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		<title>Gustav Leonhardt, Master Harpsichordist, Dies at 83</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor was a pioneer in the world of period instrument performance and research into Baroque performance styles.]]></description>
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		<title>King Stitt, Jamaican pioneer in rap reggae, dies at 72 after battle with prostate cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stitt is credited as one of the earliest performers of “toasting,” a vibrant form of Jamaican deejaying that directly inspired hip-hop music.]]></description>
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		<title>R.I.P. Megaupload :(</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music bloggers should consider starting their own non-profit host for archiving out-of-print recordings.]]></description>
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		<title>Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kniss also performed with Herbie Hancock and Woody Herman.]]></description>
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		<title>Etta James Dies at 73; Voice Behind ‘At Last’</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[She called Johnny Otis her guru - he died the day before.]]></description>
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		<title>Johnny Otis, ‘Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,’ Dies at 90</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He helped steer several performers to stardom, including Etta James, Jackie Wilson, Esther Phillips, Big Mama Thornton.]]></description>
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		<title>Funk Bandleader Jimmy Castor dead at 71</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The funk saxophonist recorded a string of R&#038;B hits in the 1970s with his band: Jimmy Castor Bunch.]]></description>
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		<title>Roy Acuff sideman Charlie Collins dead at 78</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He also played with Brother Oswald, and recorded with Mark O'Connor, Norman Blake, Sam Bush and Jim &#038; Jesse.]]></description>
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		<title>Corin Raymond needs your Canadian Tire money!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit www.dontspendithoney.com for more info and send your donation to: Corin Raymond, 39 Oxford St., Toronto, ON  M5T 1N8.]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Milano, an Original Member of Dion and the Belmonts, Dies at 72</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Milano wove his backup tenor tones into the musically seamless harmonies of 1950s and ’60s hits like “A Teenager in Love” and “Where or When”.]]></description>
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		<title>Former NRBQ drummer Tom Ardolino dead at 56</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ardolino was a teenage amateur when tapped by NRBQ. He spent the next few decades providing nimble, propulsive backbeats for the category-defying band.]]></description>
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		<title>Boogie-Woogie pianist Omar Shariff shot dead at 73</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born Dave Alexander, he was known as the Boogie-Woogie man of Marshall, Texas.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Weston Dead at 64</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weston played on the albums Penguin and Mystery to Me.]]></description>
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		<title>Iron Butterfly guitarist and Captain Beyond founder dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Memorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychadelic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reinhardt played with Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley before they joined The Allman Brothers band. He signed on with Iron Butterfly in 1969, shortly after their song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vidda" defined psychedelic rock.]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto jazz pianist Ian Bargh dead at 76</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He backed jazz greats who visited Toronto throughout the ’60s and ‘70s: Buddy Tate, Buck Clayton, Bobby Hackett, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison.]]></description>
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		<title>Best of The Basement Rug 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Playlists]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A playlist reviewing some of our favourite offerings for 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Kingfish Guitarist Danny DeGennaro Dead After Gunshot Wound to the Chest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The guitarist also performed with Billy Squier and the late Clarence Clemons.]]></description>
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		<title>Sean Bonniwell dies at 71; lead singer of The Music Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The group's one big hit was "Talk Talk," a proto-punk single that broke into the Top 20 in 1966.]]></description>
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		<title>Barbara Lea, jazz singer: 1929-2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High Priestess of Popular Song.]]></description>
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		<title>Pupi Campo, Cuban Bandleader and ‘the Rumba Maestro,’ Dies at 91</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Campo brought rippling syncopation to Jack Paar’s “Morning Show” on CBS television in the early 1950s.]]></description>
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