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A Celebration of George Duke, a Great Musicion and a Good Guynew
The death of keyboardist George Duke at 67 last week brought back memories of the ‘70s when I smoked dope with him nearly every day.
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lionel Rolfe |
08-12-2013 |
Music
Sonji Kimmons: A Great & Special Concertnew
Sonji Kimmons came–one of the greatest of the unheralded blues pianists and singers around town–looked out over her audience at MJs, the bar in Silver Lake next door to the Trader Joe’s last Saturday, and played her heart out.
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Lionel Rolfe |
01-25-2013 |
Music
My Uncle Yehudi, Ravi Shankar & The Mystic Eastnew
The death of Ravi Shankar last week made much mention of his close friendship with the violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who happened to be my uncle, with whom he made three albums, “East Meets West” in the ‘50s before Shankar hooked up with the Beatles.
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Lionel Rolfe |
12-28-2012 |
Music
Tags: Ravi Shankar
Abbey Road: Some Good Memoriesnew
The Abbey Road EMI Studio in London, no doubt the most famous recording studio in the world, has been in the news a lot recently. So Lionel Rolfe waited a few weeks before telling his stories about the place without the contamination of trendiness.
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Lionel Rolfe |
08-24-2010 |
Music
Tags: Abbey Road, Beatles
