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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his co-author,...Tags: Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Willie Nelson, Heart Disease, Music
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Jerry Wexler, record producer, dies at 91
The Associated PressLegendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, said his son, Paul....Tags: Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Human Accomplishments, New York, Achievement Records
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Jerry Wexler dead at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his co-author,...Tags: Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Willie Nelson, Death and Dying, Heart Disease
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Broadway's theater schedule for August
Here's what's playing on Broadway through the end of August. Note that although some of these shows' official opening dates aren't until September or later, preview performances are offered. -- Avital Binshtock "A Chorus Line": This lively exploration...Tags: Winter Garden, Imperial and Royal Matters, Broadway, Thurgood Marshall, Lincoln Center
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Outkast, the Ramones no problem for senior citizens choir
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comHey, remember that music documentary that came earlier this year, about the elderly music group getting ready for a performance? No, not the Martin Scorsese-helmed Rolling Stones doc – the other one, "Young@Heart," the film about the elderly choral group...Tags: Clubs and Associations, People, New York, Popular Music, Illnesses
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Reviews are in: B'Way cast recordings
Curious about the changing sound of the Great White Way? Times Theater Critic Charles McNulty weighs in on five noteworthy cast recordings from the year on Broadway -- four from new shows that couldn't be more wildly disparate and one from a classic that'...Tags: Film Festivals, Los Angeles, Broadway, Harvey Fierstein, Lincoln Center
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Broadway's best will take a bow
South Florida Sun-sentinelSpectacular production numbers! Hollywood celebrities! Historical salutes! With all that going on during tonight's Tony telecast, will there be enough time to give out any awards? More than ever in its 62nd edition, the three-hour Tony Awards on CBS will...Tags: John Lithgow, Film Festivals, Broadway, Thurgood Marshall, Nathan Lane
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Hip-hop hooray for 'In the Heights'
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersNEW YORK -- In the tossup of this year's Tony Awards, a Latino story trumped an unusual African American coming-of-age tale Sunday as Tony voters gave their best new musical prize and three others to "In the Heights," about Caribbean immigrant families...Tags: Film Festivals, Broadway, Counting Crows, Poetry, Hip Hop
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Setting the stage for the Tonys
Theater/Music WriterSpectacular production numbers! Hollywood celebrities! Historical salutes! With all that going on during tonight's Tony telecast, will there be enough time to give out awards? More than ever in its 62nd edition, the three-hour Tony Awards on CBS will...Tags: John Lithgow, Film Festivals, Broadway, Thurgood Marshall, Literature
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Chicago's 'August: Osage County' triumphs at 2008 Tony Awards
Tribune criticNEW YORK—In an unprecedented New York night for the Chicago theater, the Broadway transfer of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's searing production of "August: Osage County" dominated the 62nd annual Tony Awards here on Sunday. And thus Radio City...Tags: New York, Film Festivals, Broadway, Celebrity, Lincoln Center
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Skateboard Fit For a Pope
CHRISTINA PENZA REPORTINGTake one skateboarding priest, some skateboarding school kids, and a rare Papal visit. Mix in some artistic flair and you've got the first Papal skateboard art contest. The purpose: to design the best skateboard fit for a pope. The idea came from...Tags: Religious Leaders, Pope
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