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...anything, the mellow sounds and slow pace of the Heads latest--which evokes memories of their early albums--will appeal most to an unlikely combination of hard-core devotees and mainstream audiences...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Wet Dishes | 7/4/1985 | See Source »

...They are all part of gospel, a musical category that also includes soul gospel and hymns. But these new entertainers create sounds that have never been heard in churches, sounds that range from Stryper's heavy beat to Michael Card's folk, from Undercover's punk rock to the mellow pop of Amy Grant, who last week won her third Grammy for her song Angels. Indistinguishable--except for their lyrics--from their secular counterparts, these performers represent one of the most interesting, fastest-growing trends in the music world: Christian contemporary music, or evangelical pop. Approximately 15 million contemporary Christian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: New Lyrics for the Devil's Music | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

AMONG, THE PERFORMERS Heather Johnston's mellow and throaty gave depth and emotion to her excellent renditions of Monk and Holiday Christina Wheeler as particularly strong and energetic in her powerful solos. Both Andrea Burke and Belle Linda Halpern gave virbrant performances exploring the sensuality of the music; especially memorable was Halpern's sassy "Wild Women Don't Get the Blues" Finally, there was Stephanie Wilford-Foster, who maintained the most compelling presence throughout the evening, drawing the subtle meaning out of the prose selections in a superior performance. In her closing number, evoking the Southern Baptist spirituals from which...

Author: By Stuart A. Anfang, | Title: All That Good | 2/8/1985 | See Source »

...been a widow for less than a month. One day when I was feeling particularly sad, I went to my husband's office, turned on his automatic answering machine, then hurried to the nearest public telephone. I dialed the office number and heard my husband's deep, mellow voice. It was the best medicine that could have been prescribed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 31, 1984 | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

Mike Deaver has lost 45 Ibs., and James Baker has shed about 600 hairs. Ed Meese has picked up some of Deaver's pounds but none of Baker's hair. The Reagan Cabinet has gained two women and is a little more mellow, but it still has the same jar for its weekly dole of jelly beans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Tidings at Mid-Passage | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

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