"Like a Prayer" (1989) is easily one of the best songs Madonna ever wrote and sang, and Kelly Clarkson is one of the Queen of Pop's most ardent admirers. In fact, Clarkson auditioned for American Idol way back when using Madonna's "Express Yourself" (also 1989) as her song of choice! Now, the budding talk show…
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Tony Bennett Joins Sing-Along for Health Care Workers
Tony Bennett is 93 and still out there working his butt off — and still sharing of himself with his fans. Bennett kicked off a sing-along in support of frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic, urging others to join in! https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/1254062615367573505?s=20 Using the hashtag #SingOutSF, people are encouraged to post their versions of "I Left…
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HBD Barbra, RIP Campbellocking Creator, Plus: Silents, Cher & ‘Valley Girl’
Links to the past, with relevance today: Lawng nails, lawng list! (GIF via GIPHY) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: Barbra Streisand is 78 today! Here are 78 things Greg loves, admires and appreciates about the living legend. "When you don't know how to dance, no matter what somebody show you, it ain't gonna come out right!" (Image…
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‘Died’ Another Day: Cutting Crew’s Nick Van Eede on His Work’s Symphonic Rebirth
With one of the most instantly identifiable and effective intros in all of '80s pop — not to mention that yearning vocal — “(I Just) Died in Your Arms,” a #1 smash in the U.S for Cutting Crew, is risen again. Van Eeede offers new Crew cuts. (Images via August Day Records) As the lead…
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‘Gypsy’ Star Faith Dane Dies @ 96
"You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from the 1959 Broadway hit Gypsy is one of the show-stoppers of all time — and now, 60 passionately lived years later, the show has stopped for that number's MVP, Faith Dane. The colorful performer, who was cast in the show based on her own years parodying burlesque in a nightclub…
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Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh ... (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Turns out Stevie Nicks, 71, only just recently heard a white-winged dove singing. Heath worked opposed Vincent Price (1911-1993) in three films. (Image via International Pictures) THR: Hilary Heath, who acted in International Pictures horror flicks like…
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‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: "Heroes do the right thing — they make the right choices." — James Drury (Image via video still) NYT: RIP James Drury, who was The Virginian (1962-1971). He died of natural causes at 85. Rory Calhoun soup (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Classic Hollywood tub scenes. A…
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’80s No Waver Cristina Dies @ 61 of COVID-19
Cristina Monet-Palacci aka Cristina Monet Zilkha — a No Wave recording artist who performed under the name Cristina on NYC's underground scene in the '80s — died April 1, reportedly of COVID-19. Cristina's friend announced her passing. (Image via Facebook) According to a 2004 interview, Cristina had by that time been battling "an MS-like ailment"…
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‘Lean on Me’ Singer Bill Withers Dies @ 81
Bill Withers, the singer-songwriter famous for such hits as "Lean on Me," has died of heart complications at 81, his family said in a statement. The statement read: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large,…
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Past & Curious: Larry David, Ron Wood & MORE
Links to the past, with relevance today: Larry times! (Image via Office of the Governor of California) YOUTUBE: Larry David is 72 and letting you know that you're an idiot if you leave the house, endangering the lives of old dudes like him. Heave is a place on Instagram Live. (Image via Instagram Live) BOY…
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