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Boardners Celebrates 70 Years As Hollywood Boulevard's Classic Bar

Xaque Gruber | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Axl Rose, Courtney Love, Peggy Lee, Mickey Mantle, Boardners, Kiefer Sutherland, James-Caan, Errol Flynn, Black Dahlia, Hollywood Bars, La Bars, LA Restaurants, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Xaque Gruber

In the shadows of Norma Desmond-era Hollywood, just 49 steps south of James Caan's star on the Walk of Fame, is a vestige of Tinseltown's long-vanished Golden Era bar scene.

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Dog Ears Music: Things My Accountant Says Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Count Basie, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, The Strokes, The Knack, Robert Ellis, New Radicals, Trent Dabbs, Music, Billy Lee Riley, Gov?T Mule, Harper Simon, Skeletons, Buffalo Springfield, The Mynabirds, J.B. Lenoir, Young the Giant, Jamie Lidell, The Jaggerz, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, Danielle Evin, Ry Cooder, Peggy Lee, John Hammond, As Tall as Lions, mp3s, Hard-Fi, Jesse Winchester, Champion Jack Dupree, Phil Ramone, Fats Waller, Supergrass, Oasis, Ray Charles, Dog Ears, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week our playlist includes music by Fats Waller, Champion Jack Dupree, Supergrass, Harper Simon, Count Basie and more.

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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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Review: My Morning Jacket "Unstaged," Plus Chatting with Erykah Badu and James Tormé

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Tom Blankenship, Bonnie Raitt, John Daversa, Funkadelic, Sarah Vaughn, Tracy Tormé, Steely Dan, Michel Legrand, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Montel Williams, Arcade Fire, Bo Koster, Carl Broemel, Chaka Khan, The Virginian, Jay Daversa, Ella Fitzgerald, My Morning Jacket, Run for Your Life, Marilyn Bergman, Elvis Costello, Alan Bergman, Mel Tormé, Terry Gilliam, Marty Paich, John Legen, Chuck Mitchell, Bill Holman, Patrick Hallahan, The Brand New Heavies, Gene Coye, John Lennon, Jamiroquai, June Christy, Pink Floyd, Jim James, Joni Mitchell, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, The Palace Theater, Gene Roddenberry, The Ed Sullivan Show, Robert Goulet, Spike Lee, Ryan Cross, Kenny Ortega, Earth Wind and Fire, Star Trek, The Nat King Cole Show, David Paich, The James Taylor Quartet, David Lynch, James Tormé, Night Court, Fantasia, Duran Duran, The Velvet Fog, Before the Music Died, Incognito, Sugarland, Walt Disney, Carmen McRae, Majel Roddenberry, Erykah Badu, Todd Rundgren, The Roots, Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, The Lady and the Tramp, Tracy Niles, Brandon Coleman, Chuck Niles, The Doobie Brothers, Grand Central Station, Jimi Hendrix, Carl E.K. Johnson, James Taylor, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Louisville rocked on the cutting edge Tuesday, May 31st, when hometown heroes My Morning Jacket took the stage at The Palace Theater for a three hour performance for Unstaged: An Original Series From American Express.

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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Goldman Sachs: Too Big For Jail?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hank Paulson, Christopher Cox, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Wall Street Journal, Goldman Sachs, Timothy Geithner, Wall Street Bonuses, Wall Street, Secretary of the Treasury, Sec, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Time Magazine, Ronald Ricker, Man of the Year, Goldman Sachs Bonuses, Million Dollar Round Table, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Watergate, Ben Bernanke, Wall Street Bailout, President Obama, Mcclatchy, Taxpayers, Voter Anger, Cincinnati, Don Henley, Tea Party, Barney Fife, Don McNay, Fabrice Tourre, Peggy Lee, Main Street, Vanderbilt University, Temple University, Eastern Kentucky University, Personal Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, Too Big to Fail, Wilt Chamberlain, Peter Huang, Business News
Don McNay

Just because the SEC filed a lawsuit, it doesn't mean they will win. Goldman Sachs could easily prevail. Before we start breaking out the champagne, let's look at what is actually going on.

