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...handed pitcher for the Boston Braves immortalized in a rhyme turned national catchphrase; in Downers Grove, Ill. Sain, the last pitcher to face Babe Ruth, and Braves left-hander Warren Spahn were deemed so crucial to the team's successful campaign for the 1948 National League pennant that a lyric was born: "Spahn and Sain, pray for rain." Sain later became a visionary teacher, stressing the mental side of pitching and inspiring accolades from players like Jim Bouton, who dubbed him "the greatest pitching coach who ever lived...
...know about that. I was pretty much in shock. I know the words to Cold, Cold Heart by heart, but I was shaking so bad standing three feet from him that I had to hold on to the lyric sheet to try to steady myself. But he was such a gentleman. It was the thrill of a lifetime...
...Stars If you don’t know who Audra McDonald is, but appreciate vocal music, now’s the time to find out. The angelic lyric soprano has just released her fourth and most accessible solo album, “Build a Bridge,” filling it with covers of songs by mainstream pop songwriters like Bacharach, Costello, Rufus Wainwright, Randy Newman, and John Mayer...
...students entered the lottery for the $10 tickets to Saturday’s jam session, only about 250 lucked out. The intimate, “Unplugged”-like venue, however, guaranteed great views for all and provided fodder for a few jokes. When guitarist Ed Robertson requested a lyric sheet for a new song, he joked, “By no means should you do this in an exam.” Learning From Performers Program Manager Thomas Lee credited the group’s “world view,” “articulation about what...
...Since then, their new releases have been called amiable, mellow, low-key, good, and bad, but never fun. Despite the confrontational name, “I Am Not Afraid…” finds the group at the epitome of NPR-rock: every note and lyric has been expertly engineered to ensure that the listener’s pulse rate stays perfectly constant. Containing neither the experimental miscues of “And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out” nor the full-on snoozers of “Summer Sun,” every track here would...