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Why Judy Garland Is So Beloved

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Gene Kelly, 1961 Carnegie Hall Concert, Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz, Love Finds Andy Hardy, Easter Parade, Listen Darling, Jack Paar, Joy Behar, Mary Astor, Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, The Harvey Girls, Presenting Lily Mars, A Star Is Born, Babes on Broadway, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Everybody Sing, The Pirate, Summerstock, Entertainment News
Joan E. Dowlin

She is an empath. That is, she is someone who can not only feel others' pain but make the pain go away. I believe this quality is what makes Judy Ga...

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Kay Thompson: The Singer Has Ended But the Great Arrangements Linger On

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tiger Martina, Think Pink!, Liza Minnelli, Jim Caruso, Judy Garland, Leonard Gershe, Sam Irvin, Ann Miller, Fred Astaire, Michael Feinstein, Bing Crosby, Eloise, Danny Kaye, Johnny Rodgers, The Plaza Hotel, Roger Edens, June Allyson, Tony Martin, Just One of Those Things, Ginger Rogers, Harry Warren, Andy), In the Valley (Where the Evening Sun Goes Down), Funny Face, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn, Ralph Blane, Liza's at the Palace, Cole Porter, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Ziegfeld Follies, The Williams Brothers (Dick, The Harvey Girls, These Are the Things I Love, Bob, The Trolley Song, Cortes Alexander, Johnny Mercer, Peter Lorre, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Don, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Think Pink, the recordings of Kay Thompson, former head of MGM's vocal department, is a must-have for anyone interested in first-rate singing, songs and arrangements.

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An Audio Book Review: Forget Butch and Sundance, Etta's the Real Star Here

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kid Curry, The Sundance Kid, Teddy Roosevelt, Trotsky, Etta Place, The Wild Bunch, Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Newman, Gerald Koplan, Annie Oakley, The Hole in the Wall Gang, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Dos Passos, Blackstone Audio, Butch Cassidy, Kirsten Potter, E.L. Doctorow, The Pinkerton Detective Agency, The Harvey Girls, Katherine Ross, Ann Hathaway, The Black Hand, A Novel, Robert Redford, Etta, Media News
Tom Alderman

In this imaginative and fictional biography, Etta Place can shoot a gun as well as Annie Oakley, ride a horse like Buffalo Bill and rob banks with the skill of an experienced outlaw.

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