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1 day ago · Traditional singer-songwriters. This list enumerates people who record and perform in the traditional singer-songwriter approach. These performers write their own material, accompany themselves on guitar or keyboards, usually perform solo or with limited and understated accompaniment, and are known as much for their songwriting skills as for their performance abilities.
1 day ago · Luca Marenzio (c. 1553 – 1599) Franco Margola (1908–1992) Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria (Electress of Saxony) (1724–1780) Dario Marianelli (born 1963) José Marín (1618–1699)
1 day ago · Review by Scott Yanow Charles Mingus' finest recordings of his later period are two Atlantic LPs, Changes One and Changes Two - The first volume features four stimulating Mingus originals ("Remember Rockefeller at Attica," "Sue's Changes," "Devil Blues," and "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love") performed by a particularly talented quintet (tenor saxophonist George Adams who also sings "Devil ...
1 day ago · The Sydney Taylor Book Award recognizes the best in Jewish children's literature. Medals are awarded annually for outstanding books that authentically portray the Jewish experience. The award was established in 1968 by the Association of Jewish Libraries. It is named in memory of Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series.
1 day ago · 1936: “The Final Hours” a drama featuring Marc Lawrence as “Mike Magellon” was released in the United States today. 1936: In a rare degree of solidarity, a group of 40,000 demonstrators including Socialists, Fascists, gentiles and Jews gathered in Warsaw to express opposition to “granting the demands of the Danzig Nazis.”
