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Goodbye to the blues: Billie Holiday is remembered as much for her tragic life as for her beautiful voice. But now, thanks to a new generation of female Sathima Bea Benjamin was an aspiring young vocalist in 1950s Cape Town when she first read Billie Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues, and ......(Continue Reading) Hornby, Nick, guest ed.; Ben Schafer, series ed. Da Capo best music writing 2001; the year's finest writing on rock, pop, jazz, country, & more - Book Perseus, Da Capo. 337p. c2001 0-306-81066-2. $14.00. A As a middle-aged guy who firmly believes that rock 'n' roll had already begun its aesthetic ......(Continue Reading)Exploring your local university: tour beautiful gardens, visit a museum, see a show, go to a game. Find all this and much more at a campus near you When Connie Hubbard and her family went out for supper on a chilly evening last November, they walked the four blocks from their home to the Black Hills ......(Continue Reading)Queer eye for the straight guy: Cary Grant was without question one of the Hollywood greats in an era when Hollywood really was great. But does his legacy Cole Porter always assured his friends that he would consent to a Hollywood biopic only if it stayed true to life. But in Night and Day, the diminutive, ......(Continue Reading)MP3Pro: More Music in Less Space Want to shrink your digital-music files while maintaining player compatibility? A new version of the world's most popular audio compression format is available, and it does just that. MP3Pro audio te...(Continue Reading)
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