by Elaine Sexton | May 14, 2019 | Song of the Day
When commissioned to compose a sequence of poems to be set to music to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising the song “I’ll Take You There,” from the same era, was among the first that came to mind. A kind of anthem first performed and recorded in...
by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | Aug 2, 2018 | Song of the Day
From Jill Sternheimer, Lincoln Center’s Director of Public Programming (Midsummer Night Swing, Lincoln Center Out of Doors): Everybody loves Mavis Staples. She’s an American treasure, best known for providing a soundtrack for the civil rights movement with her family,...
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