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August 15, 2022
Bill Pitman, Wrecking Crew Guitarist, Passes Away At 102
BILL PITMAN, a guitarist with the legendary L.A. studio session musicians dubbed the WRECKING CREW, died yesterday at his home in LA QUINTA, CA, at 102, according to the N.Y. TIMES. PITMAN played guitar on such records as the BEACH BOYS' "Good … more »
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August 20, 2019
Disco Radio Star Paco Navarro Passes
Former WKTU/NEW YORK air personality PACO NAVARRO -- whose work coincides with the disco boom -- succumbed to complications of liver cancer and other ailments on AUG. 8th at a hospice facility in SADDLE RIVER, N.J., the NEW YORK TIMES reports. He was … more »
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September 29, 2017
Nikki Sixx Calls For Greater Effort To Fight Opioid Abuse
In an op-ed in THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, MOTHEY CRUE bassist and syndicated radio host NIKKI SIXX excoriated Pres. DONALD TRUMP and the Republican health reform efforts for their failure to adequately address the opiate problem severely impacting the … more »
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September 13, 2017
Capitol Music Group Welcomes Sam Smith To The Troubadour
On MONDAY (9/11), CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP invited their radio and music friends to LOS ANGELES’ famed TROUBADOUR to welcome Grammy winner SAM SMITH to the stage for a performance in advance of the release of the singer’s sophomore album. … more »
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May 18, 2017
Chris Cornell Dead At 52, Radio Reacts
A shocker ... as CHRIS CORNELL, lead singer of SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE, died last night. He was just 52. YAHOO NEWS reports that a WAYNE COUNTY, MI medical examiner confirmed that CORNELL committed suicide by hanging in his DETROIT hotel room … more »
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June 16, 2016
In Court, Jimmy Page Denies Ripping Off Spirit For 'Stairway To Heaven' Opening Riff
For his part, JIMMY PAGE says that he did not plagiarize the opening riff of "Stairway to Heaven" from SPIRIT's 1968 song "Taurus," and he testified to that effect in court WEDNESDAY (6/15), reports the LOS ANGELES TIMES. Under … more »
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May 1, 2012
Flying Burrito Brothers Bassist Chris Ethridge Passes
CHRIS ETHRIDGE, the original bassist from the 1960s band that featured the late GRAM PARSONS, the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, passed away at age 65. JOHN CHRISTOPHER ETHRIDGE was born in MERIDIAN, MS in 1947, and moved to LOS ANGELES by the time he was 17. … more »
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September 26, 2011
iHeartRadio Festival A 'Stunning Accomplishment'
Lots of great reviews for the iHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL held in LAS VEGAS this past weekend. "It's a special night because we've got so many great artists and acts performing on the same stage and they don't normally do that," said host … more »
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June 29, 2009
Cal. Assembly Speaker Likens Conservative Talk Radio To Terrorism
The Speaker of the CALIFORNIA Assembly has likened conservative talk radio to "terrorism" in an interview with the LOS ANGELES TIMES. KAREN BASS, a Democrat who has served in the Assembly since 2004 and ascended to Speaker in 2008, told the … more »
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March 9, 2009
Jury Sides With Universal In Eminem Lawsuit
A federal jury in LOS ANGELES ruled FRIDAY that EMINEM's music royalties don't change just because a song has been sold online, reports THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. The decision prevents, at least for now, an upending of the music industry that could have … more »








