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    Jun 20, 2011 |Column| WSBT-TV

  1. Like a Spirit in the Night

    Or at least that is how the story goes when a still struggling rock and roll band met The Big Man, and the change was made uptown.  It was a stormy night along the Jersey Shore – the wind was howling, the lightening was flashing – and then,...

    Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Building Material, The E Street Band (music group), Rhythm and Blues (genre), Big Band (genre)

    2. Jun 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  2. An appreciation: Herb Reed helped R&B, pop soar with the Platters

    Pop & Hiss
    Singer Herb Reed, the last original member of the '50s L.A. R&B group the Platters died Monday in Boston. Herb Reed continued touring with the Platters until 2011....
    3. Oct 21, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Garage rock that roams beyond: Mark Sultan, Friday at Spaceland

    Pop & Hiss
    Canadian rock 'n' soul powerhouse Mark Sultan presents a tough exterior, but deep down he’s a sensitive soul. If he’s irritated with an audience, he’s not afraid to show it. During an April performance at Spaceland, the singer -- who......
    4. Jan 25, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  4. L.A. Unheard: Hanni El Khatib

    Brand X
    The band: Hanni El Khatib, a pair of recent Bay Area transplants, led by the eponymous Hanni. The sound: Drawing from a deep pool of influences, El Khatib is a rock 'n' roll time traveler, incorporating '50s doo-wop vibes with harder-edged blues and...
    5. Jan 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. L.A. Unheard: Hanni El Khatib revisits the garage

    Pop & Hiss
    Editor's note: Every week, our colleagues at Brand X’s L.A. Unheard column unearth one of L.A.’s best undiscovered acts. The band: Hanni El Khatib, a pair of recent Bay Area transplants, led by the eponymous Hanni. The sound: Drawing from......
    6. May 4, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. 'Greasy Love Songs': Zappa Family Trust digs into vaults to release 'Ruben & the Jets' rarities

    Pop & Hiss
    To get a sense of what a strange non sequitur Frank Zappa's "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" probably was when it was released in 1968, take a look at what was on the charts that year. Competing with Zappa's......
    7. Nov 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Cleve Duncan dies at 78; one of the Penguins on 'Earth Angel'

    Cleve Duncan, whose plaintive tenor captured the heartache of teen love in the enduring 1954 doo-wop hit "Earth Angel," died Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. He was 78.
    Cleve Duncan, whose plaintive tenor captured the heartache of teen love in the enduring 1954 doo-wop hit "Earth Angel," died Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. He was 78. A spokeswoman for the Inglewood Park Cemetery Mortuary confirmed his death but could not...

    Tags: Radio Industry, World War II (1939-1945), Radio, Martin Luther King Jr., Romanticism (genre)

    8. Jun 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Herb Reed dies at 83; founder of the Platters

    Herb Reed was in his 20s when he founded the Platters in Los Angeles in 1953, naming his vocal group after the term used by radio DJs for the vinyl records of the day.
    Herb Reed was in his 20s when he founded the Platters in Los Angeles in 1953, naming his vocal group after the term used by radio DJs for the vinyl records of the day. Well into the digital download era — and into his 80s — Reed was still...

    Tags: Tony Williams, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Arts and Culture, COPD, Music

    9. Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo

    <strong>Fred Milano</strong>
    Fred Milano Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Health, Colleges and Universities, Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Hospitals and Clinics

    10. Nov 13, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Longtime Maryland Theatre volunteer 'retiring'

    Behind the scenes of the doo-wop show at The Maryland Theatre on Oct. 28, the staff and volunteers were marking a milestone of sorts, ushering in the end of an era.
    janeth@herald-mail.com
    Behind the scenes of the doo-wop show at The Maryland Theatre on Oct. 28, the staff and volunteers were marking a milestone of sorts, ushering in the end of an era. Mevis Shatzer, who served as house manager for 23 of the 27 years she volunteered at...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Health, George Jones, Nursing, Willie Nelson

    11. May 12, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Wild at heart in The Wildwoods

    The Wildwoods are three adjacent New Jersey beach towns, Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, known for their wide white beaches &#8212; open to the public, free of charge &#8212; and devotion to simple summertime pleasures.
    The Wildwoods are three adjacent New Jersey beach towns, Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, known for their wide white beaches — open to the public, free of charge — and devotion to simple summertime pleasures. The centerpiece of...

    Tags: The Wildwoods, Theme Park Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald

    12. May 28, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  12. Wildwoods Again Has NJ's Best Beaches

    Ridiculously wide beaches that don't cost a penny, a funky boardwalk and tons of chrome-and-neon doo-wop style architecture have made the Wildwoods a prime vacation resort for decades.
    Associated Press Writer
    Ridiculously wide beaches that don't cost a penny, a funky boardwalk and tons of chrome-and-neon doo-wop style architecture have made the Wildwoods a prime vacation resort for decades. They've also made the three-town resort the winner of this year's...

    Tags: Architecture, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), The Wildwoods, Science and Technology, Ocean City

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