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Writing With Twyla Tharp: I Collaborated With A Genius -- And Survived

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books

Read More: Creativity, Twyla Tharp, Collaboration, Ballet, Richard Avedon, Dance, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel, Books News
Jesse Kornbluth

When you're in a room with Twyla Tharp, it's hard to notice anything else. As her dancers know, a "very nice" from Tharp is a bit more meaningful than it is from almost anyone else.

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"Thank You Friends": A Very Special Thanksgiving Playlist For The Huffington Post Community

David Wild | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The James Gang, Neil Diamond, Sam & Dave, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Thanksgiving, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Davies, Jimmy Buffet, Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Big Star, The Beatles, The Flaming Lips, Abba, Sly & the Family Stone, Billy Paul, Natalie Merchant, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, William DeVaughn, Thanksgiving Commentary, The Enchanters, Dido, Jay-Z, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's my personal Thanksgiving playlist, designed to help put us all in the proper mindset for Thursday's holiday, and arguably for every other day here on earth too.

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Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 1)

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Elvis, Jimmy Durante, Ralph Stanley, Marx Brothrers, Ian Dury, Punch Brothers, Nick Lowe, Bob Wills, Slayer, Randy Newman, Buena Vista Social Club, Sam Cooke, Freddie Hubbard, Frank Sinatra, Doug Sahm, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Here are the first of two offerings of some current inspirations for cheer. If you've been laid off, Madeoff-ed, or you just plain need a lift during a tough holiday season, check these out.

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"Bad Moon Rising": My Playlist For All You Suckers Waiting On Line To See The Twilight Saga: New Moon

David Wild | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Morrison, Peter Wolf, Neil Diamond, The Waterboys, Shoah, Emitt Rhodes, George Harrison, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Rem, Robbie Robertson, Jonathan King, America, Zombieland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cat Stevens, Traveling Wilburys, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Webb, Pokemon, New Moon, Entertainment News
David Wild

Fortunately, as the father of two sons, absolutely no one is asking me to see New Moon, but for those out there waiting in some bloody line, here's my moon-themed playlist.

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Frank Sinatra's Big Apple Box Set Tastes Sweet, Despite a Few Worms

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Radio City Music Hall, Jerry Lewis, United Nations, Tina Sinatra, Madison Square Garden, Nancy Sinatra, New York City, Tommy Dorsey, Paramount Theater, Manhattan, Skitch Henderson, Patsy's Italian Restaurant, Harry James, Vincent Falcone, Ella Fitzgerald, PJ Clarke's, Frank Sinatra, Carnegie Hall, Manhattan Center, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Despite all the missteps and bad choices that went into making it, you should buy this box. Why? Because Frank Sinatra was the greatest singer of the 20th century, and he could teach the singers of the 21st century a thing or two.

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"Getting Better": A Playlist for President Obama on the Anniversary of Election Day

David Wild | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Morrison, President Obama, Ani Di Franco, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Dionne Warwick, Election Day, Janet Jackson, Bee Gees, John Mayer, Abba, The Beatles. The Zombies, Dusty Springfield, U2, Death Cab for Cutie, Al Green, George Jones, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Frank Sinatra, Guns N' Roses, Brad Paisley, Entertainment News
David Wild

Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better."

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Philip Roth and Woody Allen: Have I Got a Girl for You!

David Finkle | Posted 11.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Millington Synge, Lolita, Annie Hall, American Pastoral, I Married a Communist, Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn, The Dying Animal, The Godfather Parts I and II, The Playboy of the Western World, Francis Ford Coppola, Whatever Works, Vladimir Nabokov, Manhattan, The Human Stain, The Humbling, Frank Sinatra, Philip Roth, Mia Farrow, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Roth and Allen are producing works it's difficult not to describe as clichés. What could be more commonplace than men obsessed with proving that male elders remain attractive to their female juniors?

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An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Laura Nyro, Carmen McRae, Crosby Stills & Nash, Music Business, Nancy Wilson, Sergio Mendes, Barbra Streisand, Sam Cooke, Stan Getz, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Judy Garland, Herb Alpert, A & M Records, Miles Davis, Concord Records, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Cannonball Adderley, Irving Berlin, The Beatles, Michael Shapiro, June Christy, Hal Gaba, Joao Gilberto, Joni Mitchell, Ruth Olay, Frank Sinatra, Lani Hall, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerry Moss, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

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Bienvenido Gustavo!: Dudamel Begins at the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Gustavo Dudamel, Pasion Vega, Classical Music, Armani, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven, Nea, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2009-10-02-dudapull.jpg He is a beacon, someone who inspires, who can cut through borders.

