50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
Keely Smith and Kid Rock appear backstage at the 50th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008. (UPI Photo/Phil McCarten)
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Composer Burt Bacharach is back at work in Los Angeles after recovering from surgery for complications following a dental abscess.
Trumpeter James "Bubber" Miley was born this day in 1903 in Aiken, S.C. His "growling" style of playing the trumpet attracted the interest of Duke Ellington, who made him a central figure in his first band.
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NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Time-resistant Keely Smith is one swinging lady in a hip new cabaret act based on her top-selling Concord label CD, "Swing, Swing, Swing."
Today is March 9. Tenor saxophonist Herschel Evans was born this day in 1909 in Denton, Texas. During three years with the Basie Band, from 1936 to 1939, he was paired with Lester Young ...
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Here is a list of the nominees for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, which will be presented tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, in ceremonies to be tele
