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The (Lounge) Lizard King: Happy Birthday, Buddy Greco

Tony Sachs | Posted 08.14.2008 | Entertainment

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Tony Sachs

Buddy Greco's been counted out more times than a punch-drunk boxer, and he bounces back every time. And even in 2008, he's still one of the best jazz pianists around, and a hell of a singer, too.

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One Scattered Nation: A Pathway To Common Standards

Marc Lampkin | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Marc Lampkin

America needs a national effort to raise education standards in every state. Not dictate what should be done in the classroom -- but states are not, competing individually in the global economy.

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Frank Sinatra: Ten Years After His Death, The Best Is Yet To Come

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Chrissie Hynde, Jon Secada, Record Industry, Compact Discs, American Music, Music Downloading, Music Industry, Bootleg CDs, Rat Pack, Capitol Records, Standards, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Reprise Records, File Sharing, Nostalgia, Las Vegas, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Would you believe me if I told you that over 60 studio recordings exist of Frank Sinatra singing with a small jazz band--over two dozen of which he never recorded before or after in the studio?

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