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Fuse Music Feature: At 76, Singer Mavis Staples Continues to be an Antidote to Despair

Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.

Book Review: The Night Bob Dylan Plugged in

Bob Dylan had been soundly booed for playing a set plugged. What ninnies dictate the rules in the backwater world of American folk music!

Jazz CD Review: Miles Davis at Newport — Indispensable

Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975 has its drawbacks, but I wouldn’t want to be without this four-disc collection

Dave Wittrock July 14, 2020 at 5:48 am on Arts Remembrance: Why Jazz Needed Richie ColeThank you Mr. Michie. So nice to read something by someone who 'got' Richie. I especially liked that you mentioned...
Reid Hoyson July 13, 2020 at 6:05 pm on Arts Remembrance: Why Jazz Needed Richie ColeThank you Allen Michie for this tribute to Richie Cole. Very much on the money. I spent a lot of...
Matt Hanson July 13, 2020 at 1:05 pm on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80Amen!
Steve Provizer July 13, 2020 at 10:07 am on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80I really enjoyed the piece. Just wanted to give credit to prolific songwriters Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, who wrote...
Bill Marx July 13, 2020 at 9:35 am on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80Anthony Burgess in the New York Times Book Review on Robert Coover's Pinocchio in Venice: The Walt Disney film of...