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Jim Bessman

Dec 11, 20184 min read

Linda Thompson's English music hall roots displayed on latest album

Linda Thompson sings "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-La-La-La)" Sometimes the tiny stickers that occasionally adorn the shrink...

Jim Bessman

Aug 18, 20182 min read

Aretha Franklin was both queen and diva

"Nessun Dorma" “No words worthy,” tweeted Elvis Costello above a photo of a young Aretha Franklin, and it’s truly difficult to come up...

Jim Bessman

Apr 25, 20183 min read

Dmitri Hvorostovsky remembered with moving tribute at Carnegie Hall

Sunday night’s A Tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky program at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, occurring exactly five months after the beloved...

Jim Bessman

Mar 14, 20183 min read

Stars come out for Valerie Simpson's triumphant Broadway debut in 'Chicago'

Backstage following Valerie Simpson's debut in "Chicago," March 12, 2018. From left: Phylicia Rashad, George Faison, Simpson, Freddie...

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