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Missing Names in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Are You Kidding Me?!

Pat Gallagher | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rock and Roll, Sonny & Cher, Pat Boone, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Fifty News, Chubby Checker, Neil Sedaka, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Post 50, Fabian, Cousin Brucie, Entertainment News
Pat Gallagher

Are these artists I just mentioned going to be overlooked forever because of some sort of expiration date? They're not melons. If they intend to keep the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until the end of time, then most of these artists should be inducted before Justin Bieber grows a mustache.

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Donnie Kirshner: Music, Basketball and the Manhattan Phone Book

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, Jerry Lucas, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Paul Shaffer, Nike, Cincinnati Royals, The Ramones, Carole King, Ohio State, Don Kirshner, Neil Sedaka, Cynthia Weill, George Hamilton, Sports Illustrated, Barry Mann, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, Gerry Goffin, Bobby Darin, The Monkees, David Bowie, Martin Luther King Day, New York Knicks, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Archies, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Success in the music business requires a certain self-promotional flair. But Don Kirshner, who died at 76 of heart failure on Martin Luther King Day, ...

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'I'm a Believer': A Playlist for the Late, Great Don Kirshner

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Neil Diamond, Paul Shaffer, Brill Building, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, The Monkees, Don Kirshner, Neil Sedaka, Don Kirshner Dead, Entertainment News
David Wild

If you think Kirshner was just some guy who Paul Shaffer impersonated, you would be very wrong. He was a central figure in the Brill Building era that brought the world lots of the most sublime popular music of the 20th century.

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The Business of Music III: A Conversation with Razor & Tie's Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Graduate, Michael Jackson, The Devil Wears Prada, Warp Tour, All That Remains, Prosthetic Records, Cliff Chenfeld, The Heights, American Masters, Ghostlight Records, Sade, Joan Baez, Neil Sedaka, Rhino Entertainment, Biggie and Tupac, The Artery Foundation, Susan Boyle, All My Children, Arthur Alexander, Marshall Crenshaw, Graham Parker, Hair, Dar Williams, Michael Stanley, Amazon, The Partridge Family, Bobby Womack, Eric Rushing, Bobby Bare, Dave Barnes, Razor & Tie, Qvc, The Summer Set, Nicky Hollander, Slim Whitman, Kidz Bop, Craig Balsam, Rhino Records, The Chipmunks, Laurie Berkner, AP Tour, Darren's Dance Grooves, Kendra Willkinson, US Magazine, Legally Blonde, Justin Bieber, Drive-by Truckers, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 108

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 10 Second Echo, At Cliffs End, Stiff Little Fingers, mp3s, Phil Ramone, Danielle Evin, Clint Mansell, Music, Alou Sangaré, Dog Ears, Neil Sedaka, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we feature music from Neil Sedaka, Stiff Little Fingers, Alou Sangaré, 10 Second Echo, At Cliffs End and Clint Mansell.

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Songwriting Legend Ellie Greenwich Gone at 68

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Spector, The Raindrops, Mike Stoller, Neil Sedaka, MGM Records, Aretha Franklin, Leiber & Stoller, Blondie, Atlantic Records, Verve Records, RCA Records, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, John Gluck Jr., Tasha Thomas, Jerry Leiber, Bert Berns, Neil Diamond, United Artists Records, Carole King, Jerry Wexler, Cynthia Weil, The Leader of the Pack, Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin, Red Bird Records, Tommy West, George Goldner, Mikey Harris, The Bottom Line, Jeff Barry, The Ronettes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Ellie Greenwich became one of the U.S.'s top songwriters in the sixties, and she is most famous for having co-penned classics such as "Be My Baby" and "Chapel Of Love."

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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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Dog Ears Music: Holiday Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amos Milburn, D.J. Santa & the Dance Squad, Dave Matthews, Run-Dmc, The Beach Boys, Joe Sample, Neil Sedaka, Snow Patrol, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Casey Shea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Horace Andy, Pedro the Lion, The Who, Dave Brubeck, The Klezmonauts, The Shootist, Jack Benny, Dinah Washington, Amalia De Granada, Laura Nyro, Matisyahu, Kurtis Blow, Chris Brown, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev, Ron Sexsmith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo & Tan Dun, Keith Richards, Elvis Presley, Maria McKee, Mandy Patinkin, Macy Gray, mp3s, Leonard Cohen, The Trammps, Joan Osborne, Christmas Symphonic Players, Jack Johnson, Phil Ramone, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Remy Zero, Eddy Arnold, Danny Elfman, Mickey Katz, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, The Ramones, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Music, Iain Archer, Aretha Franklin, Spike Jones, Jane Siberry, The Long Winters, Tony Bennett, The New 2 Live Crew, 2 Live Jews, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Marley, Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong & the Commanders, Mary J. Blige, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Danielle Evin, José Feliciano, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Richard Swift, Harry James, The Raveonettes, Yoshida Brothers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Alison Krauss & Natalie MacMaster, Astrud Gilberto, Adam Sandler, Snoop Dogg, Woody Herman, Dog Ears, Marvin Gaye, Holiday Season Commentary, Music and Religion, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

A comprehensive set of holiday music recommendations from Dog Ears Music, including Otis Redding, Spike Jones, The Klezmonauts, Keith Richards, Run-DMC, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, and many more.

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