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    Jun 29, 2012 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Burglary at Seger Home

    A family friend of <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic">Bob Seger</span> has been arrested in connection with the theft last August of a Gibson guitar, Rolex watch and other items from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer&rsquo;s home. Police allege 20-year old Andrew W. Thompson snuck back into the house after a party thrown by Seger&iquest;s 16-year old daughter. On Tuesday, Thompson was charged with larceny and released on bond. Thompson admits stealing the Rolex, autographed Shaquille O&iquest;Neal sneakers and cash, but denies taking the 1978 Gibson <span class="runtimeTopic">Les Paul</span> Seger is holding on the cover of the 1994 Greatest Hits album.
    A family friend of Bob Seger has been arrested in connection with the theft last August of a Gibson guitar, Rolex watch and other items from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s home. Police allege 20-year old Andrew W. Thompson snuck back into the...

    Tags: Bob Seger, Theft

    2. May 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Doc Watson dies at 89; guitarist and singer

    In 1962, Doc Watson and some of his musician neighbors set out from their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the journey of a lifetime, to perform at the Ash Grove folk club in Los Angeles.
    In 1962, Doc Watson and some of his musician neighbors set out from their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the journey of a lifetime, to perform at the Ash Grove folk club in Los Angeles. "I remember the first trip we did," Watson said in a 2008...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Music Industry, Barbara Lee, Grammy Awards, Greenwich Village

    3. Jun 18, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  3. Joe Smith donates interview archives: Former Warner Bros. Records prexy gives tapes to Library of Congress

    Variety
    Joe Smith, former prexy of Warner Bros., Elektra and Capitol Records, has donated recorded interviews with more than 200 top musicians to the Library of Congress. Smith's archives, comprising 238 hours of interviews taped over the course of two years,...

    Tags: The Eagles (music group), Libraries, Paul McCartney, B.B. King, Paul Simon

    4. Jun 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  4. Gov't Mule frontman Warren Haynes is used to playing many roles

    <strong>Gov&rsquo;t Mule and moe.</strong>
    Gov’t Mule and moe. June 24, 7 p.m., $38.50, Toyota Presents Oakdale, 95 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford, (203) 269-8721, oakdale.com If jam bands were NFL teams, guitarist and singer Warren Haynes would be a first-round draft pick, maybe even...

    Tags: ZZ Top (music group), Mickey Hart, Music Industry, National Football League, Entertainment

    5. May 21, 2012 |Story| WXMI

  5. Guitar History To Hit Auction Block

    Most musicians, and many non musicians have some idea of who Les Paul is and what he played.
    FOX 17 Meteorologist
    Most musicians, and many non musicians have some idea of who Les Paul is and what he played. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin back in 1915, he was known as the father of the electric guitar. He truly revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar, and...

    Tags: Auction Service, Music Industry, Entertainment, Music

    6. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The Google doodle: A highly creative home page homage

    Photographer Robert Doisneau is known for Parisian street scenes that reflected his fascination with what he called &quot;the marvels of daily life." Four of his images &mdash; including his famous (if posed) 1950 picture of a kissing couple &mdash; graced last weekend's Google doodle, the variation on its home-page logo with which the company celebrates special dates, people and events.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Photographer Robert Doisneau is known for Parisian street scenes that reflected his fascination with what he called "the marvels of daily life." Four of his images — including his famous (if posed) 1950 picture of a kissing couple — graced...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Google Inc., Jules Verne, Larry Page, Sergey Brin

    7. May 21, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  7. 2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)

    <span style=&quot;font-size: medium;">It&rsquo;s not even June. But already this calendar year we&rsquo;ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who&rsquo;ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&amp;B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band singer and drummer Levon Helm, bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, amp builder Jim Marshall, Memphis Horns saxophonist Andrew Love, pop icons Whitney Houston and Davy Jones, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Stax bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, disco queen Donna Summer, classical art-song master Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, on and on. And, earlier this week, Robin Gibb, who&rsquo;d been battling cancer for some time.</span>
    It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...

    Tags: Joe Zawinul & the Zawinul Syndicate (music group), The New York Times, Merl Saunders, Milton Babbitt, Robert Goulet

    8. May 24, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  8. Our Picks: Sunday jazz in Fairfield County

    You don't have to train it to the big city to hear some great jazz on a Sunday evening. Here are a couple of world class performers that are bringing their talents to the quiet reaches of inland Fairfield County.
    You don't have to train it to the big city to hear some great jazz on a Sunday evening. Here are a couple of world class performers that are bringing their talents to the quiet reaches of inland Fairfield County. Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub: Sarah's...

    Tags: Bars and Clubs, Pizzas, Ridgefield, Foods and Beverages, Benny Goodman

    9. Apr 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Zerg Rush Easter egg and other great time wasters from Google

    Google's Zerg Rush is a gift to all of us who believe that not every minute spent at work should be used in productive pursuits.
    Google's Zerg Rush is a gift to all of us who believe that not every minute spent at work should be used in productive pursuits. If you have a few minutes to spare, try typing the words "zerg rush" into Google from the search engine's homepage. Then...

    Tags: Gaming, Google Inc., Entertainment, Easter, Online Media Industry

    10. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| WGNO-LTV

  10. Hunters Could Buy Your Treasure In Covington

    Saturday is your last chance to sell your unwanted treasures in Covington. The group Treasure Hunters is set up at the Country Inn & Suites at 130 Holiday Boulevard. They'll be evaluating people's property from 9:00-4:00 on Saturday.
    ABC26 News
    Saturday is your last chance to sell your unwanted treasures in Covington. The group Treasure Hunters is set up at the Country Inn & Suites at 130 Holiday Boulevard. They'll be evaluating people's property from 9:00-4:00 on Saturday. Treasure Hunters...
    11. Apr 17, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  11. A member of Gene Vincent's band describes joining Rock Hall of Fame

    &quot;I&rsquo;m coming down off the cloud. It'll take me a few days, but I expect I&rsquo;ll get there," said 71-year-old drummer <strong>Dickie Harrell</strong>, who, as part of <strong>Gene Vincent</strong>'s original band, was inducted into the <a href="http://rockhall.com/inductees" target="_blank">Rock Hall of Fame</a> on Saturday.
    "I’m coming down off the cloud. It'll take me a few days, but I expect I’ll get there," said 71-year-old drummer Dickie Harrell, who, as part of Gene Vincent's original band, was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame on Saturday. A number of...

    Tags: Willie Williams, Kid Rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Smokey Robinson, Bruce Springsteen

    12. Feb 24, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  12. Mandolin master David Grisman plays Infinity Music Hall

    If you Google &ldquo;Top Mandolin Players,&rdquo; pretty much every result you get will have David &ldquo;Dawg&rdquo; Grisman in the top five. The man is a living legend. Go ahead and try it. I&rsquo;ll wait&hellip;
    If you Google “Top Mandolin Players,” pretty much every result you get will have David “Dawg” Grisman in the top five. The man is a living legend. Go ahead and try it. I’ll wait… Over the course of his 50-year career,...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Punch Brothers (music group), Bluegrass (genre), Music Industry, Acoustic (genre)

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