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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There they were, face to face, a pair of legends. Carlos Santana, guitar god, spiritual guy and Woodstock vet, whose once great career was sagging, and Arista Records whiz Clive Davis, who signed the 52-year-old axman just when it looked as if Santana's next starring gig might be at the discount racks. It was time to draw up a blueprint for a comeback album. "So," Davis asked, "what does Carlos Santana want to do?" It didn't take Santana long to answer. "Mr. Davis," he said, "I want to reconnect the molecules with the light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Fire This Time | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Some CDs have a single great song that leaps out at you. Some of the best CDs, however, have a kind of engaging mutability: every song is a potential winner, and your favorite track changes with your mood. That's what Tracey Moore and Mercedes Martinez have created. The neo-soul singer-songwriters may have a ridiculously unwieldy group name, but their CD is fabulously smooth, good from start to finish. With old-school heart and new-school attitude, they're Roberta Flack plus Sade with a little D'Angelo thrown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Once And Future | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...first coach I had who told me, you're a great softball player, and you're gonna be able to do it," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thursday: 11:00 P.M. Softball | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Most students, teachers and Webster High parents support Young Life. "It's incredibly cool," enthuses Beth Perez, a Campaigners member. "It just shows kids, at a very early age, why they are here and what God has planned for them and how great their lives can be." Her mother Susan Perez, a lapsed Catholic, speaks for many parents who, if they fail to match their children's fervor, are extremely grateful for the program's fruits. "If your teenager is going to be tied to some sort of group; if she comes out of it saying I don't drink...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wednesday: 7:00 P.M. Faith | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...called socialized medicine, there is growing public anger at the sky-high cost of many medicines. The President is well aware of this simmering resentment, and if he?s able to pit the Republicans against a move to control drug costs, he could do his own party a great deal of good. At the same time, says TIME national economic correspondent Adam Zagorin, the President should recognize that this is a highly nuanced issue, with voters aware that pharmaceutical companies need to recoup a certain profit to cover past investments and to continue research into new drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Ready for a New Drug War — on Prices | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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