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FROM THE EDITOR
Sep 25, 2009; ... Around these parts, meaning Wisconsin, the home of Goldmine, Les Paul was known as the "Wizard of Waukesha." Perhaps that nickname has made it beyond the borders of our fair state, as well, but it carries special meaning for us in the Badger state. Waukesha, for those who don't know, is ...
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN
Sep 25, 2009; ... Saying Goodbye I feel that the best period of Michael Jackson's performing career was his early work with his brothers as the Jackson Five. My favorite J5 song is 1971's "Never Can Say Goodbye." Penned by actor/comedian Clifton Davis, it signaled a definitely more mature sound for the ...
LOOKING BACK...
Sep 25, 2009; ... 55 YEARS AGO: George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob and Stevie Ray Vaughan are born. 40 YEARS AGO: Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform the "Concerto for Group and Orchestra" at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the first elaborate collaboration between a rock band and ...
GRAPEVINE
Sep 25, 2009; ... BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUCTIONS ... Blues collector and longtime rare records dealer John Tefteller placed the winning bid in a recent eBay auction which offered a previously unknown and potentially one-of-a-kind blues 45 produced by the Sun label in 1953. "I think I stole it," said ...
OBITUARIES: Ellie Greenwich
Sep 25, 2009; ... Ellie Greenwich, who wrote such classic pop songs as "Chapel of Love," "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Be My Baby" with Phil Spector, died Aug. 26. She was 68. A member of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, Greenwich was considered one of pop's most successful songwriters. Spector wasn't her ...