As it so happens, I’ve been messaging back and forth with a friend I met in Cape town who is originally from Zimbabwe. I told her that I was interested in seeing this film. Her reply: “Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight is a true story about my home town in Zimbabwe. OMG ...
Recently Lana Del Rey sang Once Upon a Dream to the music of Tchaikovsky and all the satin ballet slipper memories came glissando-ing to me. ** Growing up, I was not allowed to listen to pop music. My days were devoted to two hours of Hanon (for technique) and a further two of pr...
Janis Joplin became a star on the strength of 1968's "Piece of My Heart," which she recorded as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company. The song had originally been recorded by Erma Franklin, Aretha's sister, for Shout Records, the label owned by co-writer Bert Berns. Joplin...
In the Season 7 finale, the English-Australian Grease star sang her hit, "Physical," during her SNL monologue, later performing album cuts "Make a Move on Me" and "Landslide." And yes, there was a Grease parody. Stevie WonderSNL double-duty date: May 7, 1983 Stevie Wonder performs ...
The whole family surrounded Mom's bed and sang a church hymn that Mom likes, "How Great Thou Art," and it was very touching. I told the "crowd" that Mike and I had expected to be facing this just on our own, since it happened so suddenly, so it was such a special treat to be...
Though she sang gospel in church and worked as a backup singer, her career did not take off until she was 40, with the release of a single, “Damn It’s Hot.” As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music ...
Though she sang gospel in church and worked as a backup singer, her career did not take off until she was 40, with the release of a single, “Damn It’s Hot.” As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music ...
She has a wonderful voice and I have her CD “Grateful Heart.” Among her many accomplishments she’s sang “Oh Canada” in front of thousands of people at Rogers Arena and a Shania Twain tribute. But that don’t impress me much! I look forward to our next visit. I intend to do a...
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