Almanac: May 29, 2011

05/29/11 Births: 1916 - Carl Davis (d. 1995) 1923 - Eugene Wright (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (88) 1925 - Danny Davis (Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass) (d. 2008) 1937 - Irmin Schmidt (Can) (74) 1941 - Roy Crewdson (Freddie & the Dreamers) (70) 1945 - Gary Brooker (Procol Harum) (66) 1949 - Francis Rossi (Status Quo) (62) 1950 - Rebbie Jackson (61) 1953 - Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) (58) 1955 - Mike Porcaro ...

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Drill rig and Alaska at the mercy of the law

06/04/11 If there were an Alaska medal for chutzpah and pluck, we should give it to Texas oil wildcatter Danny Davis. For years Davis' small independent company, Escopeta Oil and Gas, has been working to bring a jack-up drilling rig to Cook Inlet.

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IN THE STUDIO: The Black Keys

07/14/11 In the 16 months since the Black Keys released their last album Brothers , the blues-rock duo have toured the world, accepted three Grammys, played Saturday Night Live , rocked festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo, and filmed a few videos, including the short film Howlin' For You starring snowboarder Shaun White and Twilight 's Christian Serratos. Oh, and drummer Patrick Carney got engaged to ...

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