Under communism anything American was unwelcome, so Ruth Hohmann fell silent. But that changed when the Berlin Wall fell – and now, at 80, she is busier than everTh...
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Andy Rooney's enchanting and extraordinary magical cloud puff eyebrows that have been tickling my retinas since the beginning of my time.It's the end of an era...
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Our writers are picking their favourite albums – with a view that you might do the same. Here, Jon Wilde explains how Louis Armstrong's music pulled him back from t...
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(Universal, 10 CD box set)On musical grounds alone, a 10-disc collection of Louis Armstrong's best work from the 1920s to the 1960s can't help walking off with a five-sta...
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Amy Winehouse's duet with jazz legend Tony Bennett is set to be released as a charity single on 20th September 2011. The rendition of 'Body and Soul', made famous by Ella...
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October 1959: Number 29 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicAn East End Londoner, Ronnie Scott was a UK jazz star in the 1950s, playing tenor ...
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Singer's former producer, Robin Millar, reveals an improbable route to global successShe's sold 50m records worldwide – almost half of them in the US – and ha...
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A composer of classic musicals, he wrote Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasAmong the perennial Christmas songs, one of the most performed and popular is Have Yourself...
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Barbatrucmobile said...Vinylidyllique !- Nintendo Teenage Robots (= Alec Empire) - "We Punk Einheit !" (1999, DHR)- Ekseption - "Classic In Pop"http://vinylidyllique....
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'Singing is like golf. You can flounder over things for years – then a pro sets you straight in minutes'What got you started?My dad was a piano player and singer, a...
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From Jonathan Richman mourning his old corner shop to Gene Vincent heralding a 'brand new beat', here's what made our playlist of songs about the here and nowA new year, ...
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S R Management said...My First "X" Rated Post!Christmas With Col. Trick - 2007 Bonus Album01 Chipmunk Song - Canned Heat02 Christmas Song -Little Mike & The Tornadoes...
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7 December: Our Christmas countdown continues as She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and M Ward introduce their playlistTo explain their playlist, She & Him's Zooey Deschanel and...
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