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News: Award / Grant

Neil Peart's Powerhouse Percussion Results in Third Consecutive Victory as Drummer of the Year in Enter Music Publishing's Drummies Awards

July 10, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- Neil Peart's lucky number may just be three. He can definitely play in three; he has been part of a highly successful trio, Rush; and, he has now garnered his third consecutive victory as “Drummer Of The Year” in this year's Drummies. Additionally, he won “Best Progressive Drummer. Enter Music Publishing, publishers ...

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News: Event

Grammys' Ehrlich Tells How Jackson Tribute Came Together

July 9, 2009

Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich was the man behind the effort to rush a program into place for Michael Jackson's memorial service. I've never been a real fan of Jackson's, but after watching the live 2 1/2 -hour televised memorial service to him, I must congratulate those around him who produced it. As a former radio ...

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News: Obituary

Marl Young Pianist and Arranger Memorial Service Set

July 9, 2009

A memorial service for Marl Young, a pianist and arranger Young who died April 29 at the age of 92, memorial will be held by Professional Musicians, Local 47, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Local 47 auditorium, 817 Vine St., in Hollywood. Young played an important role in the merger of the black ...

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News: Obituary

Bob Mitchell Silent-Movie Organist Was House Musician for Dodgers

July 9, 2009

Bob Mitchell improvised soundtracks for silent movies, starting when he was 12 years old at Strand Theater in Pasadena. The longtime director of the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir played at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles. Bob Mitchell, an organist who was the first such house musician at Dodger Stadium and the last surviving working ...

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News: Obituary

George Fullerton Musician Helped Leo Fender Create His Unique Guitars Dies

July 8, 2009

George Fullerton, a longtime associate of Leo Fender who played a crucial role in the electric-guitar innovator's extraordinary success through his broad-based skills as a musician, artist and technician, has died. He was 86. Fullerton died Saturday of congestive heart failure at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, said his son Geoff. While Fender tinkered away, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Emeryville Taiko July Performances

July 8, 2009

Emeryville Taiko Upcoming performances Saturday, July 25 Join us for International Night at Prewett Park in Antioch, sponsored by Give Always to Others & Co. Free and open to the public; we will open the event with a performance at 7pm. Sunday, August 9 Concord Japanese American Summer Festival Sunday, September 13 ...

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News: Event

Michael Jackson's Memorial Was Not Our Proudest Moment

July 8, 2009

Everyone -- including the media and myriad opportunists -- sought to cash in on the death of the pop star, with scant mention of the scandals that tainted his legacy. I got to Staples Center some time after the parade of Ringling Bros. elephants and just before a bikini-clad woman who held aloft a sign that ...

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News: Performance / Tour

John Mayer Performs Michael Jackson Memorial with Human Nature

July 7, 2009

John Mayer quietly takes the stage at the Michael Jackson Memorial and owns it, with his griping rendition of Jackson's “Human Nature". We knew that John Mayer was going to perform at the Michael Jackson memorial, but we did not know what. We know that he performed on Panic at the Discos cover of Beat It, ...

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News: Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival's Monterey County All-Star Band

July 7, 2009

Monterey Jazz Festival’s Monterey County All-Star Band Kicks Off Annual Tour Of Japan, July 21 - August 3, 2009 All-Star Band Performs At 21st Monterey Jazz Festival In Noto, July 25 All-Star Band Performs In Los Gatos At Jazz On The Plazz, August 19 July 6, 2009; Monterey, CA; On ...

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News: Event

Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.

July 7, 2009

At Jackson Memorial, Music and Mourning. Jermaine Jackson tossed a rose after singing in front of his brother's casket during the memorial service on Tuesday. Smokey Robinson read messages from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performed the song Ill Be There. And Queen Latifah read a poem from Maya Angelou. Police ...