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Richard Gehr | November 02, 2007

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  • Dashing actor-singer Robert Goulet died Tuesday of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis at age 73. Goulet's career peaked with his famous 1960 "Camelot" performance, slumped during a middle-aged malaise marked by revival tours and Las Vegas stints, and then recuperated during the '90s with voiceover performances and commercial work. This 1967 performance of "Soliloquy" from "Carousel" makes a fine souvenir.

  • On Nov. 5, you can become a "Wholigan." Fans of the Who who pony up $50 per year will have access to unreleased tracks, concert footage, and fan-only releases by the British rock group, (currently reduced to the remaining original members, Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey) via TheWho.com. Members will receive a free copy of "View From a Backstage Pass," a double-CD album of live performances from 1969-1976. The rest of us will have to wait an entire day to purchase "Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who" on DVD.

  • Read the story behind the phenomenal rise of 26-year-old Argentine conductor Gustavo Dudamel, "the most talked-about young musician in the world."

  • Listen to Jefferson Airplane's final show with original (pre-Grace Slick) singer Signe Anderson (recorded Oct. 15, 1966, at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium) at Wolfgang's Concert Vault. Also check out hot new streams of shows by Canned Heat, David Bowie, Bo Diddley, and Flo & Eddie while you're there.

  • Grand Ole Opry star Porter Wagoner died Sunday of lung cancer at age 80. Known for his pompadour, rhinestone suits, artistic partnership with Dolly Parton, and last year's excellent album, "Wagonmaster," the singer known as the Thin Man From West Plains performed his final show as an opening act for rock duo White Stripes at Madison Square Garden in July. Boogie Woogie Flu pays musical tribute.

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