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David Hinckley

David Hinckley

Barbara Dane Was Definitely Not In It For the Money

From 1976 to 1988, radio station WKCR at New York’s Columbia University carried “Cowboy Joe’s Radio Ranch,” a show on which host Paul Aaron…

Nov 10

Barbara Dane Was Definitely Not In It For the Money

Nov 10

David Hinckley

From Michael and Frank to the Delta, Quincy Jones Was a Musical Octopus

Quincy Jones, who died Sunday after 91 remarkably accomplished years, was known for, among many other things, his musical sophistication.

Nov 8

From Michael and Frank to the Delta, Quincy Jones Was a Musical Octopus

Nov 8

David Hinckley

One More Old Guy Eulogizes One More Print Newspaper

It’s not a good look to help create a problem and then complain about it.

Nov 6

One More Old Guy Eulogizes One More Print Newspaper

Nov 6

David Hinckley

Fernando Valenzuela. 1981 World Series. Game 3.

For some baseball players, even good ones, creating a personality can be harder than hitting a backdoor slider.

Oct 24

Fernando Valenzuela. 1981 World Series. Game 3.

Oct 24

David Hinckley

Baseball All by Itself is Interesting Enough For Most of Us. Apparently It Wasn’t For Pete Rose.

Anyone who has ever played almost anything knows the phrase “Let’s make it interesting.”

Oct 13

Baseball All by Itself is Interesting Enough For Most of Us. Apparently It Wasn’t For Pete Rose.

Oct 13

David Hinckley

Cissy Houston’s Music Was Not Just a Footnote to Whitney’s

The late Luther Vandross was 12 or 13, he recalled in a 1982 interview, when he first fell in love with Cissy Houston. Or at least Cissy…

Oct 10

Cissy Houston’s Music Was Not Just a Footnote to Whitney’s

Oct 10

David Hinckley

In a Kris Kristofferson Song, a Hard Life Never Made You a Loser

Let’s just say Kris Kristofferson didn’t have the typical country music resume.

Oct 1

In a Kris Kristofferson Song, a Hard Life Never Made You a Loser

Oct 1

David Hinckley

Remembering When Country Music Was ‘Hillbilly’ — And Was Great

I’m here today for two reasons, and the first is to say a few kind words about Gid Tanner’s Skillet Lickers, Charlie Poole’s North…

Sep 29

Remembering When Country Music Was ‘Hillbilly’ — And Was Great

Sep 29

David Hinckley

Among So Many Other Good Things, Maggie Smith Looked Her Age

Of the many good professional decisions that Dame Maggie Smith made in her life, one of the best was skipping plastic surgery.

Sep 28

Among So Many Other Good Things, Maggie Smith Looked Her Age

Sep 28

David Hinckley

Tommy Cash: Walking the Line WhenYour Brother Is Johnny

The Major League Baseball record for most home runs by two brothers is 768. Hank Aaron had 755 and Tommie Aaron had 13.

Sep 17

Tommy Cash: Walking the Line WhenYour Brother Is Johnny

Sep 17

David Hinckley

David Hinckley

David Hinckley wrote for the New York Daily News for 35 years. Now he drives his wife crazy by randomly quoting Bob Dylan and “Casablanca.”

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