Word: tonk
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...barring acts of God or a radical sweep of city elections, the transformation of Harvard Square is unstoppable. Whether the class of '72 spends its fifth reunion in a honky-tonk tourist trap, or a thriving, accessible, commercially diverse Harvard Square, will be known--soon...
...because, unlike the late lamented Beatles, they have always represented those elements of AM radio which are most incomprehensible and noisy to the ears of a Harvard professor or any comparable middle-aged fart. Andy Williams might have recorded "Ruby Tuesday" but he ain't gonna come near "Honky Tonk Women...
...pretty ambitious undertaking and the Stones have always been at their best when least ambitious. The last time they overstepped their natural boundaries, they produced the relatively lousy Their Satanic Majesties Request, but then they followed it up with "Jumping Jack Flash," Beggar's Banquet, and "Honky Tonk Women." A Stones fanatic can only hope they'll pull themselves together after this current minor fiasco and prove once more that they are indeed the world's finest and most durable rock and roll band. I still cherish my collection of Stones records somewhat more than my Harvard diploma, and until...
...barring acts of God or a radical takeover of city government, the transformation of Harvard Square is unstoppable. Whether the Class of '72 spends its fifth reunion in a honky-tonk tourist trap, or a thriving, accessible, commercially diverse Harvard Square, will be known quite soon
...improvising attracted so much attention that a local piano teacher waived his usual fees and took the prodigy in hand. After Joplin's mother died, the youngster had a falling out with his father and at 14 left home to take up the life of a honky-tonk pianist. He wandered to St. Louis, Chicago, and finally in 1894 to Sedalia, Mo., picking up work mostly in brothels and lowlife clubs...