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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
The Ritchie family yesterday in New York. Photo: Getty Images Maybe you guys can help us with something. We can't tell if this whole Madonna–A-Rod–C-Rod–D-Rod thing is interesting or boring anymore. On the one hand, we love Cynthia Rodriguez and are totally fascinated by her whole role in all of this. On the other hand, everything Madonna is doing seems so tired and contrived — especially the endless...
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Victor Willis, the original lead singer of disco-era band the Village People, was released from a San Diego hospital on Monday after vocal cord surgery and said he could resume singing within months.
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Janet Charlton's Hollywood (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Photo Credit: Splash News The Ritchies showed family unity (minus David ) this weekend by walking from their building to a nearby movie theater together. Lourdes brought along a lookalike friend and Madonna seemed to have more clothes on than anyone else on this warm day. Also we notice that in all her recent photos, Madonna's hair looks like she just hopped out of the shower. What movie do you suppose...
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Victor Willis, the original lead singer of disco-era band Village People, underwent surgery at a San Diego hospital on Monday to remove nodules from his vocal cords, his spokeswoman said.
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Some Velvet Blog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Admittedly I am not the disco historian that I once was, however while going through some of my old disco sides I came across this classic from The Ritchie Family . Little did I know that the girls who were singing and 1/2 of the talented team that, um, nurtured their creativity, were from Philly. The original trio of The Ritchie Family included Gwendolyn Oliver, Cheryl Mason Jacks and Cassandra Ann...
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The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The history of “Nottamun Town” (the song is sometimes listed as “Fair Nottamun Town”) is a fascinating one. An ancient British folk song, it was thought lost and forgotten in the U.K. when folklorist Cecil Sharp turned up a version by the Ritchie family in the Appalachians in 1917. Jean Ritchie has since [...]
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The Cranky Professor (Free subscription) | 06/25/2007
"Rim Lachoua" -- Cheb Mami -- Dellali, 2001, Räi "Too Tight" -- Con Funk Shun -- Touch, 1980, Funk "Millennium" -- Robbie Williams -- The Ego Has Landed, 2002, Brit Pop "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" -- Sade -- The...
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