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    Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Tapping into Maryland's rich dance history

    Who knew that Baltimore had such happy feet?
    Who knew that Baltimore had such happy feet? Three icons of tap dance who were famous nationwide — known colloquially as Baby Laurence, Buster Brown and Hawk — were born in Charm City and first perfected the "shim sham" and "cramp roll" and...

    Tags: Billie Holiday, Redd Foxx, Customs and Tradition, Jazz (genre), Frederick Douglass

    2. Oct 1, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. At Laurel Park, neighbors celebrate century of glamor and grit

    Just about every Friday morning, Karen Lubieniecki takes a leisurely stroll to Laurel Park, finds a place along a railing at the nearly empty racetrack and spends an hour or so watching the horses exercise as the sun climbs the sky.
    Just about every Friday morning, Karen Lubieniecki takes a leisurely stroll to Laurel Park, finds a place along a railing at the nearly empty racetrack and spends an hour or so watching the horses exercise as the sun climbs the sky. It isn't that she's a...

    Tags: Sociology, Sport of Kings Incorporated, Led Zeppelin (music group), American Red Cross, Elizabeth Taylor

    3. Aug 25, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Arundel regional concert series offers discounted entertainment

    Three regional concert series are about to open their 2011-2012 season, and they're featuring bargain subscription prices for those who order in time for the Sept. 20, 21 or 24 opening concerts. Conveniently close to home, all three offer performances...

    Tags: Mass Media, Artie Shaw, Music Theater, John Denver, Music Industry

    4. Jul 2, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. 'Little Willie' Adams had his hand in many business ventures

    The other evening, former Baltimore Sun reporters Antero Pietila and C. Fraser Smith sat in the studios of WYPR radio discussing the life and times of William Lloyd "Little Willie" Adams, who died Monday at 97.
    The other evening, former Baltimore Sun reporters Antero Pietila and C. Fraser Smith sat in the studios of WYPR radio discussing the life and times of William Lloyd "Little Willie" Adams, who died Monday at 97. Adams, who went from numbers runner to...

    Tags: Billie Holiday, Golf, Minority Groups, African Americans, Annapolis

    5. Feb 5, 2007 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Billie Holiday

    Sun Reporter
    Billie Holiday April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959 "Lady Day" Considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers, her talent was matched only by tragedy. Born Eleanora Fagan Holiday in Baltimore, as a child she was abandoned by her father. She...

    Tags: Human Accomplishments, Billie Holiday, Dining and Drinking, Bessie Smith, Juvenile Delinquency

    6. Feb 24, 2007 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Judge Harry A. Cole

    Sun Reporter
    Judge Harry A. Cole 1921-1999 -------------------- Retired Judge Harry A. Cole, the first black to serve on Maryland's highest court and the first elected to the state Senate, died Feb. 14, 1999 at age 78. Judge Cole made history in 1954 when he...

    Tags: Lawyers, Regional Authority, New Year's Day, Finance, Spiro Agnew

    7. Feb 27, 2002 |Story| Associated Press

  7. List of 2002 Grammy winners

    The Associated Press
    The following is a complete list of the 44th Annual Grammy Award winners. Record of the Year: "Walk On," U2. Best Rap Album: "Stankonia," Outkast. Song of the Year: "Fallin'," Alicia Keys. Album of the Year: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack,...

    Tags: Train (music group), Mass Media, Fatboy Slim, Quincy Jones, Music Theater

    8. Feb 11, 2004 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. The promise of more good times

    Sun Staff
    Hipp hipp hipp hooray. With spotlights, orchids, champagne and more than a little nostagia, Baltimore last night celebrated the rebirth of its beloved 1914 vaudeville palace, the Hippodrome Theatre. A well-heeled crowd of more than 2,200 plunked down...

    Tags: Regional Authority, William Donald Schaefer, Arts, Glenn Miller, Martin O'Malley

    9. May 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Johnny Mandel has composed quite a life in music

    In 2004, the late jazz and recording session pianist Mike Melvoin spoke about his work. His storied career in the studios included playing organ on "That's Life" for Frank Sinatra and on "Good Vibrations" for the Beach Boys, jazz piano on "Nighthawks at the Diner" by Tom Waits and many other high points. But the milestones were few and far between.
    In 2004, the late jazz and recording session pianist Mike Melvoin spoke about his work. His storied career in the studios included playing organ on "That's Life" for Frank Sinatra and on "Good Vibrations" for the Beach Boys, jazz piano on "Nighthawks at...

    Tags: Tom Waits, Physiology, Natalie Cole, Woody Herman, Michael Jackson

    10. May 23, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Shades of Blue Orchestra comes out swinging

    The Pen Mar Park concert series opens with 18-piece big band
    The Pen Mar Park concert series opens with 18-piece big band By MARIE GILBERT marieg@herald-mail.com One minute, a reed section whispers impossibly rich, velvety tones. The next, the room erupts with the wicked, raucous sounds of drums. There are...

    Tags: Natalie Cole, Genres, Peggy Lee, Music Industry, Weddings

    11. May 12, 2012 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. 'Sage Project' tells stories of Hannibal Square's elders

    Last August, Fairolyn Livingston got some bad news: Evelyn Williams Ball James, a longtime resident of Winter Park's Hannibal Square neighborhood, had died at age 100.
    Last August, Fairolyn Livingston got some bad news: Evelyn Williams Ball James, a longtime resident of Winter Park's Hannibal Square neighborhood, had died at age 100. Livingston had interviewed James for a new photo exhibit that captures the faces and...

    Tags: Sage, Values, Crealde School of Art, Eatonville

    12. Apr 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. A splendid run for Marsalis' JALC Orchestra – with 1 singer too many

    The most haunting moment of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's three-concert Chicago residency came late Friday night, and it barely rose above a whisper.
    The most haunting moment of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra's three-concert Chicago residency came late Friday night, and it barely rose above a whisper. With an overflow audience crowded onto the stage of Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, the band...

    Tags: Natalie Cole, Congo, Dizzy Gillespie, Ravinia Festival, Concerts

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