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Illness, Recovery & Cole Porter: Bentyne's Joyous New CD With James Moody

Source: Amy Blum
July 31, 2012

Los Angeles, CA—When soprano Cheryl Bentyne was recovering from cancer treatment and starting again to sing, it was to Cole Porter she first turned as her “saving grace.” With his songs fresh in her mind from recently recording Let’s Misbehave—The Cole Porter Songbook—Cheryl connected with Porter’s ability to “cover the human condition,” healing along with the music she calls “perfect, joyous and a thrill to sing!” Now, nearly a year after the diagnosis, followed by surgery and chemo, Cheryl—for 30+ ...

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