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From the Backstreets of New Orleans to the King of Jazz
Louis Armstrong, affectionately known as “Satchmo” (short for “Satchel Mouth”), is one of the most influential musicians in history and…
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The Man in Black: From Humble Beginnings to Musical Legend
Johnny Cash, universally known as the “Man in Black,” is one of the most iconic and influential figures in American…
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He Was Voted “Best Looking” And “Biggest Flirt” In High School, Today He’s A Hollywood Legend
What started as the story of an ordinary young man from New Jersey would eventually become one of the most…
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Behind the red carpets, award shows, and box office success, some of Hollywood’s most recognizable names
…back with a vengeance the moment her own health began to fail. It is a cruel irony that the body…
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Lee Marvin’s “Wandering Star” Defies Expectations and Tops the UK Charts in 1970
In 1970, at the height of changing musical tastes and rock dominance, an unlikely voice rose to the top of…
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Released in 1966, this song proved they could rise from a shadow no one thought they could escape. The voices soar, the emotion swells… but the real story lies behind the studio doors.
In early 1966, just months after the monumental success of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” The Righteous Brothers stood at…
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The Kid From New Jersey Who Almost Never Made It: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairytale
He was just a regular working-class kid from a small town in New Jersey. No rich parents, no connections, no…
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The Kinks’ ‘Sunny Afternoon’ Captures 1966’s Class Tensions with Bittersweet Irony
When The Kinks released “Sunny Afternoon” in June 1966, it stood out like a sore thumb in a year dominated…
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Four Boys Who Changed the World With Nothing But Guitars and Dreams
They came from a cold, gray, working-class city in England — Liverpool. No rich parents. No connections. Just cheap guitars,…
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At the age of 82, the American actress Cloris Leachman walked onto the set of the ABC television series Dancing With the Stars to begin training for the competition’s seventh season.
She had been performing professionally for nearly 60 years. She had won an Academy Award. She had won eight separate…
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