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Dean Martin Charmed Your Parents. Now, He’s Setting His Sights on You

BY ALEX PAPPADEMAS / LA TIMES - DEAN MARTIN

’Tis the season for Dean Martin — the one month of the year when he’s ubiquitous once again, haunting tinseled malls and cocktail-party playlists, a ghost of Christmas past whose voice can make even the balmiest West Coast day feel like a marshmallow world in the winter. Of the 10 most-played Dino tracks on Spotify right now, seven are holiday novelties — jovial corn for popping.

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Music Mogul Buys Beach Boys Songs, Calling Band ‘Underappreciated’

By Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg - Photo: Michael Ochs / Getty Images

Azoff, manager of the Eagles and Jon Bon Jovi, has acquired a majority interest in the band’s music, as well as an archive of photos, videos and interviews — the latest in a flurry of deals involving classic rockers. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but the total value of the assets is $100 million to $200 million, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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Inside the Ambitious Plan to Monetize the Beach Boys’ Legacy

By PATRICK DOYLE / Rolling Stone - Photo: Guy Webster

When Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998, his sons Jonah and Justyn became heirs to their father’s estate. That meant joining with surviving Beach Boys founders Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine to vote on key business decisions, from archival releases to commercials. It wasn’t easy. “The dynamic…

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