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Diary - on the trouble of getting popular songs out of one's head, UFO's and English village life - Brief Article - Column
I overheard him: "Gladys may be no Sarah Bernhardt but, by 'eck, she sure knows 'ow to lean over a balcony!" In my self-imposed role of drawing the ......(Continue Reading) Happy Songs
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It took until the 1990s for most rock musicians to admit how much Frank Sinatra had influenced them. Sinatra never made it easy for self-respecting rockers to do so. He had been outspoken in his di...(Continue Reading)From demo to hit: the biography of three songs by country songwriter Tom Douglas
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The 1990s resurgence of swing music has compelled many to recall the bygone era before World War II when swing was at the peak of its popularity. The new ......(Continue Reading)
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