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Word: wailer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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HOSPITALIZED. Richard Penniman, 52, Evangelical minister who as the flashy, flamingly androgynous wailer Little Richard helped usher in the rock revolution in the '50s with such hits as Tutti Frutti and Long Tall Sally; with a broken leg and bruised ribs, received when he lost control of a sports car and hit a telephone pole; in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Oct. 21, 1985 | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

...guitar solo before the final verse. "Why're you growing up so fast, my boy?" the banjo-plucking Young asks, an appropriate enough question in an age when Ringo Starr is enjoying his new status as a grandfather. The album's final two cuts, "Bound for Glory" and the wailer "Where Is the Highway Tonight?" are classic Nashville shlock...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: Neil Young Goes Twang | 9/26/1985 | See Source »

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