Music

Ruth Flowers: Rockin’ Retirement

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One of Europe’s best loved DJs is an English granny who ran a fabric store! In case you’re wondering, she prefers electro rock to house music.

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How Leo Fender Found His Groove

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He’s been called “The Henry Ford of electric guitar.” But this late-blooming rock innovator didn’t even know how to play an instrument!

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Happy Birthday, Susan Boyle!

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Susan Boyles turned 50 on April 1, 2011. Here’s a tribute to her beautiful voice and inspiring story, some of which might surprise you.

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Lady Jazz! Drummer Jerrie Thill At Age 93

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93-year-old jazz drummer Jerrie Thill has been playing since her teens. Allee Willis (who wrote the “Friends” theme) captures Jerrie’s amazing spirit in a music video.

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Bloomer Girls Unite!

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Welcome to the premiere of Girls’ Friday, musings for and about les femmes d’un certain âge. I adore the old musicals. The exuberance, the banter, the kitsch. You can’t help but be uplifted by the fantasy that singing will solve all life’s troubles.  (Wait, is that a fantasy?) So I was excited to find a forgotten [...]

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