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He was 14 when he made his recording debut and 16 when he did his first national tour. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Kenny ...
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All Worship, No Dissent
No ideological links connect the NEH grantees who lost their funding. The cut was so deep and wide—eliminating 85 percent of all existing grants—that the reasoning seemed to extend beyond the narrower ...
Even a famous crooner as well-loved and legendary as Aretha Franklin isn’t immune to career downturns. It happens to literally everyone in the music business. Back in 1987, the soul singer hadn ...
On this day in 1987, George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” went to #1 on the Billboard charts, proving that good things really can happen when gays get to meet their ...
By Javier C. Hernández At least a half-dozen staff members at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts were dismissed on Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the changes ...
Image Credit: ‘ I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” Arista Records On this day in 1987, George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s ... sex life front and center. Enter George Michael.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will now permanently illuminate its exterior in red, white, and blue — a striking visual shift that marks a new era under recently installed ...
The Kennedy Center’s exterior lighting will now “permanently feature the colors of red, white and blue,” according to a statement released Tuesday. “The lights are a beautiful reminder of ...
During a recent visit, the national arts center felt oddly abandoned following the president’s takeover and cancellation of some programming. Dance provocateur Mark Morris provided a path ...