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HuffPost Reviews: Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Genesis, and Chris Bell, Plus an Interview with Jason Mraz, This Week's New Albums, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Simon Cowell, Jason Mraz, Madonna, Rod McKuen, Brett Dennen, Abbey Road, Barbra Streisand, Genesis, Colbie Caillat, The Beatles, Johnny Mandel, Jacques Brel, Entertainment News, Christina Aguilera, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, Justin Timberlake, Diana Krall, American Idol, Geoff Emerick, Bushwalla, Trans-Siberian-Orchestra, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Sounding warmer and the most at home with her recordings since the mid-seventies, Barbra Streisand, the 67-year-old vocalist-supreme, at last reclaims the musical territory she reigned over in the sixties.

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Renee Fleming, Kid Cudi, Sony Legacy, The Pointer Sisters, Kanye West, Brendan Benson, Scarlett Johansson, Ying Yang Twins, Rob Blackledge, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemaekrs, Trick Daddy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bobby Read, One Tree Hill, Joe Wilson, Yes, John Christian Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Vern Gosdin, Manic Street Preachers, Wbcn, John Fogerty, Muse, Goalie, Bill Medley, Columbia Records, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Robbie Robertson, William and Mary, Men at Work, Williamsburg, VIncent Moon, Flo Rida, Shudder to Think, Soccer, Donnie McClurkin, Disney, Cab Calloway, Jack DeJohnette, Medicaid, American Idol, Outloud!, 429 Records, Colin Hay, Verve Forecast, Social Security, Elliott Smith, BBC Radio, The Lovemakers, Peter Yorn, The Raconteurs, RCA Records, Ne-Yo, Something to Burn, Shadows Fall, The Band of Heathens, Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, Gary Go, Dappled Cities, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Cy Coleman, Alex Chilton, Adriel Harris, Matt Chamberlain, Ahmet Ertegun, Q-Tip, Mason Jennings, The Black Dahlia Murders, Living Colour, Michael Raphael, Stax, Beyonce, J.T. Taylor, John Mayall, Mark Knopfler, Patrick Warren, Ricky Scaggs, Boston College, The Grateful Dead, Jody Stephens, Bill Evans, Tom Russell, Golden Smog, Clive David, Jupiter One, Randy Newman, Robert Hunter, Power Pop, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Infected Mushroom, Eurythmics, Andy Hummel, Jon Auer, Levon Helm, Christian McBride, John Sebastian, Tina Sinatra, Aiden Brown, Phish, Sony Music, Royal Bangs, John King, Grace Potter, Peter Buck, Graham Albert, My Morning Jacket, The Peace Corps, Jeremiah, Santana, G.I. Bill, Steve Winwood, Big Pun, Rob Kemp, David Sylvain, Chris Knight, Doug Derryberry, That Noise, Lyfe Jennings, Honor Society, Sonny Emory, Entertainment News, Gordon Gano, Blake Mills, Jack Lawrence, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, E Street Band, Jefferson Airplane, Trey Songz, Eric Clapton, The Righteous Brothers, Chip deMatteo, Thomas Newman, Jer Coons, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Lloyd, Barry White, Keith Sykes, Nancy Sinatra, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Orange, Paolo Nutini, The Beatles, Big Star, Anvil, Nashville, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra Jr., Chad Smith, Wwf, Dada Life, Porcupine Tree, Peter Bernhard, Ace Frehley, The Grates, Revolutionary War, Butterfly Boucher, The Elms, The Shawshank Redemption, Medicare, Kurt Carr, Bobby Labonte, Marie Digby, Stars of Track and Filed, Afghan Whigs, Simian Mobile Disco, Americana, The Rifles, Mary J. Blige, The 69 Eyes, Al Albert, Memphis, Savoy Brown, Dreamworks, Every Time I Die, George Jones, Nina Simone, Big Scoop, Lady GaGa, Ardent Studios, Cain's Offering, R.E.M., Moneen, Kroq, Rubik, Kittie, Cornwallis, Dodos, All-4-One, Megadeth, Sonos, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Bigmouth Strikes Again: A Post-VMA Playlist for Kanye West

David Wild | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Coldplay, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a playlist for Kanye to play while he works on his manners -- until the next award show.

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Field Notes from a Songwriter's Centennial -- Part II

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sonny & Cher, Brenda Lee, Frederic Chopin, George Martin, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Carl Sigman, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

September 24th is the centennial birthday of my late father, the songwriter Carl Sigman (1909-2000), who wrote nearly a thousand songs.

