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Pete Seeger
Sentinel Pop Music CriticAt 89, Pete Seeger still sings, still protests, still writes songs. This new album, an exceedingly generous and free-wheeling collection, is conceived as a reminder of that. It's the kind of homey assortment of material that one might expect from a man...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, Folk Music
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Nick Reynolds, member of folk band Kingston Trio, dies
Nick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Academic Progress, Colleges and Universities, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Founding member of folk act Kingston Trio
Los Angeles TimesNick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, San Diego (San Diego, California), Popular Music
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Kingston Trio co-founder dies, 75
Nick Reynolds,75 — who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk-music revival to the top of the pop-music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio — died...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bob Dylan, Folk Music, San Diego (San Diego, California), Jerry Lee Lewis
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Nick Reynolds, 75, dies; a founding member of the Kingston Trio
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bob Dylan, Ceremonies, San Diego (San Diego, California), Music
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DAYTIME Today (7 a.m., NBC/4) - Ali Larter, Suze Orman Good Morning America (7 a.m., ABC/7) - Jenny McCarthy, Jennifer Hudson Regis & Kelly (9 a.m., WABC/7) - Brooke Shields Rachael Ray (10 a.m., WABC/ 7, 2 p.m., WLNY/10/55) - Valerie Bertinelli...Tags: Brooke Shields, Melina Kanakaredes, Michael Cera, Melissa Etheridge, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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It's always midnight for some at WFMT
Get your folk on at this festival with Tom Paxton, Bethany & Rufus (right) and The Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam Spain. "The Midnight Special," hosted by Rich Warren on WFMT-FM (98.7), has a 50-plus year history. The long-running radio program...Tags: Ani Difranco, Woody Guthrie, Folk Music, Skokie
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'Chuck,' 'Life' return
NBC is the network to stick with tonight as two of last year's better new series return for their sophomore years, joining a lineup anchored by Heroes. A MIND LIKE A COMPUTER First up is Chuck, the breezy action-adventure series about a nerdy computer...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Heroes, Folk Music, Jay Leno
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New On Disc: Jennifer Hudson, Pete Seeger, Benny Boeldt
JENNIFER HUDSON Jennifer Hudson, Arista It isn't every artist who gets the legendary Clive Davis's fingerprints all over her debut. Unfortunately for former "Dreamgirl" Jennifer Hudson, Davis oversees her first album as though she's merely another "...Tags: Nintendo Company Ltd., Metal and Mineral, Movies, Television, Folk Music
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Jimmie Rodgers: A voice that carried
Special to The TimesBear Family Records' remarkable new release, "Let Me Be Your Sidetrack: The Influence of Jimmie Rodgers," makes a persuasive argument that Rodgers is one of the most important figures in the history of country music. According to the liner notes for...Tags: Bob Dylan, Folk Music, Johnny Cash, Music Industry, Bono
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Hard heart fits 'Merchant'; 'History' harmony at Quest
SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNEShakespeare's most disagreeable play (after the gore-fest of "Titus Andronicus") usually gets lumped in with the comedies, but to our contemporary sensibilities it's about as funny as bear baiting. There are comic moments, to be sure, but make no mistake:...Tags: Thomas Paine, History, Interreligious Dialogue, Venice, Folk Music
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Release of the Week: 'Pete Seeger: The Power of Song'
Courant Staff WriterWhat a terrific movie. It's not just a biography of a remarkable man, but a history of 20th-century American progressive politics. From the late '30s until today, Pete Seeger was there, in the forefront, working to do what he thought was the right thing....Tags: Movies, Adolf Hitler, Christopher Guest, Folk Music, Music
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