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Johnny Mercer, Lyricist-Composer-Singer, at 100

David Finkle | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Capitol Records, John Herndon Mercer, Eric Davis, Robert Kimball, Barry Day, The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer, Miles Kreuger, The Days of Wine and Roses, Bing Crosby, Moon River, Judy Garland, Books News
David Finkle

Among other accomplishments you can find in The Complete Lyrics, Mercer is one of the most evocative writers about the American South who's ever put pen to paper.

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Stage Door: Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre, Linda Eder

Fern Siegel | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Broadway, Town Hall, Musical Theater, Linda Eder, West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Judy Garland, New York News
Fern Siegel

Linda Eder, a veteran of the concert stage, returns to Town Hall Oct. 17 as part of the Broadway Cabaret Festival, running Oct. 16-18.

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Munchkin Reunion Video: Aging Cast Reunites To Celebrate Wizard Of Oz 70 Years After Its Release (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Newsweek, Wizard of Oz Anniversary, Munchkin Video, Wizard of Oz, Munchkins Reunion, Toto, Old Munchkins, Film, Judy Garland, Movies, Little People, Entertainment News

Seventy years after the Lollipop Guild first sang to Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, the actors who portrayed the Munchkins reunited. Newsweek caught up...

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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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An Interview with Matisyahu, Plus Barbra Streisand and Brian Setzer Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Matisyahu, Bob Marley, Phish, Hasidic Jew, Entertainment News, Bonnaroo, Reggae, Trey Anastasio, Hip-Hop, Riaa, David Kahne, John Comerford, Greenwich Village, Village Vanguard, Golden Globe Award, Miles Davis, Sonny Dunham, Judy Garland, The Beatles, Benny Carter, Surfdog Records, Doris Day, Stray Cats, Kennedy Center, American Film Institute, Peabody Award, Brian Stezer Orchestra, Film Noir, Orson Welles, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Barbra Streisand, Tony Award, Brian Stezer, The Charlie Daniels Band, Raymond Chandler, Elvis Presley, Cable Ace Award, Jazz, Frank Comstock, Billboard, Grammy Award, Oscar Award, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Matisyahu's latest album, Light showcases his young, old soul, further exploring musical territories of both the secular and sacred.

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Celebrity "Roadkill": A Black Box Warning for Physicians

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Medical Ethics, Michael Jackson, Dangerous Controlled Substance, Drug Addiction, Roadkill, Physicians, Celebrity Culture, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Doctor Shopping, Beverly Hills, Self-Esteem, Justice Department, Prescription Painkillers, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Just Say No, Fame, Opiates, Drug Enforcement Administration, Deepak Chopra, Drug Abuse, Heath Ledger, Narcotics, Pain Medications, Hippocratic Oath, Celebrities, Hollywood, Black Box Warning, Entertainment News
Gary Cohan

How can a vulnerable physician resist the temptation to "bend the rules" for these "tabloid elites?"

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Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Garner, Louis Jordan, James Cagney, Terry Melcher, Clark Gable, Norman Jewison, Love Me or Leave Me, David Kaufman, Rock Hudson, Hollywood, Martin Melcher, Pillow Talk, Judy Garland, Ethel Barrymore, Alfred Hitchcock, David Niven, Doris Day, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Jack Lemmon, Films, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Jimmy Stewart, Patrick O'Neal, Biographies, Michael Curtiz Ethel Barrymore, Thelma Ritter, Charles Ludlam, Storm Warning, Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Spring Byington, Calamity Jance, Animal Rights, Kitty Foyle, Paul McCartney, Helen Forrest, Ginger Rogers, Janis Paige, Peggy Lee, The Great American Songbook, Oprah Winfrey, A Streetcar Named Desire, Linda Eastman McCartney, Table, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

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Katie Holmes In 'So You Think You Can Dance'

usmagazine.com | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: So You Think You Can Dance, Television, Reality TV, Katie Holmes, Judy Garland, Entertainment News

Katie Holmes' will pay homage to Judy Garland for her So You Think You Can Dance performance. For her routine, the actress, 30, sings Garland's "Get ...

