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Days with David Bowie – early 1970s
The Man Who Sold the World (1970) Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, was the beginning of David Bowie’s classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the second time Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears…
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Ousmane Sembene *I 1 (or 8) 1923 – The Life You Give
Ousmane Sembène, born on the 1st, possibly the 8th of January, 1923, in Ziguinchor-Casamance, Senegal, French West Africa, is the writer and film director known for his historical and political themes. Sembène spent his early years as a fisherman on the Casamance coast. He studied at the School of Ceramics at Marsassoum and then moved…
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Days with David Bowie: “Berlin Trilogy”
By 1976, David Bowie’s life in Los Angeles was in free fall. Though “Fame” and “Golden Years” were Top 10 hits the year before, Bowie was lost in a haze of cocaine addiction. To escape the drug scene in L.A., Bowie and wife Angela headed for Europe; after stops in Switzerland and France, Bowie settled…
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Pablo Casals *XII 29 1876 — The Life You Give / La Vida Que Das
Pablo Casals, born Pau Casals i Defilló, on December 29, 1876, in Vendrell, Spain, was cellist and conductor, known for his virtuosic technique, skilled interpretation, and consummate musicianship. Biografía en español después de la foto Casals made his debut in Barcelona in 1891 after early training in composition, cello, and piano. After further study in…
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Maurice and Robin Gibb *XII 22 1949 — The Life You Give
The Bee Gees, is the English-Australian pop-rock band that embodied the disco era of the late 1970s. In becoming one of the best-selling recording acts of all time, the Bee Gees (short for the Brothers Gibb) adapted to changing musical styles while maintaining the high harmonies, elaborate melodies, and ornate orchestrations that were their trademark.…
