Cyndi Lauper

Guitarist Who Performed The 'Theme From Shaft' Dies

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.02.2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles "Skip" Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make ...

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Cyndi Lauper Memoir Coming Soon

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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NEW YORK — Cyndi Lauper swears her book will show her true colors. The award-winning performer has a memoir coming out this fall, Atria Books a...

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Celebrating Woody Guthrie: Chatting With Arlo Guthrie & Colin Gilmore, Plus a New Multitudes Video Exclusive and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Colin Gilmore, Arlo Guthrie, Liz Phair, Pete Seeger, Will Johnson, The Animals, Woody Guthrie, Sarah Lee & Johnny, Jay Farrar, Nora Guthrie, Yim Yames, Folk, Cyndi Lauper, The Rondos, Bruce Springsteen, Anders Parker, Video, Entertainment News

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Kendra Wilkinson Heads Back To Reality On WE

Posted 03.21.2012

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WE tv has two new leading ladies on its radar: Kendra Wilkinson and Cyndi Lauper, who have both signed on for their own reality shows with the network...

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Cyndi Lauper Named NYC Gay Pride Marshal

Posted 05.25.2012

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The 2012 New York City LGBT Pride March will shine brighter than ever this year, with a little help from a legendary pop diva. Heritage of Pride h...

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1 Year After Japan Earthquake, Cyndi Lauper Supports Survivors With Music, Donations

AP | Posted 03.12.2012

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TOKYO -- Cyndi Lauper is admired in Japan for not running away after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Now, the American singer is back...

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Cyndi Lauper's 'Kinky Boots' Heads To Chicago

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.23.2012

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NEW YORK — A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chica...

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PHOTOS: This Looks Fun!

Posted 02.22.2012

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Tavi and Cyndi Lauper might seem like an unlikely duo, but the more we think about this match-up, the more we're loving it. The 15-year-old fashion...

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The Devil Made Me Do It: Mardi Gras 2012 (PHOTOS)

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.22.2012

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As the moon rises over Mardi Gras 2012, I'm recovering from a day in which we met Mayans with End of the World 2012 signs, a honey badger and a Dogs Against Romney mascot, all within a block.

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Let The Fat Tuesday Celebrations Begin

AP | MARY FOSTER and STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 04.22.2012

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NEW ORLEANS — As the sun began to set and the traditional family-atmosphere of Mardi Gras along St. Charles Avenue ended, streams of revelers po...

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LGBT Celebs And Allies Share Their Top Moments Of 2011

Posted 12.28.2011

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From the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" to gay marriage coming to New York, 2011 was an incredible year for the LGBT community. In honor of the ...

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Cyndi Lauper Gets Plastic Surgery?

Posted 02.12.2012

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Cyndi Lauper is snapped looking a little post-surgical. Did the singer recently go under the knife?...

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The Sexualized 4-Year-Old? Define 'Sexualized'

Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 01.08.2012

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My husband is more on the conservative side and becomes visibly distressed when the girls ask to play with make-up and jewelry. While he insists that this is making them look like tramps, I have difficulty seeing the harm.

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How To Write a Song, Songwriting Exercise #2 -- Sequel or Response

Ruth Gerson | Posted 12.12.2011

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In our first songwriting exercise we began with a letter, writing to someone we feel intensely about, regarding something we feel intensely about. The...

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WATCH: Cyndi Lauper Flubs National Anthem At U.S. Open

Posted 11.11.2011

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Earlier this year, Christina Aguilera infamously flubbed the lyrics of the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and now Cyndi Lauper did the same at th...

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Cyndi Lauper Opening LGBT Youth Housing In Harlem

Gothamist | Posted 10.24.2011

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Cyndi Lauper's been relatively quiet these days (barring the occasional rent dispute), but it looks like she's been using that downtime to devote hers...

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From Heart to "Heartbreaker" and a Side of Canucks: Chatting With Loverboy's Mike Reno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.28.2011

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It used to be everybody was "Working For The Weekend." Now, everybody is working on the weekend.

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WATCH: Cyndi Lauper Belts Out Songs To Angry Passengers

Posted 05.25.2011

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Cyndi Lauper to the rescue! The 80s pop icon calmed a group of angry travelers who were stranded at the Buenos Aires airport Friday by leading them th...

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Giddy About Gaga

John Gascot | Posted 05.25.2011

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I fear that if I read yet another story or comment about how much Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" lacks merit and is a blatant rip-off of Madonna's "Express Yourself" my head might implode, not from anger, but boredom.

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Three Music Festival Getaway Ideas for Spring/Summer

Stephanie Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

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For those looking for fresh ideas for 2011, there is a set of festivals still sneaking in under the radar with badass, blockbuster line-ups and evolved concepts that offer a fantastic festival experience.

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Cyndi Lauper: Wear A Condom! (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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This World AIDS Day, Cyndi Lauper has a simple message: wear a condom (and some lipstick). Lauper, along with Lady Gaga, is a spokesperson for MAC Co...

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'Season of the Witch': A Crafty Playlist for Christine O'Donnell

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Four Tops, The Carter Family, Louis Prima, The Eagles, Jellyfish, Chris Isaak, Rivers Cuomo, Christine O'donnell, Donovan, B.o.B, Cream, The Clash, The Who, Cyndi Lauper, Delaware, My Morning Jacket, Traveling Wilburys, John Legend, Kiss, Neil Diamond, Luscious Jackson, Madonna, Gary U.S. Bonds, Nirvana, The Divinyls, Devo, Todd Rundgren, The Roots, Chris Coons, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Katy Perry, Keely Smith, Rihanna, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Majek Faskek, Entertainment News

Here's a playlist for a Jersey girl with big dreams, at least some of them not involving "Witchcraft" or "That Old Black Magic."

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Cyndi Lauper Sings Sultry Blues At The Town Hall

Bradford Shellhammer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cyndi Lauper's sold out show at New York City's Town Hall in Times Square Wednesday night was a bittersweet performance. Playing her hometown, the Q...

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De-Evolution and Indie Revolution: Conversations With Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh and OK Go's Damian Kulash, Plus Comic-Con Gets Loopz-y

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is this cool little gizmo called a "Loopz" that creates sounds and beats depending on the user's physical interaction with it. An entity calling themselves The Loopz Band will be performing at Comic-Con.

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Sign Up To Cover Concerts This Week: Cyndi Lauper, Bear Hands

Monica Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Francis with Henry Wolf NPR called Robert Francis "A young man with an old soul," referring to his singing-songwriting. At just 19, his emoti...

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