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DIED. EDWIN STARR, 61, burly Motown soul singer; of a heart attack; at his home in Nottingham, England. The Nashville native gained fame with hits such as Agent Double-O Soul, but will be best remembered for his Grammy-winning 1970 hit War, which included the lyrics "War, what is it good for?/Absolutely nothing...
While enrolled, those who knew her say, she often was away—at home or, later, on speaking tours born of her newfound fame...
Adams first rose to fame with his 1987 opera Nixon in China, based on Richard Nixon’s 1972 meeting with Mao Tse Tung. It was created in cooperation with librettist Peter M. Sellars ’80 and choreographer Mark Morris, both recent speakers at Harvard...
...quartet will play a diverse set of works by Brahms, Barber, Rorem and Yi. Three brothers and a sister, they began playing chamber music in the rural town of Jesup, Iowa in 1992, and since then have won the Naumberg Chamber Music Award and with it international fame. Friday, April 11 at 8 p. m. Free and open to the public with passes available at the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. Tickets expire at 7:45 p.m. Limit two per person. For tickets on the day of the concert instead call (617) 495-9859. Paine Hall...
...became a die-hard fan and, within the Rocky circle, her claim to fame is that she made up a new AP line—squeaking as Janet and Brad drive through the rain with their windshield wipers swishing back and forth...