King, who died Oct. 25, got her start singing in big bands in the 1950s. She had a string of hits, a contract with MGM and was a popular fixture on TV variety shows. Originally broadcast in 1983.
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The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating. -
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The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief.
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Modest in his demeanor but remarkably enduring, the American-born, Swedish conductor continually fell in love with music, leading orchestras with no-nonsense insight and integrity well into his 90s. -
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Since his 2015 debut album, Leon Bridges has transformed himself from a Sam Cooke-style crooner into a shape-shifting singer of all things from mambo to disco. His new album is called Happiness Anytime.
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A publishing dispute has highlighted the issue of recusals by Supreme Court justices. The justices largely police themselves. -
Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. -
Laufey sees libraries as an important third space at a time when younger generations are yearning for something that feels physical and nostalgic.
