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JUDGE N. SANDERS SAULS "Same ol' me," says the judge--though "people are still asking for autographs." Judge Sauls has been given several honors for his work in the 23-hour weekend trial that sent Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trial By Fame | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

...arrogance. Then he released a Sinatra-style swinger, the Brecht-Weill "Mack the Knife," which had enjoyed four Top 10 interpretations in the previous four years, including Louis Armstrong?s. Well, damned if Darin?s "Mackie" wasn?t the year?s top single, selling more than any single Ol? Blue Eyes had cut to that time; won Darin a Grammy too. With a simple, one-key modulation after every verse, and solid underscoring of reeds and horns by arranger Richard Wess, Darin evinced a subtler understanding of lyrics: he gets nicely slurry on the line "And now MacHeath spends just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ahmet?s Atlantic: Baby, That Is Rock and Roll | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...Javelin Pirate b) Mr. Clean c) the Belgian Waffler d) Dr. Blooddope e) Ol' Bribey f) Shoeless Jacques...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Jul. 30, 2001 | 7/30/2001 | See Source »

...Ol' Dirty Bastard's Greatest Hits album is called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Jul. 23, 2001 | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

...term rock-and-roll to jump music. (By the way, that's a lie; the phrase goes back much earlier than Freed. In the 1941 film "Swing for Your Supper" young Dorothy Dandridge sings of her musical education: "They made me rock 'n roll ... brought me up on good ol' rhythmatic.") Freed had been his own worst witness, confronting the committee, contradicting himself under oath. Clark - who had become a millionaire by investing in 33 music-related businesses and by being "given" the royalty rights to 143 songs, many of which he promoted on "Bandstand" - was much smoother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Philly Fifties: Rock 'n Radio | 7/14/2001 | See Source »

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