Tag Archives: Singers

Paul Krassner : Remembering Tuli Kupferberg

In the day: Paul Krassner, Tuli Kupferberg, and unidentified woman. Photo by Paskal / The Rag Blog.And about those rumors…Remembering Tuli By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / July 14, 2010 [Tuli Kupferberg, beat poet, singer, and a founder … Continue reading

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Amy Goodman : In Praise of Lena Horne

Singer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne died this week at 92. Photo by Cinetext / Sportsphoto Ltd / Allstar.She fought segregation, McCarthyism:Singing Lena Horne’s praises By Amy Goodman / May 13, 2010 ‘Mississippi wanted its movies without me. … Continue reading

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Songbird Kate McGarrigle : Heart Like a Wheel

Kate McGarrigle. Photo from BeatCrave courtesy McGarrigles.comKate McGarrigle:The fading art of singing together “Some say the heart is just like a wheel, once you bend it, you just can’t mend it…” By Carl R. Hultberg / The Rag Blog / … Continue reading

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Texas Songwriter Vince Bell : One Man’s Music

Vince Bell. Photo by David Byboth.One Man’s Music:Three-Day Ride to the Kitchen By Vince Bell / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2010 Legendary Texas singer/songwriter Vince Bell will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Tuesday, January 12, 2-3 … Continue reading

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Melissa Etheridge on Making Peace With Rick Warren

Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge with Tammy Lynn Michaels.The Choice Is Ours Now: Give Peace a ChanceBy Melissa Etheridge / December 22, 2008 See ‘Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue’ by Bob Ostertag, Below. This is a message for … Continue reading

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Academic Study : Hot Sounds, Cool Stock Market

Dan Burrows: ‘Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” beat variance is as smooth as, well, a baby’s bottom. Maybe that’s why there was mad volatility on the market’s dance floor.’ ‘When the stock market endures periods of high volatility — such … Continue reading

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‘Mama Afrika’ : Singer Miriam Makeba Dies at 76

Miriam Makeba performed in a concert on Sunday night in southern Italy shortly before she died early Monday. Photo by Cesare Abbate / European Pressphoto Agency.Jacob Zuma: ‘Miriam Makeba used her voice, not merely to entertain, but to give a … Continue reading

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Singin’ on Sunday – Becca Stevens

Becca Stevens was born into a musical family in North Carolina and was on stage by the age of two performing her father’s music. When she was ten she starred in a year-long national tour of The Secret Garden. Becca … Continue reading

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Minneapolis/ St. Paul : Rocking the Republicans

Texas-reared singer-songwriter Steve Earle will be rocking the Republicans on Labor Day. Image copyright Charles Devlin.‘Most of the rock concerts during RNC convention week are renegade events aimed at countering the Republican mania, not fueling it’by Keith Goetzman / August … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW : Barbara Streisand on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

‘There is too much at stake right now to elect another George W. Bush to the White House’By: Jeffrey Ressner / July 28, 2008 “She sometimes answers questions by e-mail,” said one of Barbra Streisand’s trusted confidants, when asked if … Continue reading

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