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Guitarist Who Performed The 'Theme From Shaft' Dies

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.02.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles "Skip" Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make ...

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Dog Ears Music: Songs For The Beach

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Odetta, Eels, Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra, Muse, Salt-N-Pepa, Film School, Etta James, Neil Young, Danielle Evin, Marcy Playground, Radiohead, Nat King Cole, Music, Beck, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Clara Rockmore, mp3s, Vetiver, The Verve, Anubian Lights, The Standells, Phil Ramone, The Isley Brothers, Bette Midler, Dr. Dog, The Swimming Pool Q's, Vitamin String Quartet, Dog Ears, The Byrds, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week we give you a summer soundtrack, featuring music by Beck, Etta James, Dr. Dog, Salt-N-Pepa, Eels and others.

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"Freedom Isn't Free": A Loving Playlist for the American Heroes of "South Park"

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toots & the Maytals, Kay Kyser, Madonna, 2 Live Crew, The Ramones, Devo, Neil Young, Joe Firstman, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band, Team America, Trey Parker, George Michael, Roger Waters, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Matt Stone, Charles Wright, Robbie Williams, Crosby, Comedy Central, Tommy Stinson, Stills & Nash, Garbage, The Isley Brothers, Cheap Trick, Pet Shop Boys, That's My Bush!, Jimi Hendrix, The Staples Singers, Traffic, South Park, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

I love that Matt and Trey do not care who they offend in the pursuit of amusing themselves and a watching world. I support them with all my heart & soul right until the point where it puts me in any actual danger.

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Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology): A Playlist For Earth Day

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Turtles, Peter Gabriel, Imogen Heap, Phil Ochs, The Eagles, Steel Pulse, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Spirit, Julian Lennon, Talking Heads, The Pixies, Midnight Oil, Soundgarden, The Isley Brothers, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, R.E.M., Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's an Earth Day playlist of songs about taking better care of Planet Earth, better care of one another and better care of ourselves.

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Marvin Isley DEAD At 56, Youngest Of R&B Powerhouse Isley Brothers Dies In Chicago

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Marvin Isley, the bass player who helped give R&B powerhouse the Isley Brothers their distinctive sound, has died at a Chicago hospita...

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"Get A Job": A Playlist To Employ The Mind of Senator Jim Bunning

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat & the Blenders, Gary U.S. Bonds, Bonnie Tyler, Todd Rundgren, Todd Snider, The English Beat, Senator Jim Bunning, Little Village, Donna Summer, T.I., America, Sen. Jim Bunning, The Police, The Offspring, Talking Heads, Conway Twitty, Unemployment Benefits, Pink Floyd, Don Henley, The Isley Brothers, Hayes Carll, Ben Folds, Gretchen Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Politics News
David Wild

I hear that it's really, really cold in Washington. No, I'm not talking about the temperature outside, but rather inside the soul of Senator Jim Bunning.

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