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5 hrs ago | IcWales

Neil Sedaka - A Life in Music

Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is used to performing live. But soon he will be watching someone else playing him on stage in a musical about his life.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

LA Daily News

It's Ritchie Valens Day in L.A.

The late rocker Ritchie Valens, who grew up in Pacoima, is being honored Friday in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Ritchie Valens, Pacoima, CA

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Daily Star

Cooperstown's Katz rewrites music history

COOPERSTOWN _ Jeff Katz, the deputy mayor of Cooperstown, loves music and writing and combines them in ``Maybe Baby ,'' a new blog for rock 'n' roll lovers.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Clear Lake, IA, Waylon, Music!, Waylon Jennings

Mon Jun 29, 2009

WWFX-FM Worcester

The Rock History Report for June 29th, 2009

Mick Jagger was was sentenced to three months in jail after being found guilty of illegal possession of pep pills.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Pop/Rock, The Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hard-Rock, Deep Purple

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Salt Lake Tribune

Fashion: Tips to wear geek chic in a smart way

The line between geek chic and plain-old geek can be a fine one. A bow tie could be a fraction of an inch too thick, or there might be just a little too much room in the collar of a short-sleeve dress shirt.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Lubbock Avalanche

Holly Story

The moment a 19-year-old Buddy Holly goes from playing the lilting country ballad "Flower of My Heart" and slams into the rocker "Ready Teddy," the audience's pulse quickens.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Buddy, Pop/Rock, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro

Mon Jun 15, 2009

News9 Oklahoma City

Rock-n-Roll Royalty in Oklahoma

Guys like Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly helped start the rock-n-roll movement.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Johnny Cash, Country, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Wanda Jackson

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Lubbock Avalanche

Buddy musical debuts with Holly family in attendance

Larry and Travis Holley sat in the front row of an outdoor amphitheater waiting to watch the debut of a musical about their legendary brother.

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Related Topix: Buddy, Pop/Rock, Rock-N-Roll, Lubbock, TX, Lubbock Metro, The Buddy Holly Story, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Music!

Thu Jun 11, 2009

The News Shopper Online

Pub review: The Gordon Arms, Park Road, Chislehurst

Drink 2/5, DA©cor 3/5, Price 3/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Staff 3/5. I AINa TMT nothing but a pubspy, drinkina TM all the time a ' ita TMs not my official theme song but the lyrics did go through my head when I visited the Gordon Arms in Chislehurst.

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Related Topix: Elvis, Rock-N-Roll

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

a The Buddy Holly Musicala : Setting steals the show

Brandon Berrett Albright as Buddy Holly and Brian Gressley as Joe Mauldin, the bassist for Holly's band, the Crickets, perform during the play, a "jukebox musical" in which about two dozen of the singer's hits hold the story together.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, The Refreshments, Las Vegas, NV

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Buddy Holly lives on

PREVIEW What: "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" When: Today-Saturday, Wednesday-June 13 and June 17-20; gates open at 6 p.m., show begins at 8:05 Where: Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, about 18 miles west of town off Charleston Boulevard Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the gate, free for children 5 and younger; That'll be the day -- as in today -- ...

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Buddy, Pop/Rock, The Buddy Holly Story, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Music!, Texas, Theater, Arts

Sun May 31, 2009

101.5-WQUT

The Rock History Report for May 31st, 2009

1964 - The Dave Clark Five played on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the first of 11 appearances.

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Related Topix: Western, Drama Movies, The Searchers, John Wayne, Pop/Rock, Rock-N-Roll, Wentzville, MO

Sat May 30, 2009

Halifax Today

Buddy: Tragic story... cracking show

THOSE who remember the golden days of rock 'n' roll a ' or people who just want a good night's entertainment a ' will certainly like this show.

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Related Topix: Buddy, Pop/Rock, Rock-N-Roll, Clear Lake, IA

Thu May 28, 2009

Killeen Daily Herald

Texas Timeline project brings great Texans in history to life

KISD/TODD MARTIN Buddy Holly, played by Nathan Diederich in the Texas Timeline at Nolan Middle School, attracted a crowd Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Texas, Rock-N-Roll, Lubbock, TX, Houston, TX

Wed May 27, 2009

BirminghamEagle.com

Eagle Classic Hitstory: May 27th

May 27 1957 Brunswick Records releases the Crickets' first record and only chart topper, "That'll be the Day," backed with "I'm Looking for Someone to Love." Buddy Holly & The Crickets "That'll Be the Day" 1957 1958 Singer/guitarist Neil Finn of Crowded House and Split Enz is born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Crowded House, Pop/Rock, Bob Dylan

Sat May 23, 2009

Halifax Today

Enjoy this rock 'n' roll Holly-day ONE of the world's most successful ...

ONE of the world's most successful rock 'n' roll musicals is coming to Calderdale next week.

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Related Topix: West Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom, Pop/Rock, Buddy, Rock-N-Roll, Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN

Thu May 21, 2009

The York Daily Record

Mr. Music: Buddy Holly competed with own band

Dear Jerry: Many rock era singers fronted groups before launching solo careers. But, while they were still with their group, did it ever happen that the lead singer and the group were in the Top 10 at the same time with competing songs? I read that the Crickets and Buddy Holly had simultaneous hits, and most likely John Lennon or Paul McCartney ...

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Short, Music!, Pop/Rock, John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Tue May 19, 2009

Waterford Today

Entertainment

Entertainment - Albert Lee a genuine guitar wizard Grammy Award winner and by common consent one of the world's finest guitar-players, Albert Lee was born December 21, 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

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Related Topix: Rock-N-Roll, Jerry Lee Lewis

Sun May 17, 2009

Star-telegram.com

What's on stage at Fort Worth's Casa Ma ana for 2009-10

By CARY DARLING Five Guys Named Moe kicks off Casa Mañana's 2009-10 'Best of Broadway' season this fall.The musical, based on the music of jazz saxophonist and rock 'n' roll forebear Louis Jordan, runs Oct.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Louis Jordan, Classical, Stephen Sondheim, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Rock-N-Roll

Fri May 15, 2009

This Is Staffordshire

Legacy of music idol still raves on for the generation left behind

Fifty years after the plane crash that killed one of the greatest rock and roll icons that ever lived, Tamzin Hindmarch asks the star of the latest Buddy tribute show why American Pie tastes as sweet today as the day it was made.

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Related Topix: Buddy, Pop/Rock, Rock-N-Roll

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