Tag: legend
August 29, 2014 /

The Lady is a Tramp… Lena Horne

 

August 13, 2014 /

The angels will be proud. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” Lauren Bacall (1924-2014)

February 27, 2013 /

VAN CLIBURN – A FINAL BOW AND GODSPEED

Van Cliburn arriving in Los Angeles for his appearance at the Hollywood Bowl in 1958. This image is from the USC Digital Library. Airport arrival, 1958 :: Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961. Mr. Cliburn, a Texan, was a lanky 23-year-old when he clinched the gold medal in the inaugural year…

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September 15, 2012 /

THE INESTIMABLE – ELLA FITZGERALD

When I was young (the year was 1989) I got to see Ella Fitzgerald at the Hollywood Bowl – I’d never heard her before, and I was enchanted. I think she must have been in her eighties and at one point she stepped too far and stumbled off the stage…

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