Film Notes: Director to accompany 'Wrecking Crew' debut here

07/14/11 "The Wrecking Crew," a documentary honoring the unsung Los Angeles backup group who appeared on scores of top-selling records, will screen at Duquesne University July 24. The Wrecking Crew, which counted Glen Campbell as a member before his solo career, provided back-up to Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, Monkees and many others.

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Phoenix Lake shutter bug has crossed paths with many stars

07/14/11 Phoenix Lake photographer Jim Caywood has crossed paths with everyone from Ansel Adams to Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy during a career that has taken him across most of the United States and parts of Europe. Caywood, 74, spent six years of his childhood in Yosemite National Park. His father worked for the National Park Service and moved the family there in 1949, when Caywood was 11 years old.

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Rave on - just one more time

07/16/11 As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. That's probably why most people don't find tribute albums too attractive as the featured artists either try to be faithful to the originals but fall short, or venture too far for the sake of being different and end up screwing up a good song. Things get even trickier when the artist you have to cover is Buddy Holly, one of the people who ...

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