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Filed under: News , R.I.P. Larry Knechtel , a one-time collaborator of Elvis Presley 's and an accomplished sideman, died Thursday, Aug. 20 at the age of 69. Knechtel, who won a 1970 Grammy award for his arrangement of Simon and Garfunkel 's enduring 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' succumbed to an apparent heart attack, according to a report by his local newspaper, the Yakima Herald Republic . As a session keyboardist and bassist, Knechtel performed with a wide array of artists like the Beach Boys [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive It was a Top 40 hit 27 years ago, but 'Someday, Someway' is still alive and kicking and so is its creator, Marshall Crenshaw . 10 studio albums later, the singer-songwriter's current release, 'Jaggedland,' finds him forsaking his usual one-man-band arrangements and adding some legendary sidemen to the mix. Contributing to the album are MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, drummer Jim Keltner (three of the Beatles ' solo albums, the Rolling Stones , many more), bassist Sebastian Steinberg [...]