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Celebrating late jazz icon Duke Ellington on his 125th birthday
WBUR Boston· 7 days agoEllington grew up in Washington, D.C. A confident kid known then as Edward Ellington, he once told...
8 Famous Musicians Who Collect Watches, From Eric Clapton to Jay-Z
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMaybe you’re thinking that celebrity watch collecting is something relatively new, but it has been...
How jazz icon Duke Ellington helped change America : Here & Now Anytime
NPR· 7 days agoAnd, this year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of bandleader, composer and pianist Duke Ellington. We remember the man and his music with his granddaughter ...
Lafayette Band plans summer of great – and free – music
The Woonsocket Call· 4 days agoAfter releasing their concert schedule for summer 2024, the group welcomes anyone wishing to enjoy...
Meet Leah Chase: the Louisiana legend who inspired Princess Tiana
National Geographic· 15 hours agoLeah Chase, a culinary icon and civil rights pioneer, transformed the gastronomic landscape in New...
‘It’s a balance between looking modern and faking youth:’ An audience with Amiri
Apple Valley News Now· 4 days agoAmong influences, the designer references Miles Davis (who himself had a special relationship with the City of Lights), as well as Duke Ellington and his ...
Once considered ‘Main Street for Philadelphia’s Black Elite’, on Friday Christian Street was renamed...
Philly.com· 16 hours agoThe blazing heat of the midday sun on Friday, June 21 was little match for the fiery pride of the...
"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 7 days agoI used to love Fats Domino and Little Richard, but I was never an Elvis fan, I never followed the...
Willie Mays Will Be Forever
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoHow best to describe Willie Mays? Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93, was baseball’s unprecedented entertainment package: constant offense, stellar...
The best bars and nightlife in Bristol
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThat Bristol has a superb restaurant scene is now a given, but its drinking dens and nightlife options are also something to be reckoned with too, as is...
