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...All-Star Game, ESPN2...
NAME: CHER, FORMERLY "THE NOSE" AGE: 52 OCCUPATION: Singer, used to act in movies BEST PUNCH: Held up other performers at an all-star charity concert in New York City by arriving late, explaining, "I couldn't get my sequins and s___ together"; sang only three songs, all seemingly lip-synched...
...traditional music, as embodied in the folk revival of the '50s and '60s, is a potent language that still speaks eloquently. Inviting singer-songwriters of that mighty time (Carolyn Hester, Dave Van Ronk) to swap harmony with their current avatars (Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams), Griffith is host to an all-star sing-out: great versions of He Was a Friend of Mine and Wasn't That a Mighty Storm. For the young, this package will offer not memories but revelations, if they can just find it--in the back of the store, under FOLK...
DIED. DAN QUISENBERRY, 45, relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals whose wit was as devastating as his sinkerball; of brain cancer; in Kansas City, Mo. Confounding batters with his underhand pitches, Quisenberry was a three-time All-Star who led the American League in saves from 1980 through...
...This is music that manages to be both prickly and soothing--like anxious lullabies (to suggest another unappetizing title). Though Keezer gives himself three solo numbers--a highlight being his gentle deconstruction of Lush Life--the heart of the album is a series of tunes featuring Keezer in an all-star trio setting with bassist Christian McBride and saxophonist Joshua Redman. The lack of a drummer to knit things together in the usual way, along with Keezer's provocative, concerto-like arrangements (his accompaniment can be even more interesting than his solos), suggests a kind of jazz version of Baroque...