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Retro Redux: Joanie Sommers - Finding Her Musical Path
Although being known as the "Pepsi Girl" had its advantages, it wasn't her only claim to fame.
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Book Review: Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes: In Search Of Blind Willie McTell by Michael Gray
As much travelogue through history as it is a biography, Gray's search for Blind Willie McTell provides a fascinating and elegaic portrait of the South.
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Retro Redux: Vic Dana Topped Them All
You'll know the song, but the singer might surprise you.
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Retro Redux: Bent Fabric Is For Real
The name he now uses when performing wouldn't ring a bell with fans of his hit from the Sixties.
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Retro Redux: Kitty Wells - The Queen Still Rules
Her song struck a blow for women everywhere.
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Retro Redux: Al Martino Will Be Remembered
Six decades of crooning with the best of them.
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Retro Redux: Teddy Wilson - Smoother Than Silk
The consummate pro, he complemented Benny, Billie, and his other musical partners, but he also sparkled as a soloist.
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Retro Redux: Echoes Of The Beach Boys
There was something very familiar about that East Coast song's sound.
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Retro Redux: Franck Pourcel And His French Fiddlers
A success in multiple genres and on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Retro Redux: Country Songbird Connie Smith
One of the legends of country music, she's still a knockout performer.
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