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Aretha Franklin Dies of Pancreatic Cancer At 76
by Tammy on August 16, 2018The world is better because she was in it. Our lives will never be the same due to her artistry. Thank you Ms. Franklin, and may you rest in peace. Via People. Aretha Franklin, the self-taught piano prodigy, vocalist and songwriter who first conquered the charts in the late ’60s and never relinquished her throne, died Thursday morning of advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, her publicist confirms to PEOPLE. She was 76. “In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart. We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and...
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Video: Pizza Guy Stuns Family With ‘Moonlight Sonata’ On Piano
by Cynthia on August 2, 2018**Bumped Up From TAMWire. Posted by Cynthia** You never know who is delivering your pizza! A baseball star who happens to be a child prodigy on the side. God bless America. Via Daily Mail. A restaurant worker delivered a lot more than a pizza to a Michigan family when he sat down at their baby grand piano and played a flawless rendition of a Beethoven masterpiece. Julie Varchetti said her husband, Paul, had ordered their kids a pizza from Hungry Howie’s in Shelby Township. When the delivery guy, 18-year-old Bryce Dudal, spotted their piano in the foyer of their home and asked if he could take a look at it. Paul invited the recent high school graduate inside and asked...
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New Crime Wave Sweeping America: Tuba Thefts
by Shifra on March 11, 2018Stealing tubas is now a thing. Who knew? Via WSJ. The shiny brass Mario Corso tuba stood out for 12 years as one of the largest members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans. It is roughly 4 feet long and weighs 38.5 pounds, which makes what happened last month sound like someone blowing hot air. A thief ran off with it, presumably slowly. “What were they thinking?” says Ben Jaffe, the band’s creative director, who owned and played the sousaphone, a deep-pitched marching-band-style tuba. “What are they going to do with it?” The horn heist unfolded while the band was loading equipment into a van, which at some point was unattended, after a Feb. 24 New Orleans...
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Frank Sinatra Jr. Dies at 72
by Tammy on March 16, 2016As most of you know, I’m a big fan of his father. His death was a surprise, a heart attack while he was on tour in Florida. Prayers up for him, his family, the whole Sinatra clan and may he RIP. Via Variety. Frank Sinatra Jr., son of the legendary singer, died of a heart attack Wednesday while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Associated Press, which received a statement from Sinatra’s family citing cardiac arrest as the cause of death. Frank Jr.’s sister Nancy shared the news with a Facebook post, saying, “Sleep warm, Frankie…” The younger Sinatra was kidnapped at age 19 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe on December 8,...
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U.S. Jewish Singer Matisyahu Banned From European Event, Reinvited To Perform
by Shifra on August 19, 2015Reggae singer Matisyahu (Hebrew, for ‘Mattathias’) was born Matt Paul Miller, to a secular Jewish family in Pennsylvania. As a teenager, he began taking drugs, and dropped out of high school. In 1995, he traveled in Israel, and began studying about his Jewish heritage. He returned to the U.S., and settled in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, joining, for a time, with the Chabad Hasidic sect. He began to blend reggae music with Jewish themes, and was known as the “American Jewish Hasidic Reggae Rapper.” Although no longer part of the Hasidic sect, he strongly identifies as Jewish. Matisyahu was scheduled to appear at the Reggae Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Spain this week. But, in typical fashion, the anti- Israel BDS (Boycott,...
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Don McLean To Reveal Meaning Behind 1971 Hit Song ‘American Pie’
by Shifra on February 13, 2015If you are ‘of a certain age,’ then you are certainly familiar with Don McLean’s ‘American Pie.’ And, if you have ever wondered why someone would “drive a Chevy to the levee,” (and why in the world was the levee dry?) this one’s for you: Via Guardian: Don McLean sells American Pie manuscript, saying all will be revealed Don McLean is to auction the original manuscript of American Pie, his elegiac, enigmatic ballad that became a signature song of its era. The 16 pages of handwritten and typed drafts include notes and deletions for the recording that became a hit after it was released in 1971. It was named a Song of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of...
