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Sony Holland "Sanssouci" CD Release Party at First & Hope on October 7
Sony Holland: vocals Jerry Holland: guitar Kenny Dennis: drums Thursday, October 7 @ 7:30pm 1 Show Only First & Hope 710 W 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-617-8555 Vocalist Sony Holland will perform songs from her CD Sanssouci at First & Hope in ...
It's Time for the News! But First, a Brief Report from Sick Bay...
by Jack Bowers
August 2010 has been an interesting month. A few weeks ago I noticed a slight twinge in the right shoulder. The twinge soon became an ache, followed by loss of mobility and muscle tone in the right arm. The pain varies but is always there. As this is being written, I can raise the right arm ...
Rob McConnell: Boss of Bosses
by Jack Bowers
Even though largely unknown to most of us south of the border, a number of world-class big bands have made their home in Canada over the years. For nearly three decades, however, there was one whose name and influence rose conspicuously above the others. That band was, of course, the incomparable Boss Brass, and the reason ...
Turner Classic Movies to Pay Tribute to Singer-Actress Lena Horne Friday, May 21
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will dedicate the Friday, May 21, primetime lineup to paying tribute to legendary singer-actress Lena Horne, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. The nights collection will feature three films with defining Horne performances. Also included is one of Hornes favorite films, the 1943 John Garfield drama The Fallen Sparrow. ...
An Appreciation: Lena Horne
Toward the end of her very full life, Lena Horne suggested to a PBS interviewer that, after decades of struggling to define her image as an artist and a black woman, she finally had seized possession of her identity. “I don't have to be a symbol to anybody," said Horne, who died Sunday night in a ...
Lena Horne Biography Tells of a Star Shaped by Rejection, Racism
'Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne' by James Gavin reveals a woman whose life reflects the civil rights struggles of the times. According to James Gavin's new biography, “Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne," the legendary singer-actress was never comfortable being an icon. “As I say in the introduction of my book, icons are ...
Lena Horne Singer and Civil Rights Activist Who Broke Barriers
Horne achieved a place in the pantheon of female jazz vocalists and broke ground in Hollywood as an African American star in the '40s. She also won acclaim on Broadway and as a cabaret performer. On screen, on records and in nightclubs and concert halls, Horne was at home vocally with a wide musical range, from ...
Music Choice Airs Tribute to Lena Horne
Music Choice, the multi-platform video and music network, will celebrate the life of singer/dancer/actress LENA HORNE through May 18th on its SINGERS & SWING Audio Music Channel. Horne will be featured at the top of the hour during the Singers segment at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm 10pm, 2am, 3am, 4am, & ...
Lena Horne, Singer and Actress, Dies at 92
Lena Horne, who was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and who went on to achieve international fame as a singer, died on Sunday night at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. She was 92 and lived in Manhattan. Her death was announced by ...
Legendary Singer Lena Horne Dies
Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress who reviled the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, slowing her rise to Broadway superstardom, died Sunday. She was 92. Horne died at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, according to hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin. Chin would not release any other details. Horne, whose striking ...
