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...called himself the "world's greatest bassist," and many jazz giants, notably John Coltrane, agreed. The classically trained genre hopper ("It all sounded good to me," he said), who turned to jazz after encountering resistance in his early searches for classical jobs, accompanied singers from Lena Horne to Bob Dylan, played in TV and Broadway orchestras and backed Coltrane on such recordings as Olé Coltrane and Ascension. In the '70s, his unsuccessful discrimination suit against the New York Philharmonic got him blacklisted, so he added a new profession to his résumé: clinical psychologist. Davis...
...songwriter Tommy Makem, with his bandmates the Clancy Brothers, had catapulted Irish folk music into the mainstream. By infusing tunes like Four Green Fields and Gentle Annie with a raw, modern energy, the charismatic baritone became one of the biggest stars of the '60s folk revival. Among his fans: Bob Dylan, John Hammond and John F. Kennedy, who in 1963 asked the group to play at the White House. Makem was 74 and had cancer...
...show? Tell me you will use a cordless microphone! -Ed Schofield, CLARKSTON, MICH.[Laughs.] I am going to use a cordless microphone, and there is a new coat of paint, but nothing else will change. The games and sets are all the same. I won't be doing a Bob Barker impression. I can't be dirty like I am in my act. I am just going to be myself, and people will accept...
...would win in a showcase showdown, you or Bob Barker? -Michael Debre, CHICAGOBob Barker. He knows the prices of everything. I would have to know what Broyhill furniture costs. [Laughs.] And I have no idea. I am not savvy with prices. The only thing I am aware of [when I shop] is if I can get to the car in one trip...
...planning to remind people to get their pets spayed or neutered? -Vinnie Orlando, Racine, Wis. I will continue the tradition of saying spay or neuter your pet. It is an easy thing. It takes two seconds. It was really important to Bob Barker and he is the one that built the show. It would be a mistake...