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"Thank You Friends": A Very Special Thanksgiving Playlist For The Huffington Post Community

David Wild | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The James Gang, Neil Diamond, Sam & Dave, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Thanksgiving, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Davies, Jimmy Buffet, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Beatles, The Flaming Lips, Abba, Sly & the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Natalie Merchant, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, William DeVaughn, Thanksgiving Commentary, The Enchanters, Dido, Jay-Z, Entertainment News

Here's my personal Thanksgiving playlist, designed to help put us all in the proper mindset for Thursday's holiday, and arguably for every other day here on earth too.

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HuffPost Reviews: Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and Norah Jones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Good Evening, New York City is a dream come true for Beatles fans, but what about McCartney and Wings devotees?

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Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

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Sing Any Good Books Lately?

Laurence Hughes | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: The Odyssey, Jack Kerouac, Frankenstein, Books, Bram Stoker, Sting, David Gray, Music, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Edgar Allen Poe, Classics Rock, Wuthering Heights, Ulysses, Jackson Browne, Elliot Murphy, Harold Robbins, Alan Parsons, Books News

The mission of my blog is to highlight popular songs that are based on, inspired by, or allude to books and authors -- "Books Shelved in Songs," as I say on the site.

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Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Riback, ET Thorngren, Stop Making Sense, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, DVD Audio, Neil Young, Alexander Spence, The Beatles, John Mayer, Rooney, Sacd, Snuggie, Atlantic Records, The Who, Weezer, 5.1, John Martyn, Goldie Hawn, Imax, Blu-Ray, Swing Shift, David Byrne, The Rolling Stones, Karen Dalton, Dave Sardy, David Beal, Jordon Croneweth, Dts, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Soul Train, Talking Heads, U2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Entertainment News, Michael Franti, Beverly Martyn, Robert Francis, Oasis, Jonathan Demme, Glen Gray, The Band, Reverened Gary Davis, Bruce Springsteen, James Walcott, Pauline Cale, Martin Scorse, The Last Waltz, Beyonce, Maxwell, Miley Cyrus, Townes Van Zandt, Entertainment News

This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.

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CDs and Ardi and Vooks, Oh My!

Michael Sigman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Vooks, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Ardi, Simon & Schuster, Science, Evolution, Fundamentalists, Gourmet Magazine, George Albert, Cds, Gourmet Magazine Closes, Eight-Tracks, DigiScent iSmell, Technology, Cashbox, Technology News

It can be exhilarating to contemplate the digital and evolutionary future. But I don't know if I could bear a world of "vookcases," "vook reports," and God forbid, a New York Review of Vooks.

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"Move On Up": An Uplifting Playlist for Dow 10000

David Wild | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Dow Jones, T-Pain, Dow-10000, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Pink Floyd, Lil Wayne, Barbra Streisand, AC/DC, Topol, Entertainment News

Prosperity is not simply just around the corner; it's all over this playlist. Here's to sticking around for the rising.

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Still Awesome After All These Years: An Interview With Producer Phil Ramone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Kenny Loggins, Radio City Music Hall, Anne Murray, Pet Sounds, Paul McCartney, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon, The Beach Boys, George Martin, Danielle Evin, Stan Getz, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Musicares, Billy Joel, Shelby Lynne, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Nikki Yonofsky, Dawn Langstroth, Phil Ramone, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Joao Gilberto, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Entertainment News

Over the years, this innovative producer and engineer has been at the board behind many classic records, earning fifteen Grammy awards.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care #7

Sal Nunziato | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Cocker, Santana, Los Lonely Boys, Todd Rundgren, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, The Doors., Nellie Mckay, The Beatles, James McMurtry, Rock Hdson, Doris Day, Wayne Coyne, Tony Joe White, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News

Not sure if it's me, Sony, or Bob Dylan, but someone is out of their mind. It's hard to listen Dylan squawking "Adeste Fideles" with the finesse of Lyle Alzado and not laugh just a little.

