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With a challenging score, lyrics second only to Shakespeare, and a grisly tale of vengeful murder, mayhem, and cannibalism, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" requires a very special cast and crew. In this week's Spotlight on the Arts, find out what makes this show so difficult but rewarding to produce, perform, and see.
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The tragic loss, last summer, of the incomparable trumpet player Dan Miller has left a huge void in the jazz world. We preview this coming weekend’s “Celebration of Love and Life” tribute concert and learn about how his legacy will continue through the Dan Miller Jazz Foundation in a conversation with his long-time significant other Judi Woods. We also hear selections from a previous episode of this program featuring Dan Miller performing live in studio.
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A little history, a little trivia, and a little music, the Song of the Day by Sheldon Zoldan presents today's song in honor of Meatloaf who died January 20, 2022.
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Jim Miller was a junior high school student who loved watching American Bandstand after school. When he spotted Justine Carrelli he was immediately smitten. More than a half- century later they were married. “He still treats me like I’m the queen of the hop,” Justine said.
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Every Friday, throughout the year, WGCU and Sheldon Zoldan have presented a little bit of history, a little bit of music, with a lot of music. As we close out the year, Fridays in December will go to honoring five musicians, singers, and songwriters who left us in 2022. Today we honor Olivia Newton-John who died August 8, 2022.
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Dick Clark died in 2012, but he will always be America’s oldest teenager. He took over a Philadelphia dance show, called “Bandstand,” in 1956 thanks to the previous host’s DUI arrest. ABC began televising “American Bandstand” nationwide on August 5, 1957.
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This fairy tale is about a so-so looking prince and a naïve, teen princess who didn’t live happily ever after. Prince Charles and Princess Diana married July 29, 1981. The Song of the Day for July 29 is "I Can't Make You Love Me," sung by Bonnie Raitt.
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Song of the Day for July 22: "America the Beautiful," with words by poet Katharine Lee Bates in 1893The Song of the Day for July 22 is "America the Beautiful," with words penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates in 1893 after hiking up Pike's Peak in Colorado.
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The Song of the Day, “Guantanamera,” means “the girl from Guantanamo.” But it has nothing to do with the U.S. military base on the island.
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Welcome to Three Song Stories, home of the ‘song story’ and exploration of the fascinating way music connects us to our lives and memories. Our guest this episode is actor, artist, and theatre-maker Juliana Morgan Alvarez.