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Your Mental Health Break: Julie Andrews Singing “Crazy World”
by Tammy on October 2, 2013Sort of apropos, no? 😉 One of my favorites from one of the most talented performers of the last 100 years in a movie on my Best of All Time list, Victor/Victoria. And to top it off, here’s a little chicklet who decides to take a nap under a cat’s chin. Enjoy! (HT @AceofSpadesHQ/strong>)
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Omnia Hegazy Tackles Religion’s Rules, ‘Nervous’ About Her Safety
by Patricia on May 30, 2013A very brave young woman standing up against the horrors of sharia law and the inequities she sees in her Muslim religion. Raised in New York, Omnia Hegazy is trying to draw attention to issues in her homeland of Egypt. As Tammy has mentioned quite often – it will take the Women of the Middle East to change the backward, caveman mentality. From FoxNews: Pop singer Omnia Hegazyisn’t one to keep quiet about inequities she sees in her Muslim religion. The young artist is working to draw attention to issues in her homeland of Egypt that she says that many would rather ignore, while treading a fine line between critiquing her community and defending it. The New York-raised recording...
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Proof Our Culture Is Worth Fighting For==> Shirley Bassey and Adele
by Tammy on February 25, 2013Last night’s Oscar program was horrific, we know, yet there were two events which are good reminders about why our culture is worth fighting for: the performances of Dame Shirley Bassey and Adele. In an evening overflowing with rank sexism, and example after example of the decline of culture, here we have the 76 year-old Bassey, completely commanding the stage, and 25-year-old Adele, performing brilliantly the song which garnered her the Oscar. It might be a good idea for poseurs like “Beyonce” to watch these two women to see how true artists don’t need to lip-sync. Brava ladies, and thanks for reminding us what artistry is all about. Forgive the video quality here, both were apparently taken from televisions. For...
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Disco Legend Donna Summer Dies After Battle with Cancer
by Tammy on May 17, 2012Sad 🙁 Hot Stuff singer Donna Summer is understood to have died this morning after a battle with cancer at 63. The star, known as the Queen of Disco, passed away in Florida, according to TMZ. Sources say she had attempted to keep the extent of her illness from fans and was recently trying to finish up her latest album. The news has not yet been confirmed by her spokesperson. Summers, real name LaDonna Gaines, is best know for her string of 70s hits, including I Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls. She was a five-time Grammy Award winner and the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US Billboard chart. She also...
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Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies
by Tammy on February 11, 2012An extraordinary talent and gave us the best national anthem rendition of all time. A troubled, talented soul, may she rest in peace LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48. Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told KABC-TV that Houston died in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton. Her body remained in the hotel and Beverly Hills detectives were investigating. Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the cause of her death was unknown. Houston’s death came on the eve of music’s biggest night...
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Tammy Radio Guest: Andrea Marcovicci
by Tammy on October 24, 2011UPDATE: A public podcast of the interview has now posted. Enjoy :) Big treat today on Tammy Radio, singer/actress Andrea Marcovicci joins us to discuss her new show at the Gardenia in Los Angeles this coming Thursday and Friday, 10/27 & 28. We'll be having more and more of these discussions as I being to you people who provide a bit of an oasis in our crazy world :)
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Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead
by Tammy on July 23, 2011Details are still emerging, but singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead at her London home. She was 27. If you listen to Tammy Radio you know we very much admired her music and talent. Her album “Back to Black” is perhaps one of the best soul/pop recordings of the past 25 years. I lamented, on quite a few occasions, that her early death was inevitable. The combination of drugs and alcohol that ruled her life, unless addressed, would be the end of her. There has yet to be a determination as to the cause of death, but in some ways I feel addiction itself is a slow suicide. It’s a tough call because I know a lot of creative...
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Sinatra Took 12 Showers a Day
by Tammy on June 2, 2011Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank His widow Barbara Sinatra has a new book out all about their 22-year marriage. In addition to the 12 showers a day, he “always smelled of lavender.” If you’re a Tammy Radio listener, you know Sinatra’s one of my favorites so this should be a fun read 🙂
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