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...rousing opener, At the Bottom of Everything, a mandolin clips jauntily away while he crows, "We must blend into the choir, sing as static with the whole/ We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul." These are smart lines, however grim, and with Jesse Harris (Norah Jones' songwriting shoulder) adding wonderfully warm guitar, the song is even hummable. On other tracks, Oberst imports pedal steel and Emmylou Harris (the vocal equivalent of pedal steel) to add a harmonic steadiness that keeps you from wanting to jump off a bridge...
...under-the-radar 2003 EP, The Soul Sessions, Joss Stone won critical praise and a blues-club-ful of Norah Jones comparisons with her husky, knowing renditions of vintage soul covers. Stone showed she has taste, but the important question--does she have soul?--went unanswered. Her covers were emotive, but the depth of her feeling, at 16, was a tad suspicious. Where Jones, an ancient 25, shrewdly concedes the limitations of her experience by never oversinging her tidy little songs, Stone, a native of Devon, England, who signed a record deal after performing on a BBC talent show, heaved...
...hear music. Most people expect me to help the blind, but I don't think they need help. After all, I'm blind and I'm doing all right." He was doing all right all the way to the end. He recently completed a CD with contributions from Norah Jones, B.B. King and Willie Nelson. A biographical film starring Jamie Foxx will be out in October. Charles' legacy should last as long as soul itself. He did his mother proud. He found that other...
...They only printed any entries where Norah may have been frustrated or just plain having a bad day,” the social studies concentrator wrote in an e-mail to the Crimson. “They apparently did everything short of outright calling her a terrorist and unstable...
...meet Norah, she’s very friendly, helpful and has a very genial personality,” the student wrote in the e-mail. “She has always gone out of her way to help social studies students with whatever they may need—everything from setting aside personal time to help them with thesis ideas and scheduling to answering any questions they may have...