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Is That All There Is? A Fond Farewell to Jerry Leiber

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: The Drifters, Leiber & Stoller, Lennon & McCartney, Jerry-Leiber, Gerry Rafferty, Stealers Wheel, Is That All There Is?, The Coasters, Ben E. King, Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Entertainment News
Martin Lewis

Jerry Leiber was not only a superb songwriter and producer but also an extremely funny, droll wit of the highest order. I had the honor to know him a little and his humor and his generosity of spirit were exemplary and uplifting.

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"The Immigrant Song": A Playlist For Arizona Governor Jan Brewer

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Madonna, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, Squeeze, Aqualung, Iron & Wine, Led Zeppelin, Scottsdale, Arizona, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan, Mark Lindsay, Glen Campbell, James McMurtry, Alejandro Escovedo, Jan Brewer, Robbie Williams, Judy Collins, Phoenix, Dire Straits, Elton John, Kings of Leon, Will Smith, Phoenix Suns, Terry Goddard, Ben E. King, Arizona Immigration Law, Karen Carpenter, Entertainment News
David Wild

After seeing some of Gov. Jan Brewer's mind-blowing meltdown performance during her debate with Terry Goddard, here's a playlist for a woman who lost her head, and a state that seems bent on doing the same.

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My Heart Cries for Mitch Miller

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Ben E. King, Ray Charles, Al Cernick, Mitch Miller, Elvis Presley, Dinah Washington, Jerry Lewis, Guy Mitchell, Connie Francis, My Heart Cries for You, Theme From a Summer Place, Carl Sigman, Dean Martin, Columbia Records, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Mitch Miller, the musical maven of middle-of-the-road pop who died in Manhattan Saturday at 99, became a household name via his early-'60s TV show Sing Along With Mitch.

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Review: Gary U.S. Bonds 70th Birthday Show at B.B. King's; Swingin' With Daddy G

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jole Blon, Jon Bon Jovi, American Beat, The River, Gary U.S. Bonds, Steven Van Zandt, Beyonce, Yank Barry, Gary Anderson, Let Them Talk, Etta James, Joan Jett, Neil Sedaka, EMI Records, Darlene Love, On the Line, Muhammad Ali, Roadhouse Rockers, Dick Clark, Bill Wyman, Dedication, Chuck Jackson, Global Village Market, B.B. King?S, Ben E. King, Hungry Heart, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

The Roadhouse Rockers wuz rockin' -- keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, and three-piece horn section.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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