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July 17, 2023, 10:14pm
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Andre, 16, being introduced by Leonard Bernstein.
The performance.
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Kevin Mitnick, RIP.
Cancer is and arsehole. Pancreatic cancer, doubly so.
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Came here to post this too.
His exploits may not seem all that impressive today, but if you were in the H/P/A scene in the 90s, he was a legend.
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Two bossa nova singers left us today…
Leny de Andrade Lima (25 January 1943 – 24 July 2023), known professionally as Leny Andrade, was a Brazilian singer and musician. Both Andrade's first and last names are sometimes misspelled in English as "Lenn", "Leni", and "Adrade".[citation needed] She had several hits on the Brazilian charts. In 2007 she shared a Latin Grammy Award with Cesar Camargo Mariano for Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album, Ao Vivo.
Andrade performed with Paquito D'Rivera, Luiz Eça, Dick Farney, João Donato, E...
Adelina Doris Monteiro (23 October 1934 – 24 July 2023) was a Brazilian singer and actress. She was discovered In 1949 on the radio show Papel Carbono with Renato Murce, broadcast on national radio in Rio de Janeiro.
In 1951, as a student in Colegio Dom Pedro II, she was invited to sing on Radio Guanabara. She later went on to Rádio Tupi, where she stayed for 8 years. She sang at the Copacabana Palace Hotel nightclub and made her recording debut with 'Se Você Se Importasse' (If You'd Cared) whic...
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Another Forest player dies – only 49!
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Celebrity once removed? Minor leagues?
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Officially Carlisle United’s physio in the 1980s, but also a fitness coach and reserve team player.
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Honestly, her cover of Nothing Compares 2 U is amazing, but she had so many amazing songs she wrote herself or even other songs she covered that are just so much better…
One of my absolute favorites by her…
With the Chieftains…
ETA:
Let’s not forget her musical acts of solidarity…
Christ that hits differently now, doesn’t it?
Anyone seen an update on cause of death?
[ETA] A 2014 performance…
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Was surprised to hear avant composer Scott Johnson passed away from cancer earlier this year. His “John Somebody” LP was a big influence on me in high school.
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