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DIED. Bobby Rosengarden, 82, session drummer for artists from Duke Ellington to Harry Belafonte who became better known in the late 1960s as the musical smart aleck and bandleader on The Dick Cavett Show; in Sarasota, Fla. Rosengarden perfected the art of the witty, and sometimes risqué, "walk-on" song to accompany guests. Of Rosengarden's choice of tunes--Hello Dolly for Salvador Dalí, There'll Be Some Changes Made for transsexual Jan Morris--Cavett later said, "Luckily, the censor was dumber about music than...
...meeting room was dotted with coal miners, some of whom braved fierce criticism from Appalachian rivals, and one white participant, Peggy Terry, admitted being raised in a Kentucky Klan family. After moving to Montgomery during the bus boycott, she had gone once on a lark to see "that smart aleck nigger come out of jail," and the actual sight of King buffeted by a mob had angered her. Now Terry kept a few black friends in the Jobs Or Income Now group from uptown Chicago's poor white district, and she wowed movement crowds by asking where else a hillbilly...
Enjoy the music of Blodgett Distinguished Artist Birtwhistle, as performed by pianist Aleck Karis and soprano Tony Arnold. Pieces will include “26 Orpheus Elegies,” “Nenia: The Death of Orpheus,” “Harrison’s Clocks” and “Verses.” Free and open to the public. Friday at 8 p.m. John Knowles Paine Concert Hall. (ECMV...
...Aleck Karis on piano and soprano Tony Arnold will perform Birtwistle’s works including 26 Orpheus Elegies, Nenia: The Death of Orpheus, Harrison’s Clocks and Verses. Free and open to the public. Parking available at the Everett Street Garage. John Knowles Paine Concert Hall...
...candidates are any indication, we can't even agree on stuff that has already happened, let alone on what's next. But thank God some people are willing to put themselves out on a limb, even at the risk of being made fun of by future generations of smart-aleck writers...