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Gershwin Does it Again

A new recording of George Gershwin’s ‘innocently sensuous’ 1922 song, ‘Do it Again’, as sung by Sophie Milman, makes NPR’s list of The Top 5 Jazz Vocal Performances of 2011. Perhaps the most famous – or notorious – version of … Continue reading


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One Afternoon in Pendleton

Columnist Jerry Jonas recalls meeting Marilyn Monroe during her public appearance at Camp Pendleton, California, on April 4, 1952: ‘I still remember the first time I heard the name Marilyn Monroe. It was the spring of 1951 and I had … Continue reading


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