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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...album that combines blues and dance music? Seem too absurd even to try? Well, tell that to Mississippi blues singer R.L. Burnside, whose new album is a test of just how far the concept of musical fusion can go. According to Burnside, "Adam and Eve were dancing to the blues. Blues is nothing but dance music." Still, there is a risk in making any sort of fusion album. Fusion music often ends up combining the worst elements of two styles rather than the best. But Burnside is too good of a musician to let that happen. As a blues...

Author: By David Kornhaber, | Title: Album Review: Come On In by R.L. Burnside | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...Subtly reviving the classic sounds of Crosby, Stills and Nash and the Eagles, PMB still forges ahead with the momentum of modern rock, combining a soft ease with a pumping energy. With the magical bongo fervor of Chardy McEwan; the rich, warm harmonies of background singers Jonathan Williams (pianist) and Al Walsh (guitarist); the driving energy of bassist John Small and drummer Chris Williams; and the lyric presence and passion of guitarist and lead singer Pat McGee, every show is guaranteed a great...

Author: By By SARAH D. redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Concert Review: Pat McGee: Hot and Sticky | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...their field of interest, fellows participate in two weekly discussions at Lippmann House. One discussion focuses on journalism-related topics like ethics and the economy of the press, while the other is more general, including past speakers like DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis Gates Jr.and country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter...

Author: By Meredith L. Petrin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Neiman Foundation Names New Fellows | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

Maher, a guitar player and singer, and DePoe, a trumpet player, took their act underground several months ago, playing jazz arrangements of Christmas carols for the holiday season...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, | Title: Subterranean Music Duo Plays for Profit, Pleasure | 5/5/1999 | See Source »

...marketing and it is good. There are Bibles for women, recovering addicts, children and Promise Keepers. There are Bibles with such names as The Rock and WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?). There are even Bibles for the hip: slim volumes of individual books with introductions by nonreligious figures like singer Nick Cave, writer Will Self and biologist Steven Rose, who explains helpfully in his introduction to Genesis that it pretty much sounds like hooey to him. Seek and ye shall find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Way, Your Way | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

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