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George Thorogood Enjoys the Southern California Vibe and Gigs at the Greek
Whether hanging out at the beach, or catching a bite in Beverly Glen or a game at Dodger Stadium, the blues rocker from the East Coast loves living the dream in his adopted hometown. Music fads come and go, but after 30 years on the scene, George Thorogood's brand of blues-rock has stood the test of ...
Grammys' Ehrlich Tells How Jackson Tribute Came Together
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 ...
Marl Young Pianist and Arranger Memorial Service Set
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 ...
Bob Mitchell Silent-Movie Organist Was House Musician for Dodgers
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 ...
George Fullerton Musician Helped Leo Fender Create His Unique Guitars Dies
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, ...
Michael Jackson's Memorial Was Not Our Proudest Moment
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 ...
John Mayer Performs Michael Jackson Memorial with Human Nature
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, ...
Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.
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 ...
Judge Decides on Executors for Jackson Estate
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Monday that the lawyer John Branca and the music executive John McClain should serve as the executors of Michael Jacksons estate. The ruling, issued by Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, denied the application of Mr. Jacksons mother, Katherine, to oversee her sons estate. Mr. Branca and Mr. McClain were named ...
That Hollywood Bowl Magic
Three longtime Hollywood Bowl-goers share sweet memories of music under the stars, be it in a box down in front or on a bench seat on high. Cars didn't have seat belts back in the 1940s -- but then, nobody was thinking too hard about safety when Charla Janacek and her pals from Glendale's Hoover High ...
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