October 20, 2008
We like occasionally to take a break from the deafening cascade of crises and disasters punctuating daily life and turn to some other pursuits that make the world better. Music features prominently among them. The artists, composers and musicians who have come this way and left so much behind that has inspired and brought often [...]
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June 28, 2008
Nowhere has America’s contribution to the world been more far-reaching or happily embraced than in its music. And no one contributed more to that gift than Richard Rodgers, whose birthday is celebrated today. He composed some of the most inspirational songs ever written, and with his lyrics partners Lorenz Hart (they wrote the song Manhattan, [...]
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