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The Times Does It Again!

Ruth Hochberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor David Paterson, William K. Rashbaum, David Paterson, New York Times, Danny Hakim, State Police, Eliot Spitzer, New York, Peggy Lee, New York News
Ruth Hochberger

As we observe the shifting of the journalistic landscape, a vote of gratitude and respect is due The New York Times, which has brought down two New York governors inside of two years.

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Hilary Kole Deserves to Be Your Valentine

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birdland, Hilary Kole, Bobby Troup, John Hart, Paul McCartney, Oscar Hammerstein, Alan Jay Lerner, Oscar Peterson, Jack King, Paul Gill, Peggy Lee, Jane Monheit, "Haunted Heart" D, Dorothy Parker, John Lennon, Tedd Firth, Jerome Kern, Burton Lane, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mark McLean, Ella Fitzgerald, Valentine's Day, John Pizzarelli, New York News
David Finkle

Everyone should want to listen to and look at Hilary Kole in an understated black cocktail dress and high-heeled gold-strap shoes and tresses flowing past her shoulders.

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Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Honoring the late great Les Paul

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter & Gordon, The B-52's, india.arie, Wu-Tang Clan, Neil Young, Trans Am, Count Basie & Tony Bennett, Music, Lone Justice, Ray Price, Devendra Banhart, Oscar Brown Jr., Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Weezer, Pete Yorn, Sly & the Family Stone, Anubian Lights, Baby Huey, Mungo Jerry, Donny Hathaway, Noah Georgeson, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Tony Joe White, Jill Scott, Pinetop Seven, George Shearing, Sonny Rollins, Jesse Lenat, Nick Drake, Rod Stewart, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Roger Scannura & Ritmo Flamenco, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Mudcrutch, Peggy Lee, R.L. Burnside, mp3s, Phil Ramone, Brazilian Girls, Carolina Liar, Dog Ears, Francis Dunnery, Bruce Springsteen, Winterpills, Reilly, Wussy, Califone, Ruru, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by Devendra Banhart, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jill Scott, Janis Joplin, Weezer and, of course, Les Paul.

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Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Garner, Louis Jordan, James Cagney, Terry Melcher, Clark Gable, Norman Jewison, Love Me or Leave Me, David Kaufman, Rock Hudson, Hollywood, Martin Melcher, Pillow Talk, Judy Garland, Ethel Barrymore, Alfred Hitchcock, David Niven, Doris Day, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Jack Lemmon, Films, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Jimmy Stewart, Patrick O'Neal, Biographies, Michael Curtiz Ethel Barrymore, Thelma Ritter, Charles Ludlam, Storm Warning, Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Spring Byington, Calamity Jance, Animal Rights, Kitty Foyle, Paul McCartney, Helen Forrest, Ginger Rogers, Janis Paige, Peggy Lee, The Great American Songbook, Oprah Winfrey, A Streetcar Named Desire, Linda Eastman McCartney, Table, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

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Watch Out What You Pray For

Adam Neiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Koran, Religion, The Bible, Torah, Millennials, Gospel, Christian Right, Obama Anti-Christ, Western Civilization, Barack Obama, Peggy Lee, Politics News
Adam Neiman

The Christian right prayed for the end of the world. Sure enough, they got the end of their world. They prayed for a savior -- and got one in spades.

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The (Lounge) Lizard King: Happy Birthday, Buddy Greco

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Herman's Hermits, Siegfried & Roy, Rat Pack, Stan Getz, The Lady Is a Tramp, Buddy Greco, Peggy Lee, Las Vegas, Dean Martin, Beatles, Michael Buble, Pop Music, Palm Springs, Jazz, Show Business, Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Standards, Hank Williams, Great American Songbook, Marvin Gaye, Charo, Lennon-Mccartney, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Buddy Greco's been counted out more times than a punch-drunk boxer, and he bounces back every time. And even in 2008, he's still one of the best jazz pianists around, and a hell of a singer, too.

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