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An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Laura Nyro, Carmen McRae, Crosby Stills & Nash, Music Business, Nancy Wilson, Sergio Mendes, Barbra Streisand, Sam Cooke, Stan Getz, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Judy Garland, Herb Alpert, A & M Records, Miles Davis, Concord Records, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Cannonball Adderley, Irving Berlin, The Beatles, Michael Shapiro, June Christy, Hal Gaba, Joao Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Ruth Olay, Frank Sinatra, Lani Hall, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerry Moss, Entertainment News

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

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An Interview with Author David Comfort on The Rock & Roll Book of the Dead

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

"There's no simple answer to who John Lennon was. Sure, he was a great leader and a peacenik; on the other hand, he was an incredibly violent, narcissistic guy. That was the other side of him, and people just don't want to hear that."

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Facebook Friendships and Social Influence: Guest Blog

Giles Slade | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

Read More: James Fowler, J.D. Salinger, Harvard University, Social Networks, Pulp Fiction, The Killers, The Beatles, Good Will Hunting, Love Actually, Facebook, Nicholas Christakis, Blogging, William Shakespeare, Connected, Media News

We followed 1,700 interconnected college students on Facebook. Their profiles listed favorite bands, movies, and authors. But we wondered how their tastes might spread.

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The Deaths of "Lucy in the Sky" and "Sexy Sadie": A Tale of Two Women

Darin Murphy | Posted 09.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles, Manson Family, Susan Atkins, John Lennon, White Album, Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, Sexy Sadie, Sharon Tate, Beatles, Charles Manson, Entertainment News

One would remain an enigma whose legend mystified millions, while the other became a high profile murderer who horrified millions more.

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Lucy Vodden Dead: 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' Dies At 46

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, Music, Lucy Vodden, Lucy Vodden Dead, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Entertainment News

LONDON — Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles' classic song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," has died after a long battle w...

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HuffPost Reviews: Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Genesis, and Chris Bell, Plus an Interview with Jason Mraz, This Week's New Albums, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Sounding warmer and the most at home with her recordings since the mid-seventies, Barbra Streisand, the 67-year-old vocalist-supreme, at last reclaims the musical territory she reigned over in the sixties.

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Early Paul McCartney Musings Discovered In Liverpool

AP | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Entertainment News

LONDON — A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney's talent for writing was winning him prizes when he was just 10 &nd...

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An Interview with Dan Zanes, Plus Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson, Smokey & Santana, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

With the new DVD release The Fine Friends Are Here!, Dan Zanes and Friends present colorful music and images that are not just for children, but also for the big kid in all of us.

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Beatles Bonanza! Fab Four Sell Over 2 Million Albums In 5 Days

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, Beatles, The Beatles, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Music, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales. EMI Group PLC says consumers in North ...

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Happy Birthday, Dad: My Father's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Pat Buchanan, Sharon Stone, Joe the Plumber, George W. Bush, Absinthe, Alex Rodriguez, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, The Beatles, Fox News, Max Baucus, Ll Bean, Republican Party, Rolling Stones, Living News

Last year, for my dad's birthday, I trawled through his hundreds of comments on HuffPosts ranging from Sarah Palin to baseball. With that in mind, here's the sequel to "My Dad's Greatest Hits."

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HuffPost Reviews: Pearl Jam, Monsters of Folk and More, Plus an Interview with David Gray, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Conor Oberst, Monsters of Folk, Aimee Mann, Los Lobos, Son Volt, Brendan O'Brien, David Gray, Uncle Tupelo, Matthew Sweet, Ally McBeal, Orba Squara, Don McLean, Best Buy, The Avett Brothers, The Beatles, Wedding Daze, Grateful Dead, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, George Thorogood, Johnm Lennon, Entertainment News, Billy Squire, Annie Lennox, Iphone, The Thorns, My Morning Jacket, Cat Stevens, Harry Connick Jr., The Band, Pete Droge, Wilcon, Entertainment News

So this is what Pearl Jam would sound like after hanging with George Thorogood. It's great to hear the guys trying on old school rock 'n' roll and putting their moniker on it.

