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Jerry Garcia Remembered In New Biopic

Late musician Jerry Garcia will be remembered in a forthcoming film about his rise to fame before becoming the legendary frontman of the Grateful Dead.

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Merl Saunders, Keyboardist Who Collaborated With Jerry Garcia, Dies At 74

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Merl Saunders, a jazz and rock keyboardist who collaborated with iconic acts including Miles Davis and the Grateful Dead, has died. He was 74.

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Surviving Members Of Grateful Dead Rock For Obama

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in support of Barack Obama.

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Music Biopics: What's Been Done, What's In The Works, & What We Want

The biopic is a longstanding Hollywood tradition. There are the big budget epics like the now infamous Elizabeth Taylor vehicle "Cleopatra," David Lean's masterpiece,

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Celebrity Birthdays, August 1

Happy Birthday to MTV! (1981); O-Town singer Ashley Parker Angel (1981), Avenged Sevenfold musician M. Shadows (1981), "The Cosby Show" actress Tempestt Bledsoe (1973), film director Sam Mendes (1965),

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Ben & Jerry's Makes 'Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road'

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Ben & Jerry's has done it again: Hoping to honor rocker Elton John before his first-ever Vermont performance, Vermont's crazy-cool confectioner

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Concord Music Group Unveils New Section Devoted To Rarities And Collectibles

With labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige and Stax, the scope of the Concord Music Group catalog is as deep and eclectic as your beloved public radio station left of the dial

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Surviving Grateful Dead Members Reunite For Barack Obama

Veteran band Grateful Dead have reunited for a benefit concert to support U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. The legendary rockers split in 1995 after the death of frontman Jerry Garcia.

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The Best Songs About Girls From A To Z, Part 2

Here's part two of the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title. There were two considerations in making the list: How good the song is versus how cool the chick sounds. See A to M here, and check out N to Z:

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Starpulse Q&A: Les Claypool's Quest for Electric Apricot

As the front man of Primus, Les Claypool's sense of humor has always been on display, and it takes center stage in National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo. Written, directed, and starring Claypool, the film chronicles the journey of Electric Apricot, a jam band recording its first album and hoping to perform at Festeroo, a popular music festival.

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