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Born in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 1933, Yoko Ono is a musician and artist.
Born in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 1933, Yoko Ono is a musician and artist.
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Deaths elsewhere
ALLEN KLEIN, 77 Managed Beatles, Rolling Stones Allen Klein, a cunning record executive whose clients included the Rolling Stones and the Beatles and who was known as the "toughest wheeler-dealer in the pop jungle," but whose ego and temperament...Tags: Bobby Darin, John Lennon, George Harrison, Manhattan (New York City), Public Employees
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Will addition of another star player ring a discordant note in Magic chemistry?
Sentinel Staff WriterWhat happens when you add a star to a group of supremely talented, accomplished people who already are stars in their own right? That's the question that the Orlando Magic will face head-on in the season ahead. On paper, the acquisition of eight-time...Tags: George Clooney, John Lennon, Bill Bradley, NBA, Julia Roberts
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Rock 'n' whimsy at The Wit
Tribune reporterIf there's a rock and roll heaven, well you know they've got a hell of an art gallery. OK, that's not what the Righteous Brothers sang, but if they could visit The Wit hotel this weekend, they might have. To draw people to the new hotel at State and...Tags: John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Music, Academy Awards, Jimi Hendrix
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Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr promote game
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr came together to promote The Beatles: Rock Band video game, due to be released Sept. 9. The two surviving Beatles, along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, appeared Monday at Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo...Tags: Ringo Starr, The Beatles (band), Microsoft Corp., Paul McCartney, Game Playing
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'Woodstock' revisited with a director's cut
There is much truth to the argument that the landmark Woodstock festival functioned more as a turning point for the business of rock 'n' roll than for music itself. The photos of hundreds of thousands of young people gathered in a field in upstate New...Tags: John Lennon, Bo Diddley, Radio Industry, Movies, New York
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Woodstock site exhibit shows images from the John Lennon & Yoko Ono bed-in
Associated Press WriterBETHEL, New York (AP) — John and Yoko hung out in their pajamas for eight days during their "bed-in" at a Montreal hotel in 1969. Reclining on a king-size bed, the famous Beatle and his new wife read Lao Tzu, snuggled and recorded the anthem "Give...Tags: Timothy Leary, John Lennon, New York, Music Industry, Dining and Drinking
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John Lennon exhibit to open in NYC
A new John Lennon exhibit is particularly emotional for his widow, Yoko Ono. Besides Lennon's guitars, letters and other personal effects, it also includes a paper bag containing the bloody clothes from the night he was shot to death. Ono received the...Tags: John Lennon, New York, Murder, Crimes
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The real king has some advice for how the Orlando Magic can take down the Cleveland Cavaliers
SENTINEL COLUMNISTCLEVELAND — This strange, surreal playoff journey began in Philly, where magically the 9-foot-tall statue of Rocky Balboa came to life and inspired the Magic to a series victory over the 76ers. It continued in Boston, where I visited the Old...Tags: Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin (band), Rock and Roll, Paul Revere, Buddy Holly
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New On CD: Ben Lee, A Camp, Cocktail Slippers
The Hartford CourantBEN LEE The Rebirth of Venus New West Tunes like his popular 2005 single "Catch My Disease" are dotted with idiosyncrasies that keep them slightly off the beaten path, but Ben Lee's fluid, flavorful pop music is nonetheless easily identifiable. The 30-...Tags: Human Body, Ahmad Jamal, Tandoori Lamb, Popular Music, Barbie
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New Albums By Ben Lee, A Camp, Cocktail Slippers, Marcus Roberts Trio
Tunes like his popular 2005 single "Catch My Disease" are dotted with idiosyncrasies that keep them slightly off the beaten path, but Ben Lee's fluid, flavorful pop music is easily identifiable. The 30-year-old Australian weaves grabby patchworks on his...Tags: Human Body, Tandoori Lamb, Ahmad Jamal, Popular Music, Barbie
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'Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits' by Barney Hoskyns
Self-mythologizing is as much a part of rock as the 15-minute guitar solo. Tom Waits knows the drill: He's been messing with our heads for a full generation. Like Bob Dylan, he has proven a canny master of disguise, creating an impenetrable wall to keep...Tags: Johnny Carson, Music Industry, Music, Dining and Drinking, Francis Ford Coppola
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Good eggs, cracks and all
Posh is telling me how she knows someone who knows someone with "a farm in mid-state," where if you give the woman empty egg cartons, she'll fill them with fresh eggs for free.
"Wonder if you gave her an empty bacon package?" I ask.
"Yeah, Mom, would...Tags: John Lennon, John Milton, Colleges and Universities, Bacon, Easter
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