Judy Collins in her book “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music” (2011), wrote Albert GrossmanThe manager, who had been instrumental in forming the Peter, Paul and Mary group, suggested that he, Mrs. Henske and Jo Mapes form a trio and offered to call it The Brown Eyed Girls. “You can get some brown …
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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who voices the parrot in the hit Disney animated movie “Aladdin” and the duck in Aflac Insurance commercials, mixes manic, loud, and highly original stand-up routines with an old-fashioned borscht strap. eerie vulgarity – it’s dead. He was 67 years old. His family announced The announcement did not specify when or where …
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Nehemiah Persoff, a ubiquitous character actor whose stern voice and knack for conveying a menacing air has magnified a series of portrayals of sinister types, notably half a dozen Prohibition-era gangsters, died Tuesday in San Luis Obispo, California. was 102. His grandson, Joey Persoff, said the cause was heart failure. For decades, Mr. Persoff was …
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part of this article a limited series on the potential of artificial intelligence to solve everyday problems. Imagine a test that can reliably identify an anxiety disorder or predict an impending depressive relapse, as quick and easy as taking your temperature or measuring your blood pressure. Healthcare providers have many tools to measure a patient’s …
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The Paul Taylor Dance Company has been in a lot of turmoil in recent years. Founder, titan of modern dance, died in 2018. The following year, when Michael Novak took over as artistic director, there was a huge generational shift in the lineup. Then came the epidemic. On Thursday, the company returned to Downtown New …
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By Sophie Allison soccer momcontinues to go beyond the sparse indie rock of their early songs. “Shotgun” previews an album expected to be released in June – “Sometimes, Forever” – this is from the producer. Oneohtrix Point Never (Daniel Lopatin) is an auteur with big, murky overtones. A “shotgun” is a pledge of allegiance to …
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We know from pieces what we know about Hart Island, one of the largest mass grave sites in the country. Pieces of history, memory, testimony. Since the 1800s, this pottery field in Long Island Sound has been marginalized, unidentified, and the final resting place for the sick. New York’s homeless Stillborn babies with no relatives …
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“Did you see ‘Ariadne’ last night?” A friend wrote to me on Wednesday. “If you’ve been in Brooklyn, you might still have heard of it.” I had I saw him and immediately realized that by “he” he meant “him”: soprano Lise Davidsenas the lead character of Kim Strauss “Ariadne auf Naxos” He filled the mighty …
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Chubby and hairy, preferring floppy hats and round glasses, Lucio Dalla He didn’t look like much of a pop star. A jazz clarinetist who reinvented himself as a singer-songwriter, Dalla nevertheless became one of Italy’s most beloved bards in the final years of the 20th century. His songs were rhapsodic and discursive, polemical and observant—often …
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“If we played his songs one by one, we could hear him for a month and never hear the same song again” Kajol said on Twitter on Sunday:. “Prolific and deep.” Ms. Mangeshkar also had a career as a vibrant artist appearing on stage in a plain white or cream colored saree. India’s first prime …
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Tito Matos, a veteran percussionist, respected educator, and lifetime champion of Puerto Rican music known as the plena, died January 18 in San Juan, PR. He was 53 years old. His wife, Mariana Reyes Angleró, said the cause was a heart attack. Mr. Matos a requinto virtuosoThe , the smallest and highest pitched hand drum …
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