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Richard Gehr | December 21, 2007

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  • Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg died of prostate cancer on Sunday at 56. "He was beautiful, an angel," Jackson Browne told Rolling Stone. "People either don't know it or don't remember it, but he had the highest harmonies. He sang above Don Henley and J.D. Souther. the ...My favorite song of his ['Same Old Lang Syne'] was about running into an old lover in a supermarket on New Years—I shouldn't admit it, but it made me cry. It encapsulated the passing of time and the revisiting of former hopes and dreams. He was a really emotional songwriter and a beautiful singer." Fogelberg croons "Leader of the Band" here.

  • Beatles cover band the Beatnix perform "Stairway to Heaven" as a ridiculously clever mashup with "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and "Twist and Shout" in this early-'90s clip from the Australian TV show, "The Money or the Gun."

  • From September 24 to December 13, 2008, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic celebrate the legacy of composer-conductor Leonard Benstein with "Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds." The Mahler lover's three symphonies, as well as his jazzier music for theater and dance, will be heard during 30 events featuring performances by New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, Israel, and Juilliard symphony orchestras and philharmonics.

  • The Latin Jazz Corner marks the Dec. 4 passing of Carlos "Patato" Valdez with a look at five essential albums by the famed Cuban congo drummer. Hint: Check out "Patato & Totico," an old-school rumba masterpiece.

  • The influential jazz-rock fusion group Return to Forever—with Chick Corea (keyboards), Stanley Clarke (bass), Al Di Meola (guitar), and Lenny White (drums)—reforms next summer for 40 to 50 dates.

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