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Donna Summer, 1948-2012: Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dies at 63
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 10:49pm EDT by By JON PARELES
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Ms. Summer was a five-time Grammy winner who became a superstar in the 1970s with hits like “Last Dance.”
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Levon Helm, Drummer and Gravel-Throated Singer for the Band, Dies at 71
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 9:49pm EDT by By JON PARELES
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Mr. Helm, whose drumming merged muscle, swing, economy and finesse, helped forge a deep-rooted American music as a linchpin of the Band.
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Levon Helm, Drummer and Gravel-Throated Singer for the Band, Dies at 71
Posted: April 19th, 2012, 9:49pm EDT by By JON PARELES
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Mr. Helm, whose drumming merged muscle, swing, economy and finesse, helped forge a deep-rooted American music as a linchpin of the Band.
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Music Review: Super Bowl — No Longer an Upset: Madonna Acts Her Age
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:46am EST by By JON PARELES
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Madonna, 53, danced her way back toward worldwide visibility Sunday as the halftime attraction for the Super Bowl, with a giant supporting cast and a downright benign stance.
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An Appraisal: Don Cornelius, Smooth Operator on Behalf of Soul
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:04pm EST by By JON PARELES
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A suave and enthusiastic envoy of the music he loved, Don Cornelius provided a national outlet for black musicians even as pop radio was resegregating.
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Arts & Leisure: Tom Waits’s New Album, ‘Bad as Me’
Posted: October 20th, 2011, 7:01am EDT by By JON PARELES
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Although he has had only one gold album in the United States — in 2006 — Tom Waits is cherished by his generation of musicians as skillful songwriter and uncompromising outsider.Tom Waits has a new album, “Bad as Me,” his first complete collection of new material in seven years.
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Critic’s Notebook: Radiohead Surprises With Early Release
Posted: February 19th, 2011, 12:45am EST by By JON PARELES
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The band made “The King of Limbs,” its first album since 2007, available on Friday, a day earlier than announced.
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Arts & Leisure Preview: After Death, the Remix
Posted: December 9th, 2010, 1:38pm EST by By JON PARELES
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“Michael,” the first full Michael Jackson album of unreleased material since his death, displays the risks of tampering with music after a singer’s passing.
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Music: Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 12:48am EDT by By JON PARELES
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The 24th annual SXSW filled every available space in downtown Austin, Tex., with musicians clamoring for attention.
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Music: Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest
Posted: March 22nd, 2010, 12:48am EDT by By JON PARELES
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The 24th annual SXSW filled every available space in downtown Austin, Tex., with musicians clamoring for attention.
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Music Review | 'We Are Plastic Ono Band': Amid All That Experience, Innocence
Posted: February 17th, 2010, 7:28pm EST by By JON PARELES
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The Plastic Ono Band, an informal group John Lennon assembled in 1969, reunited in Brooklyn.
