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Ella Fitzgerald never stopped moving. That's how the jazz singer became an icon
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months ago'Becoming Ella Fitzgerald,' by Judith Tick, is the first full biography of the multifaceted singer...
A look at 15 memorable acts to take the stage at Hancher Auditorium, entering its 50th season
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHancher Auditorium has been a staple for the University of Iowa and Iowa City community since its...
Tony Bennett sang in a key that Jason Aldean’s song can’t reach
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe best explanation for the problem with Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” comes from...
THE SPIN INTERVIEW: DJ Kool Herc
SPIN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSet the scene: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, August 11, 1973, a summer party in an apartment building’s rec room. Twenty-five cents admission for...
Boundary Pushing Black Female Singers Through the Decades
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJames Brown and Betty Jean Newsome made it clear in 1981 that “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” and...
In concert: Two tribute shows to ‘60s rockers and an orchestral reflection on the pandemic
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra "Quiet...
Forgotten History: Black novelist was the ‘hidden figure’ behind a Humphrey Bogart film
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWillard Motley, a talented Black writer from Chicago, has been largely ignored by scholars of 20th...
Legendary jazz crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTony Bennett attended the 2018 Grammys.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NARAS Tony Bennett has reportedly died at the age of 96. The legendary jazz...
‘Their voices made me cry.’ How two Black singers are breaking barriers at Miami opera
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAudiences enraptured by the Florida Grand Opera’s production of “I pagliacci” and lead singers...
‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Uses Never-Before-Heard Audio Tapes To Reveal Complicated Man...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf they’re good, music documentaries can serve as a time machine — an immersive experience that...