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Jack Jones At The Algonquin: The Younger Elder Statesman Of Song

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sands Hotel, Mike Rienzi, Sting, Las Vegas, Steve Perry, New York City, The Beatles, Dean Martin, Jack E. Leonard, Cy Coleman, Ringo Starr, Oak Room, Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, The Love Boat, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, George Gershwin, Algonquin Hotel, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

In the '90s, Jones finally embraced his younger-elder statesman status, turning, for the most part (although not completely), away from Sting and Steve Perry back to Gershwin, Cy Coleman and the like.

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The Top 10 All-Time Sinatra Songs

Ken Levine | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Best Frank Sinatra Songs, Frank Sinatra, Music, Top 10 Frank Sinatra Songs, Entertainment News
Ken Levine

Here for the first time is the definitive list of the top 10 best Frank Sinatra songs -- not an easy to accomplish because between 1940-1964 Sinatra recorded every song ever written.

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Naysaying the Naysayers: The Beatles' CDs by the Numbers

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Music Business, George Harrison, Billboard Magazine, Paul McCartney, George Martin, Elvis Presley, Fab Four, The Beatles, John Lennon, The Who, Apple, The Beatles Remastered CDs, Ringo Starr, Capitol Records, Emi, Frank Sinatra, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The Beatles have only put out one single-disc greatest hits CD, the aptly-titled 1. So why do the Beatles get such a bad rap for supposedly abusing their legacy?

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Frank Sinatra Musical Premiering This Fall

AP | Posted 09.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Theater, Frank Sinatra, Twyla Tharp, Come Fly With Me, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — American musical theater's latest collaborators – Twyla Tharp and Frank Sinatra. Atlanta's Alliance Theatre says it will prese...

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Michael Jackson Was No Beethoven

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Media Coverage of Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Dead, Michael Jackson Memorial, Mozart, Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Entertainment News
Sheldon Filger

For the global mass media, and especially corporate media in the United States, the death of pop music icon, Michael Jackson, was an unheralded business opportunity.

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Michael Jackson, Not Guilty; You and Me, Guilty

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Dies, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Entertainment News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

A "used to be" famous person once told me: "When you go from somebody to anybody, it's the same as being nobody." If that's true, then imagine what it...

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Thank God It's Thursday: Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente and Babatunde Olatunji

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Babatunde Olatunji, Eugene Wright, Carlos Santana, Legacy Edition, Gil Evans, Paul Desmond, Horace Parlan, Joan Baez, Miles Davis, Michael Cuscuna, Mickey Hart, John Coltrane, Fidel Castro, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Carnegie Hall, Dannie Richmond, Ornette Coleman, The King of Mambo, Manuel De Falla, Tito Puente, Sony, Jazz, Entertainment News, Duke Ellington, El Rey, JoaquíN Rodrigo, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Joe Morello, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Mostly celebrating jazz's 1959 frontier, six classic albums have been re-imagined as Legacy Editions, expanding each of the originals by adding an extra disc.

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'Civilization' and its Disc Contents

Michael Sigman | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Frank Sinatra, Civilization, Bob Hilliard, Louis Prima, Fallout 3, Carl Sigman, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

"Civilization" might be faulted for political incorrectness in today's terms, a playful attitude will reward the listener with plenty of smiles and maybe even a few belly laughs.

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So Long Dad: A Playlist for This Father's Day

David Wild | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Playlists, Parenting, Frank Sinatra, Father's Day, Fathers, Death, Living News
David Wild

This will be my first Father's Day since losing my dad. I woke up this morning and sensed a new and profound void. So here's the playlist I put together in order to help fill that void a little.

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Sarah Palin and her Frank Sinatra Complex

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wasilla, James Woolsey, Frank Sinatra, Bloomsday, David Letterman Sarah Palin, Palin, David Letterman, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Okay, to start off with, two disclaimers: first, I'm a big Sinatra fan, always have been, and secondly, I was too young to swear that this story isn't...

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Happy Birthday to the King of Swing: Benny Goodman Turns 100

Tony Sachs | Posted 06.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Big Band Jazz, Teddy Wilson, Fletcher Henderson, Bunny Berigan, Elvis Presley, Gene Krupa, Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Harry James, Duke Ellington, Swing, Swing Music, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Carnegie Hall, Benny Goodman, Rolling Stones, Great Depression, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

If you like jazz -- or 20th century American music, for that matter -- then you owe it to yourself to check out Benny Goodman.

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The Reality of Reality

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Candid Camera, Reality TV, Twitter, Associated Press, Cable Tv, Harvard, Facebook, Star Search, Internet, Queen for a Day, Advertising, Viagra, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Frank Sinatra, Neilsen Media Research, American Idol, Myspace, Media News
B. Jeffrey Madoff

Twitter can certainly create the hype, but whether the talented producers behind it can actually deliver a program anyone will want to watch remains to be seen.

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