Anne Murray – The Voice, the Songs—and That Sad, Old Wintry Feeling
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Anne Murray – The Voice, the Songs—and That Sad, Old Wintry Feeling

Anne Murray The Voice, the Songs—and That Sad, Old Wintry Feeling by Mark Mussari Anne Murray keeps making the same mistake.  She thinks her recording career is over. She thinks the awards are long gone.  She thinks the charts are out of reach.  Fortunately for all of us, she’s wrong on all counts. Murray is … Continue reading

The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging
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The Manhattan Transfer – 35 Years and Still Swinging

The Manhattan Transfer 35 Years and Still Swinging By Mark Mussari Where in the musical landscape hasn’t the Manhattan Transfer taken us?  From their inception in the mid-1970s as a cabaret act with doo-wop tendencies to their be-bop covers to their daring experiments in jazz and swing, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and founder … Continue reading

Little Big Town – Four Distinct Voices in Perfect Harmony
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Little Big Town – Four Distinct Voices in Perfect Harmony

Little Big Town Four Distinct Voices in Perfect Harmony By Mark Mussari As a vocal group Little Big Town exists on a rarified plane. The country-rock quartet – whose album The Road to Here has already sold over 500,000 copies and spawned a mega-hit in the stomping Southern anthem “Boondocks” – consists of two women and two men. … Continue reading