by Neil Young, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, Hafdis Huld, The Beatles, and other artists.

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Antony Bitar's Holiday Download, Chatting with Gary Clark Jr. and Macedo, Plus a James Mee Anthem

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Andrew Oedel, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Billie Holiday, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Esperanza Spalding, Muddy Waters, Fred Kevorkian, The Supremes, Rilo Kiley?S Jenny Lewis, Radiohead, Sia, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Regina Spektor, Diana Ross, Anton Bitar, Stevie Wonder, Melissa Macedo, Feist, Rolling Stone, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Susan Tedeschi, Nils Montan, Michelle Macedo, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Jackson 5, Gary Clark Jr., Video, Zero7, Macedo, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Antony Bitar released his self-titled debut album in September, and his rendition of the Christmas classic "Silent Night" is a special gift that Antony is giving to Huffington Post readers for the holidays.

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Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: J.J. Johnson, Oliver Wood, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Jim Scott, Albert King, Sony Classical, Lindi Ortega, John Lewis Parker, Lilith Fair, Alice in Wonderland, Mike Mattison, Dolly Parton, Little Feat, Tom Dowd, Gary Louris, Stephen Stills, Song Masterworks, Adam Deitch, Elton John, Eric Krasno, The Modern West, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Simon Cowell, The Rolling Stones, Saunders Sermons, Doyle Bramhall, Bobby Keyes, Kristin Chenoweth, Jeff Trott, Bootsy Collins, Hank Williams Jr, Papa John Creach, John Leventhal, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Mark Rivers, Bob Dylan, Kebbi Williams, Keb' Mo', Elvis Presley, Flogging Molly, David Ryan Harris, Kevin Kostner, Emmylou Harris, Ellen Degeneres, The Allman Brothers, Kofi Burbridge, Rolling Stone, Susan Tedeschi, Alex Miller, The Drowning Men, Duane Allman, Tyler Greelaw III, Joe Walsh, Bond, Waylon Jennings, Derek Trucks, 2cellos, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here the dynamic duo of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks chat with me about their debut album Revelator.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 121

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albert King, mp3s, Paul Gilbert, The Besnard Lakes, Phil Ramone, Danielle Evin, The Van Jets, Music, Sibylle Baier, Dog Ears, Left Lane Cruiser, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Left Lane Cruiser, Sibylle Baier, The Besnard Lakes, Paul Gilbert, and other artists.

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Meet & Greet Monday: Conversations with Jonny Lang and DJ Steve Porter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pretty Lights, Albert King, Aerosmith, Joe Satriani, Jane's Addiction, Jonny Lang, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Coachella, Aretha Franklin, Vh1, Where Amazing Happens, Nba, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper, Donny Hathaway, Porterhouse Media, Motown, B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Brad Whitford, Entourage, Mike Keller, Jeff Beck, DJ Times, DJ Steve Porter, Curtis Mayfield, Faith No More, Albert Collins, Youtube, American Idol, Peter Frampton, Perry Farrell, James Taylor, Smokey Robinson, Four Tops, Lollapalooza, Jay-Z, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

An interview with Johnny Lang, in which the guitarist discusses his preferred instrument, Cyndi Lauper, and Motown.

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Someone's Mojo Is Working: A Conversation With Tom Petty

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elmore James, Little Walter, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, BB King, Gamble & Huff, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Jeff Beck Group, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Thomas Jefferson, Blues, Robert Johnson, Tom Petty, Derek and the Dominos, Chuck Berry, Cream, Bo Diddley, Leon Huff, Howlin' Wolf, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Robert Cray, Randy Newman, Scott Thurston, Mike Campbell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I've been trying to get there for over a decade, really. [Blues] is the music we've always played. I guess over the last decade or so, it just became where I went when I wanted to listen to music."

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"Everything Is Broken": A Playlist for Our Broken Government

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Green Day, Rusty Truck, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Joe Nichols, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Beck, Tift Merrit, Robert Downey Jr, Bon Jovi, Senator Evan Bayh, John Mayer, The Raconteurs, Norah Jones, Ringo Starr, Al Green, Rosanne Cash, Tears for Fears, Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, The Gordian Knot, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
David Wild

In music, when a record "breaks," it's a good thing. In Washington, when our government "breaks," it's generally a bad, bad thing. At least that's what I got from Senator Evan Bayh.

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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