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Off-Ramp

Song of the week: 'I'm History' by Van Dyke Parks

Van Dyke Parks in front of South Pasadena's library
Van Dyke Parks in front of South Pasadena's library
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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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This weekend, songwriter, composer, singer, legendary producer and Off-Ramp favorite Van Dyke Parks performs what he says will be his last ever shows behind a piano. To mark it, we're featuring his newest song — "I'm history" — as this week's Off-Ramp song of the week.

Tickets to both shows are sold out, but there might be a few available at the box office the night of. You never know!

Here's a video of Van Dyke performing the song in Atlanta in 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvifW0pxvo0