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Sun casts deft portrait of inner-city studentsCAMBRIDGE - Every underdog can become a champion, every pauper a prince; this, we are told, is the American way. But for every story of success, there exists another tale, less well known and less often told, about individuals born beyond the margins of history who do not find their way in. More » |
Berklee plays host to Canadian artistsRebecca Muir, a Canadian studying songwriting at Berklee College of Music, said she sometimes wonders whether Americans are even aware of her home country just across the northern border. More » |
Jimi Hendrix memorabilia sells big at rock 'n' roll auctionNEW YORK - An auction at Christie's of rock 'n' roll memorabilia from some of the hottest bands of the 1960s and '70s hauled in big bucks Friday, including $20,000 for a Jimi Hendrix album and more than $4,000 for a Rolling Stones T-shirt. More » |
Songstress Ross among five to receive Kennedy Center honorsWASHINGTON - From "Good Vibrations" to "Goodfellas," Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury. More » |
