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The misanthrope's corner - song lyrics can convey various feelings - Column - Brief Article
OKAY, you win. I aim to please. I had another subject planned but I got a bundle of letters asking about the Gay Nineties songs in my Y2K column so it's ......(Continue Reading) Al Green: 'I can't stop' making soul music and praising God - Cover Story
IT'S a sunny afternoon in Memphis, and the Rev. Al Green is preaching his Sunday sermon at Full Gospel Tabernacle. His is a singing ministry. He preaches ......(Continue Reading)The Folk Process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song—different viewpoints, too
With a national election drawing near, this column concentrates on conditions and personalities in the present government and urges one and all not only to vote, but to get friends, relations, neig...(Continue Reading)Sing it again: beloved old African American spirituals find a new following
Old Negro spirituals, the raw, fervent plantation songs that helped African Americans through slavery, Emancipation and Jim Crow are finding a rebirth ......(Continue Reading)Billy Bragg: not a time for writing love songs - Interview - Biography
Billy Bragg has seen many things since he was first inspired by The Clash: a brief period as a soldier (he'd fancied driving tanks); years on the road ......(Continue Reading)
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