On Friday nights there were what were called ‘sessions’ at the Lemon Squeezer in Victory Park. A band called The Staccatos sang ‘Cry to me’ and the Peanut Butter Conspiracy closed the evening with ‘In the Midnight Hour.” Eventually my mother gave up trying to stop me listening to p...
In 2015, on what would have been his father’s 100th birthday, he described his father’s voice to “Sunday Morning” correspondent Mo Rocca as “truth. ... When Sinatra sang, you believed him.” He was able to provide a link to his father’s music after the Chairman of the Board’...
29. Strong sang “Money (That’s What I Want)” which became Motown Records’ first hit in 1959. 58. Brandon Smiley, 32 Source:Getty “I just had bad news this morning. I’m on the way to the airport to get to Birmingham. I just want everybody to pray for me, pray for our...
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The music video for the single, which was directed by John Maybury, and featured mostly close-ups of O'Connor's face as she sang, which helped her to become as well-known as the song. She was named Rolling Stone's artist of the year in 1991, and in 2023, she was presented with ...
Nomi’s legacy will always (for better or worse) be associated with that of David Bowie, who he sang backup for throughout the late 1970s and was featured on the infamous December 15th, 1979 Saturday Night Live performance. But Nomi’s contributions to the history of queer culture – both...
Queen Latifah sang "America the Beautiful" before the game. Carrie Underwood sang the National Anthem. The Who performed during the halftime show. In New Orleans, police said they expected a huge party in the French Quarter and beefed up patrols to handle the large crowds. ...
When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
For most of the day Mom's been sleeping and non-responsive, but she comes out for some brief moments that fill us all with such joy. She saw Courtney and lifted her arm to try to give her a hug. She puckers for a kiss, and when Brooke said, "I love you, grandma" she said, ...
Tour, where they sang her first hit with Travis Scott, "Love Galore." SZA returned the favor by having Lamar as a guest during her Coachella debut in 2016. Two years later, they hit the Coachella stage again for a stellar rendition of "Doves in the Wind" followed by their first ...