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Johnny Mathis Has Been Maybe More Important Than We’ve Thought

Frank Sinatra couldn’t stand Mitch Miller and this is why.

2d ago

Johnny Mathis Has Been Maybe More Important Than We’ve Thought

2d ago

We Need Songs Like ‘Get Together’ Even When We Ignore Them

The death of Jesse Colin Young got me thinking about the complicated relationship between humankind and a song like Young’s “Get Together.”

Mar 25

We Need Songs Like ‘Get Together’ Even When We Ignore Them

Mar 25

DEI Has Been an American Problem For Longer Than We May Realize

To its credit, the Pentagon quickly corrected its embarrassing screwup of removing Jackie Robinson’s World War II military service webpage.

Mar 22

DEI Has Been an American Problem For Longer Than We May Realize

Mar 22

The Dwarf Car Museum Salutes the Era When American Cars Stood Tall

If your idea of a museum is the Met or the Louvre, or any collection of artifacts presented in a reverent manner inside a stately building…

Mar 19

The Dwarf Car Museum Salutes the Era When American Cars Stood Tall

Mar 19

Buster Poindexter’s Love Affair With the Music of America

David Johansen, who died Friday at the age of 75, will probably remain best known for Act I of his musical career, singing lead for the…

Mar 3

Buster Poindexter’s Love Affair With the Music of America

Mar 3

‘SNL’ At 50: Do You Ever Wish You’d Liked Something Just a Little More?

Saturday Night Live earned the 50th birthday party it threw for itself earlier this month.

Feb 28

‘SNL’ At 50: Do You Ever Wish You’d Liked Something Just a Little More?

Feb 28

Jerry Butler: ‘For Your Precious Love’ and Your Precious Rules

One of the things Jerry Butler liked most about the 1958 Impressions hit “For Your Precious Love,” besides the fact it was a hit, is that…

Feb 23

Jerry Butler: ‘For Your Precious Love’ and Your Precious Rules

Feb 23

Gene Barge, U.S. Bonds and ‘Quarter To Three,’ the Little Record That Shouldn’t Have, But Did

One of the nice things about audio recordings is that after an artist is gone, we still have the music.

Feb 12

Gene Barge, U.S. Bonds and ‘Quarter To Three,’ the Little Record That Shouldn’t Have, But Did

Feb 12

Black Radio: The Success That Was, and the Uncertainty That Is

Back on January 10, New York radio station WLIB (1190 AM) switched from urban gospel music to “La Exitosa,” a hybrid Spanish-language…

Feb 5

Black Radio: The Success That Was, and the Uncertainty That Is

Feb 5

Marianne Faithfull Showed That It Wasn’t All Over, Baby Blue

Unfair as it may be to judge people on looks, it’s the reason certain things have happened in human history.

Jan 31

Marianne Faithfull Showed That It Wasn’t All Over, Baby Blue

Jan 31

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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