Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (1904-1943) was a popular American jazz singer, pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer; on radio and records and in movies. His ebullient personality endeared him to a...
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Dec 8 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to
have occurred on December 15 since 1900: 1939 - The film "Gone With the Wind" had its world premiere
in Atlanta. 1943 - Fats Waller, U.S...
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James Brown's music career will come full circle when his body is brought to rest on the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, where he made his explosive debut, and the world changed to...
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THE HOUSE THAT GEORGE BUILT: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM IRVING, COLE, AND A CREW OF ABOUT FIFTY By Wilfrid Sheed Random House, 335 pages, $29.95
“What comes first, the words or the music?̶...
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Partial list of winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center in Los Angeles:Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Be Without You," Mary J. Blige.Pop Vocal Album: "Continuum," J...
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Winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles:Album of the Year: "Taking the Long Way," Dixie Chicks.Record of the Year: "Not Ready to Make Nice," Dixie Chicks.Song...
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What has happened to the great American auto industry? Are General Motors, Ford and Chrysler headed for oblivion? And, more immediately, is there any way for General Motors to stop its dizzying fre...
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What has happened to the great American auto industry? Are General Motors, Ford and Chrysler headed for oblivion? And, more immediately, is there any way for General Motors to stop its dizzying fre...
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Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “classical music” can’t possibly cover 500 years of compositions, a history tha...
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Looking back on this past year of Manhattan Music columns, I’m struck by a misnomer: The term “classical music” can’t possibly cover 500 years of compositions, a history tha...
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Some people are good at what they do. Other people are better. Bobby Short was the best. Preserving the art of the Great American Songbook was his life's work, and nobody did more for the cause. Wh...
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Thomas Wright Waller
Reuters historical calendar - December 15
