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David Hinckley

Chubby Checker’s Latest Twist: He’s in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

Talk show host Bill Maher likes to veer into pop culture, among other things, and a couple of shows ago he laid off Donald Trump long…

11h ago

Chubby Checker’s Latest Twist: He’s in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

11h ago

Will Hutchins: The Long and Winding and Happy Road of a Sugarfoot

Somewhere in the part of our brains that stores pop culture factoids, whether we want it to or not, we all know performers who were stars…

May 14

Will Hutchins: The Long and Winding and Happy Road of a Sugarfoot

May 14

Nino Tempo, Lenny Welch and Why We Ended Up Listening to Our Parents’ Music Anyway

The first time I heard “Deep Purple” — the song, not the hard rock band — I had no idea it was a revered classic from the golden age of…

Apr 27

Nino Tempo, Lenny Welch and Why We Ended Up Listening to Our Parents’ Music Anyway

Apr 27

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

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

Apr 1

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

Apr 1

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

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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