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Don Partridge: Street Musician Who Briefly Went Pop

I discovered an inveterate English singer-songwriter and one-man band whilst scouting material related to music’s intersection with mirth: Don Partridge (“King of the Buskers“). In late 60s UK, Partridge achieved a surprising amount of commercial success for a “street musician” – one of the first in London following the end

February 17, 2015 1 Comment

"Kitten on the Keys"

“Kitten on the Keys”: Liberace Plays the Boogie

2013’s Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic was ineligible for Oscar nominations since, as Mother Jones points out, the film was released on cable television (HBO) instead of U.S. theaters due to its “conspicuous gayness.” Along with Milton Berle, Liberace was one of TV’s earliest stars and, as pointed out in the

February 11, 2015 No Comments