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Mary Travers Passes, Vic Chesnutt on Music & Healthcare, plus Angel Taylor, BLK JKS, Susan Boyle, and more

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Peter, Paul & Mary helped mold the opinions of millions, persistently trying to open the minds of everyone who listened to their recordings or saw them perform live.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Renee Fleming, Kid Cudi, Sony Legacy, The Pointer Sisters, Kanye West, Brendan Benson, Scarlett Johansson, Ying Yang Twins, Rob Blackledge, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemaekrs, Trick Daddy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bobby Read, One Tree Hill, Joe Wilson, Yes, John Christian Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Vern Gosdin, Manic Street Preachers, Wbcn, John Fogerty, Muse, Goalie, Bill Medley, Columbia Records, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Robbie Robertson, William and Mary, Men at Work, Williamsburg, VIncent Moon, Flo Rida, Shudder to Think, Soccer, Donnie McClurkin, Disney, Cab Calloway, Jack DeJohnette, Medicaid, American Idol, Outloud!, 429 Records, Colin Hay, Verve Forecast, Social Security, Elliott Smith, BBC Radio, The Lovemakers, Peter Yorn, The Raconteurs, RCA Records, Ne-Yo, Something to Burn, Shadows Fall, The Band of Heathens, Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, Gary Go, Dappled Cities, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Cy Coleman, Alex Chilton, Adriel Harris, Matt Chamberlain, Ahmet Ertegun, Q-Tip, Mason Jennings, The Black Dahlia Murders, Living Colour, Michael Raphael, Stax, Beyonce, J.T. Taylor, John Mayall, Mark Knopfler, Patrick Warren, Ricky Scaggs, Boston College, The Grateful Dead, Jody Stephens, Bill Evans, Tom Russell, Golden Smog, Clive David, Jupiter One, Randy Newman, Robert Hunter, Power Pop, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Infected Mushroom, Eurythmics, Andy Hummel, Jon Auer, Levon Helm, Christian McBride, John Sebastian, Tina Sinatra, Aiden Brown, Phish, Sony Music, Royal Bangs, John King, Grace Potter, Peter Buck, Graham Albert, My Morning Jacket, The Peace Corps, Jeremiah, Santana, G.I. Bill, Steve Winwood, Big Pun, Rob Kemp, David Sylvain, Chris Knight, Doug Derryberry, That Noise, Lyfe Jennings, Honor Society, Sonny Emory, Entertainment News, Gordon Gano, Blake Mills, Jack Lawrence, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, E Street Band, Jefferson Airplane, Trey Songz, Eric Clapton, The Righteous Brothers, Chip deMatteo, Thomas Newman, Jer Coons, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Lloyd, Barry White, Keith Sykes, Nancy Sinatra, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Orange, Paolo Nutini, The Beatles, Big Star, Anvil, Nashville, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra Jr., Chad Smith, Wwf, Dada Life, Porcupine Tree, Peter Bernhard, Ace Frehley, The Grates, Revolutionary War, Butterfly Boucher, The Elms, The Shawshank Redemption, Medicare, Kurt Carr, Bobby Labonte, Marie Digby, Stars of Track and Filed, Afghan Whigs, Simian Mobile Disco, Americana, The Rifles, Mary J. Blige, The 69 Eyes, Al Albert, Memphis, Savoy Brown, Dreamworks, Every Time I Die, George Jones, Nina Simone, Big Scoop, Lady GaGa, Ardent Studios, Cain's Offering, R.E.M., Moneen, Kroq, Rubik, Kittie, Cornwallis, Dodos, All-4-One, Megadeth, Sonos, Entertainment News

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Mark Knopfler: 'I Have Become A Veteran At This Music Thing'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Michael Jordan, David Letterman, Prairie Home Companion, Steve Jobs, Music Industry, Fender Guitar, The Beatles, Cds, Border Reiver, Born in the Usa, Guitar, Bruce Springsteen, Fender, Entertainment News

The guy whose band, Dire Straits, sold 120 million records has made a CD that will be appreciated mostly by the smallest cohort of music lovers: smart, literate grownups who can read without moving their lips.

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Why We Are Subjected to Beatlemania, Again

Tamara Conniff | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Publishing, John Lennon, Beatlemania, Beatles Rock Band, Copyright, Rock Band, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, European Union, United Kingdon, Shakespeare, Sony, Entertainment News

I love the Beatles, don't get me wrong. Paul McCartney in concert is a religious experience. But I'm over Beatlemania. I want it to stop. Why now? A little thing called copyright.

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