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2006 Stories by Jonny Whiteside

• The Ultimate Swinger: Anita O'Day, 1919–2006

  published November 30, 2006

  Anita O’Day, the Chicago-born jazz singer as pioneering, skilled and influential as her most vaunted contemporaries (Ella, Lady Day,... More >>

• Goodnight, Drummer Girl

  published November 2, 2006

  Sandy West, the formidable drummer whose taut, brawny traps work propelled mid-’70s all-grrl phenom the Runaways to dizzying heights,... More >>

• Aloha From Hell

  published September 21, 2006

  Jerry Lee Lewis, the mayhem-fueled singer-pianist who was the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s very first inductee, hadn’t released a... More >>

• Jimmie Maddin, 1928–2006

  published September 21, 2006

  Seventy-eight-year-old saxist-singer Jimmie Maddin, one of Los Angeles’ most prolific and longest-running jazz-R&B stylists, died... More >>

• Forever Love

  published August 10, 2006

  Arthur Lee, the troubled, brilliant leader of the psychedelic rock band Love, died Thursday in a hospital in his hometown of Memphis,... More >>

• Mods & Rockers 2006: Long Live the King!

  published August 10, 2006

  There’s a brief moment in Jailhouse Rock (1957) that pretty much sums up the entire bizarre Elvis-in-Hollywood phenomenon: The... More >>

• Desmond Dekker

  published June 1, 2006

  Desmond Dekker, the groundbreaking Jamaican ska singer who died suddenly last week at age 64, was not only an oft-overlooked artistic force; he... More >>

• Vampire Brats

  published April 6, 2006

  INFO BOX:SHOOTER JENNINGS . Electric Rodeo . Universal SouthHANK WILLIAMS III . Straight to Hell . BrucCursed, plain and... More >>

• Buck Owens, 1929-2006

  published March 30, 2006

  The philosophy behind Buck Owens’ phenomenal success in country music was simple: run at full steam and hit everything head-on. Whether... More >>

• Rock Listings

  published February 9, 2006

  ConcertsKELLER WILLIAMS Keller & the Keels’ new CD, Grass, burbles along with pleasantly bland, bluegrass-lite takes on songs... More >>

• Rock & Pop Listings

  published February 9, 2006

  ConcertsKELLER WILLIAMS Keller & the Keels’ new CD, Grass, burbles along with pleasantly bland,... More >>

• Knockout Possum

  published February 2, 2006

  Listening to George Jones sing “Funny How Time Slips Away,” the opening track on his latest disc, Hits I Missed?.?.?.?and One I... More >>

• Click Five and other picks for Thursday, Feb 2

  published January 26, 2006

  THURSDAY, February 9 The Click Five, Big City Rock... More >>

• Country & Folk Listings

  published January 26, 2006

  ClubsBOULEVARD MUSIC, 4316 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. No alcohol. All ages. (310) 398-2583.Sat.—Steven King... More >>