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Anne Hathaway To Play Judy Garland On Stage AND Screen

AP | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Theater, Film, Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, Anne Hathaway, Judy Garland, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Anne Hathaway is heading somewhere over the rainbow. The Oscar-nominated actress is set to play Judy Garland in both film and sta...

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At Last

Betty Fussell | Posted 03.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Nicholas Brothers, Musicals, Calvin Coolidge, Orchestra Wives, John Kennedy, George W. Bush, Chief Cowboy, Westerns, Mickey Rooney, Busby Berkeley, Lyndon Johnson, Judy Garland, Obama Inauguration, Michelle Obama, Style News
Betty Fussell

The Inauguration of our new Chief this January has miraculously, it would seem, inaugurated a shift in movie genre. Barack and Michelle looked like Fred and Ginger.

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Not Just Kid Stuff: From Kidz Bop to The Fuzzy Stones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kenny Loggins, Linda Ronstadt, Jason & the Scorchers, Gorillaz, Lisa Loeb, Janis Ian, The Fuzzy Stones, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dan Zanes, Kelly Clarkson, James Blunt, The Music Man, John Mayer, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Bette Midler, Mary Poppins, Hans Christian Anderson, Timbaland, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Robert B. Sherman, Van Hunt, Tom CHapin, Peter Paul & Mary, The Jackson 5, Daughtry, Fleischer Brothers, Millie Jackson, Pbs, Teddy Pendegrass, Black Eyed Peas, Think Tree, Barney & Friends, Fergie, George Benson, Dr. John, Elmo, Pete Fitzpatrick, Gwen Stefani, Teddy Geiger, Todd Tobias, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, They Might Be Giants, Al Jarreau, Tracy Bonham, Taylor Swift, Smash Mouth, Laurie Berkner, Cobra Verde, Pink, Jack Johnson, The New Zoo Review, David Seville, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Monkees, Justin Timerblake, Barenaked Ladies, Barney, Laurel & Hardy, Buck Howdy, Rankin & Bass, Miley Cyrus, Sesame Street, The Original P, National Geographic, The Wiggles, Britney Spears, Clem Snide, The Blue Man Group, Brad Robinson, Harry Chapin, Judy Garland, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Douglas "Truth" Smith, Lou Rawls, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Robert Pollard, Peanuts, Carly Simon, Public Broadcasting System, Ohio, Plain White T’s, Nikka Costa, Count Zero, Naftule's Dream, Cleveland Scene, Jim Henson, Bing Crosby, The Partridge Family, Rhianna, Dr. Suess, Green Day, Beyoncé, Texas, Looney Tunes, Fat Albert, Justin Roberts, Kidz Bop, Marlo Thomas, Kate Taylor, The Sippycups, Farmer Jason, Josie & the Pussycats, Guided by Voices, Gang of Four, The Chipmunks, The Doobie Brothers, Nelly, Alicia Keys, The Simon Sisters, Richard M. Sherman, Eric Paul, James Taylor, The Archies, Bruce Springsteen, Putumayo, How I Met Your Mother, Sony Wonder, Neil Patrick Harris, Fall Out Boy, Raffi, Baby Einstein, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Blake, Robert Burns, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Veggie Tales, Red Skelton, The Red Skelton Show, Jackie Gleason, Lawrence Welk, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Lawrence Welk Show, Itunes, Fraggle Rock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.

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Rufus Wainwright On Britney, Elton & Enormous Fame

Daily Mail | Louise Gannon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Liza Minnelli, Elton John, Rufus Wainwright, Brit Awards, Britney Spears, Judy Garland, Entertainment News

Last year, he embarked on a series of concerts paying tribute to Judy Garland. "Judy appeared to me to give me her blessing for the show," he says. "...

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