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Mar 9, 202110 min read

Why 'Perry Mason' keeps winning

Raymond Burr, as Perry Mason, in between Ford Thunderbird, left, and Sunliner convertibles. (Screenshot captured by Bob Merlis) Ever...

Jim Bessman

Mar 5, 20218 min read

Nancy Sinatra celebrated in new compilation, reissue series

"Nancy Sinatra: Start Walkin' 1965-1976" (Courtesy of Light in the Attic) Released last month by Light in the Attic Records as the first...

Jim Bessman

Mar 1, 20215 min read

Blues-classical pioneer Corky Siegel readies his most ambitious project yet

Corky Siegel's Extravaganza He’s calling it his most “ambitious” project ever—not to mention his most “ambidextrous and amphibious” one....

Jim Bessman

Feb 21, 20213 min read

Johnny Pacheco: An appreciation

Performance from a tribute honoring Johnny Pacheco. “To quote the late, great Juan Flores, Johnny Pacheco was perhaps New York Latin...

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