The Boomer Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
If you’re a baby boomer — and who isn’t, these days? — you may recall singer Lesley Gore. Well, she’s alive and still performing. (By the way, Lesley is one of the Boomer Chronicles’s favorite lesbian stars!) If you want to hear her, along with other 1960s singing stars like Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon, Little [...]
Cool-Mo-Dee (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Now that the Halloween Countdown is over it's time to move back into a more normal posting routine but instead of posting music this week I am going to post links to some of my favorite music blogs from the past month or so. A Closet of Curiosities - lots of "world" music and other eclectics (last three posts: Karaikudi Subramaniam and Trichy Sankaran - Sunada, Eduard Brunner - Dal niente,...
SportsProf (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
At least that's what you might infer from A.G. Sulzberger's piece in the New York Times. It basically boils down to this -- root for the Yankees, and you're rooting for the team whose fans look down upon your team, whose team tries to buy a pennant all the time, whose fans are Cinderella's wicked stepsisters. You'd be selling out, giving in, succumbing, even if you're going to take the side of the...
Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" and recorded hits including "Spanish Eyes" and the Italian ballad "Volare" in a 50-year musical career, has died.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" and recorded hits including "Spanish Eyes" and the Italian ballad ``Volare" in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82.
The Age (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather , has died aged 82.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" and recorded hits including "Spanish Eyes" and the Italian ballad "Volare" in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) -- Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" and recorded hits including "Spanish Eyes" and the Italian ballad "Volare" in a 50-year musical career, died Tuesday. He was 82....
The Observer (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
American crooner had Britain's first No 1 in 1952 and played Johnny Fontane in classic gangster film The American singer and actor Al Martino, who had the UK's first No 1 record, has died at the age of 82. His song Here in My Heart took the top spot when the New Musical Express introduced its chart in November 1952, and stayed there for nine weeks. Though 50 years have passed, only four singles have...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino who played the Frank Sinatratype role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" and recorded hits including "Spanish Eyes" and "Volare" has died aged 82.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino who played the Frank Sinatratype role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather and recorded hits including Spanish Eyes and Volare has died aged 82.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Singer Al Martino, who played the Frank Sinatra-type role of Johnny Fontane inThe Godfatherand recorded hits includingSpanish Eyesand the Italian balladVolarein a 50-year musical career, has died. He was 82.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The singer who played the role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" has died at his childhood home in suburban Philadelphia.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The singer who played the role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" has died at his childhood home in suburban Philadelphia.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. -- The singer who played the role of Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather" has died at his childhood home in suburban Philadelphia.
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