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Muzak Holdings LLC Announces Second Quarter Results
Muzak Holdings LLC ("Muzak" or the "Company"), a leading provider of business music services in the United States, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
Centre Daily Times |
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Friendship, Torn
The sea crashes on to the rocky beach, with the marbled sand black and white, looking like paradise with the sound of norteño music lingering in the background, but this view is violently interrupted by a metallic wall, penetrating the sea, salted water responding to the aggression by corroding the metal sheets.
La Prensa San Diego |
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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
NEW YORK - 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, said his son, Paul. He was 91.
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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — 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, said his son, Paul.
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Coast Guard Days Opening Ceremony tonight
Opening ceremonies of Port Huron Coast Guard Days 2008 begin at 6:30 tonight, at the International Flag Plaza at the foot of the Blue Water Bridge. The ceremonies will feature Chairperson Dan Collins, the Combined Auxiliary Honor Guard, and music from the Schubert Chorus.
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Weekend Music
Tonight, everybody's favorite local chanteuse Jesse Sykes plays a free KEXP show at Seattle Center's Mural Ampitheater , featuring music from her new EP Gentleness of Nothing . (Tomorrow night, Rocky Votolato plays the Mural.) Tomorrow, the Mountain's Music Festival at Marymoor with Brandi Carlile , Jackie Greene , and Train's Pat Monahan . The less said about the ...
Seattlest |
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Video of the Day: Saw Doctors to rock Irish Fest
You shouldn't need an excuse to experience the positive vibrations at Irish Fest, but the Saw Doctors, who perform Saturday and Sunday night, are another reason. Check out this clip.
OnMilwaukee.com |
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Proud Spell and Music Note highlight Alabama Stakes
Proud Spell and Music Note, two of this year's leading three-year-old fillies, top a field of six for Saturday's 128th running of the $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 1/4-mile race is the companion event for the following week's Travers. The two fillies have drawn the inside post positions with Music Note to the outside of Proud Spell. Earlier this year in the Mother Goose ...
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Legendary music producer Wexler dies
LEGENDARY music producer Jerry Wexler, who coined the term "rhythm and blues'' and shaped the careers of stars such as Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, has died aged 91, a record company said today.
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Producer Jerry Wexler Dies, Signed Willie Nelson in the '70s
Famed music executive and record producer Jerry Wexler died at home in Sarasota, Fla. on Aug. 15, of congenital heart failure. He was 91. Wexler was best known for helping pioneer the Atlantic Records label, home to such artists as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other R&B greats.
cmt.com |
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Jessica Simpson Is Ready for the Country
Editor's note: Jessica Simpson talks more about her life and career in the new episode of CMT Insider debuting Saturday (Aug. 16) at 1:30 p.m. ET/PT. "Everybody has a preconceived notion of who Jessica Simpson is. They just do."
cmt.com |
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Passion for piano wins Laguna Niguel teen scholarship
Dana Hills High School senior Vijay Venkatesh continues to pile up college money using his musical abilities. To hear him play, click on "video."
Orange County Register |
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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Jerry Wexler, the Jewish son of a window washer who grew up to become a giant in the music business, supervising historic recordings by African American musicians such as Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, died this morning at his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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First Paris, Now This: Jackson Browne Sues John McCain
Another celebrity has taken on John McCain, and this time he's bringing his lawyers. Jackson Browne, the famously left-wing singer-songwriter is suing the presumptive Republican presidential candidate for using his iconic rock classic "Running on Empty" in Ohio campaign commercials without his permission.
Wired News |
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4's on TAP!
One of the newest bands to form on the Beach, 6-month-old 4 rocks the stages of the sand several nights a week, promising a high-edge performance of originals and covers, both of which they rock just right.
Beach Bulletin |
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At this Summer Camp, Girls Learn to Rock
There are probably quite a few working bands on the East Coast who would pay good money to sit in on a workshop run by Vicki Savoula and Amanda MacKaye. The Black Cat talent buyer and the Fort Reno summer concert series organizer held a masterclass yesterday to teach a group of aspiring musicians how to approach booking their bands at some of D.C.'s most famous venues. Didn't get an invite? ...
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Cybertainment: Snoopy winning popular vote among 'Peanuts' gang
The Rock The Vote voter registration drive turns to a comics pages icon in the 2008 election year. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Music Weekly: 'I love James Blunt'
Multimedia: Roots Manuva defends Mr Beautiful in this week's show
Guardian Unlimited |
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Muzak Holdings LLC Announces Second Quarter Results
FORT MILL, S.C.----Muzak Holdings LLC , a leading provider of business music services in the United States, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
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Neil Diamond: Marathon man of pop music
HARTFORD, Conn. Four decades into a career as the sequined king of soft rock, celebrated in his 1970s peak as much for his rakish growl and helmet of wavy hair as for hits like “Sweet Caroline” and “Song Sung Blue,” Neil Diamond is enjoying something of a career renaissance.
The Providence Journal |
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Mike Dubin premieres 'B Local' on K-Rock
After more than a year off the air, Mike Dubin has once again brought local rock to the airwaves with his new show "B Local," airing Sundays on K-Rock (WXRK/92.3 FM).
Newsday |
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Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
The legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died at 91.
International Herald Tribune |
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Austin ISD Uses iPods As Learning Tools
Portable music players are getting more sophisticated and educators are just now learning they can be powerful teaching tools, too.
CBS 42 Austin |
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Music producer Wexler dies aged 91
Music pioneer and record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died.
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Varied strokes
When Sonal Gandhi started painting she was influenced by many things around her, be it nature, music or her experiences.
Deccan Herald |
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