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Jun 3, 20195 min

Leon Redbone--An appreciation

Leon Redbone on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" Leon Redbone managed to maintain his aura of mystery even as the renowned repository of...

Jim Bessman

May 17, 20193 min

Doris Day--An appreciation

Doris Day sings "Secret Love" in "Calamity Jane" One of the most overused words today is “icon,” but it surely applies to Doris Day. “A...

Jim Bessman

Apr 12, 20193 min

Earl Thomas Conley--An appreciation

Earl Thomas Conley's "Holding Her and Loving You" Few country artists were as successful in the 1980s as Earl Thomas Conley, who died...

Jim Bessman

Mar 22, 20195 min

Dick Dale--An appreciation

"The King of the Surf Guitar" by the king himself, Dick Dale and his Del-Tones (background vocals by The Blossoms) He was the King of the...

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