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Obituary

"Unchain My Heart" Songwriter Bobby Sharp Dies At Age 88

Source: Natasha Miller
February 6, 2013

Bobby Sharp, 88, of Alameda, passed away on Monday, January 28. His passing marked the end of a life filled with generosity toward friends, colorful storytelling about mid-century times in Los Angeles, New York, and California, and a long songwriting career highlighted by his 1961 hit, “Unchain My Heart." Bobby was born in 1924 in Topeka, Kansas, and after spending his early years in Lawrence, Kansas, moved to Los Angeles to live with his grandparents. His parents, Louis and Eva, ...

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Recording

San Francisco-Based Jazz Vocalist Natasha Miller to Release New CD on 9/14

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
August 4, 2010

Sooner or later, most singers get the urge to make a standards record. “And they always try to make it different," says Natasha Miller, the sterling Bay Area-based jazz singer prized for her rich sound, streamlined phrasing and unforced feeling. “I wanted to make a standards album that was different different." Miller pulls that off brilliantly on her new CD, SpinVintage, a collection of classic songs that sound anything but standard. She puts a bracing and ironic spin on some ...

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