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Dog Ears Music: March 32nd Playlist, Part II

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Engelbert Humperdinck, World Party (Featuring Anthony Thistlethwaite), Eels, Andrew Gold, James Maddock, Sun Kil Moon, Death Cab for Cutie, K'naan, Danielle Evin, New Birth, Music, Terence Boylan, Chuck Berry, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Chet Baker, mp3s, Bill Evans, Artie Shaw, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Alice Coltrane, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Dog Ears, Lou Reed, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by Chuck Berry, Al Green, Artie Shaw, Engelbert Humperdink, Arcade Fire, and more.

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Dog Ears Music: March 32nd Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Cass McCombs, Mavis Staples, Simon & Garfunkel, Eels, Greta Keller, Rod Stewart, Etta James, Danielle Evin, Bret McKenzie & Jemaine Clement, Ennio Morricone, Music, Vivian Girls, Fools for April, Patsy Cline, mp3s, Crown Jewels, Great Northern, Joss Stone, Phil Ramone, Maxine Brown, Steve Miller Band, The Anthony Anderson Project, The Black Keys, Smart Brothers With Baby Neal, Benny Goodman, Dog Ears, Foghat, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

In this week's post, we listen to tracks by Ennio Morricone Cass McCombs, The Black Keys, Etta James, Smart Brothers With Baby Neal, and The Anthony Anderson Project.

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Dog Ears Music: 'Tis The Season Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mavis Staples, Elliott Smith, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, David Sanborn, Etta James, Calexico, Under Byen, Music, Kenny Dorham, John Hiatt, Billy Preston, Dolly Parton, John Mayer, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Innocence Mission, Buffalo Springfield, Ben Sollee, Sly & the Family Stone, Carly Simon, Charlie Rich, Surfer Blood, Julia Kent, Elton John, Cory Williams, Benny Goodman, Sparks, A Tribe Called Quest, The Velvet Underground, Tv on the Radio, The Ruby Suns, Horse Feathers, The Temper Trap, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Willie Dixon, Radiohead, Sister Gertrude Morgan, The National, Clara Rockmore, Telemetry Orchestra, mp3s, Rev. Edward Clayborn, Brian Eno, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Phil Ramone, Buddy Guy, Astrud Gilberto, Marvin Etzioni, Loretta Lynn, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Drive-by Truckers, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

It's not just the thought that counts; it's the overview of how each year we repeat the journey home. And on the return -- our jeans a little tighter, the déjà vu unpleasantries of travel; all a mere blip, as in the end we still do anything to come home to our loved ones.

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Tomorrow's Children: A Conversation With Pete Seeger, Plus Chatting With Bill Frisell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AP Carter, Eyvind Kang, ECM Records, Winston Churchill, Pete Seeger, Blind WIllie Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Paul Motian, Rudy Royston, Teddy Randazzo, Nikita Kruschev, The Weavers, Judy Collins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bill Frisell, Dar Williams, Rutherford B Hayes, Franklyn Delanore Roosevelt, Stax Records, Benny Goodman, Elvis Costello, The Byrds, Theodor Roosevelt, Stephen Foster, Burt Bacharach, Genghis Khan, The Staple Singers, Fantasy Records, Kurt Vonnegut, David Bernz, Fantasy Studios, Pat Metheny, Fdr, Reuben James, Herbie Hancock, Terry Udell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

After years of activism on behalf of the average Joe and Jane, this 91-year-old national treasure still swings a heavy hammer, and his thoughtful insights are presented here just in time for Labor Day.

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A Hotel, a Phone Number and a Son

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Miller, Twin Peaks, Hotel Pennsylvania, Billboard, Dorsey Brothers, Milli Vanilli, Andrews Sisters, Penn Plaza, Jack Robbins, Decca, Mckim, Elie Hirschfeld, Heptet, Carl Sigman, The Simpsons, Gary Shandling, Artie Shaw, Brill Building, Mead & White, American Dad, Bugs Bunny, Johnny Mercer, Carol Burnett, Lindy's, Great Neck, Rca-Victor-Bluebird, The Muppets, Benny Goodman, Brian Setzer, Helen Forrest, New York News
Michael Sigman

The 15 Penn Plaza plan will bring down the legendary Hotel Pennsylvania. The hotel, built in 1919, has a rich history, an essential part of which is bound up with my father's first hit as a songwriter.

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JAZZ MUSIC: Coveted And Savory Collection Snagged By National Jazz Museum

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Jazz, Harlem National Jazz Museum, Musicians, Jazz Music, Benny Goodman, Arts News

This year the National Jazz Museum in Harlem acquired the entire set of nearly 1,000 discs, made at the height of the swing era, and has begun digitiz...

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Pavel Vinnitsky's Vision: To Revitalize Jewish Music

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Klezmer Music, Jewish Music, Jewish Arts Ensemble of New York, Ziggy Elman, Pavel Vinnitsky, New Jewish School of Music, Zoltan Kodaly, Bela Bartok, David Shifrin, Benny Goodman, And the Angels Sing, The Dybbuk, Arts News
Marcia G. Yerman

Pavel Vinnitsky is a man on a mission. His goal is to revive the Klemzer tradition, seek out composers to write original music based on Jewish themes, and combine the presentation of this music with a standard classical repertoire.

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Happy Birthday to the King of Swing: Benny Goodman Turns 100

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Band Jazz, Teddy Wilson, Fletcher Henderson, Bunny Berigan, Elvis Presley, Gene Krupa, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Swing, Swing Music, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Carnegie Hall, Benny Goodman, Rolling Stones, Great Depression, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

If you like jazz -- or 20th century American music, for that matter -- then you owe it to yourself to check out Benny Goodman.

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CPS Makes Famous Alumni Mix On iTunes

Crain's Chicago Business | Shia Kapos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mel Torme, R. Kelly, Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, Curtis Mayfield, Itunes, Bo Diddley, Lou Rawls, Chicago Public Schools Alumni, CPS Alumni iTunes Mix, Chicago Public Schools, Herbie Hancock, CPS iTunes Mix, Cps, Quincy Jones, Chicago Public Schools Alumni iTunes Album, Benny Goodman, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools has posted a mix of popular songs by its alumni musicians on iTunes. This isn't a money-making effort -- directly -- but a way...

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