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Polly Jean Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey Singer, songwriter, guitarist Beefheart, Blues in English Countryside Dry Enter Albini Creative Evolution Selected discography Sources “I don’t think I’ve ever worked on a song and I thought, ’Yeah, this is great’ while I’m doing... Read more |
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Polly Baca
Polly Baca-Barragán Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and, later, to the state senate, Polly Baca-Barrag Read more |
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The Threepenny Opera
Threepenny Opera, The (1928). A modern, markedly satiric redaction of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, it had a libretto by BertoltBrecht and music by Kurt Weill. The story centered on the outlaw Macheath, his wooing of Polly Peachum, his betrayal, near‐execution, and reprieve. Originally... Read more |
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the Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer, the Adventures Of, novel by Clemens, published in 1876 under his pseudonym Mark Twain. Its classic sequel, Huckleberry Finn, was followed by the relatively unimportant Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective.In the drowsy Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Mo., Tom Sawyer,... Read more |
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Michael Gough
GOUGH, Michael 1916(?)– PERSONAL Surname is pronounced "Goff"; born November 23, 1916 (some sources cite 1917), in Malaya (now Malaysia); son of F. B. and Frances Atkins (maiden name, Bailie) Gough; married Diana Graves (divorced); married Anne Leon (divorced); married Anneke Wills... Read more |
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Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey1957(?)– Comedian, actor Stand-up comedians often use their profession as a springboard to the entertainment big time—work in television or in film—but not Steve Harvey. Harvey saw television and film as tools to make him a better stand-up. As he told the Chicago Tribune: "My goal has... Read more |
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John Gay
John Gay 1685-1732, English playwright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local grammar school, he was apprenticed to a silk mercer for a brief time before commencing his literary career in London. The first of his writings to have any real merit were the mock pastoral, The Shepherd's... Read more |
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Peg Woffington
Peg Woffington (Margaret Woffington), 1714?-1760, English actress, b. Dublin. Her charm and beauty as a child attracted attention, and at the age of 10 she acted in the role of Polly Peachum in a Lilliputian production of The Beggar's Opera. She made her first important appearance in Dublin in... Read more |
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Kelly Willis
Kelly Willis Singer Country music's critical darling for well over a decade, Kelly Willis took the tough, edgy, country rock of Austin, Texas, brought it to the center of the country industry in Nashville, and then returned to Austin in the late 1990s so that she could keep her own creative vision... Read more |
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The Romany in Britain ; They broke the mould when they made Eugene Hotz, the...
...gypsy punk rockers Gogol Bordello...Seeds and PJ Harvey cohort Victor...Peter Saraf's adaptation...Safran Foer's Holocaust...in his own right, and will...Madonna's low-budget...two Romany rights organisations...the shit out of me...rock 'n' roll is that ... |
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The Duke Spirit: In the spirit world Forget your Coldplays and Franz...
...Manchester's indie clubs...rock'n'roll types. The...It's a place in its own right," she says...Debbie Harry, PJ Harvey and Nico, she's effortlessly...That turned out to be their...label City Rockers.But then...on, get your duke spirit... |
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These rock songs just stick with you
...rock 'n' roll. Pick up...haired band or rocker most likely...30. It's not enough...argue why your favorite...station's "913 Essential...station's 35 years...really no right or wrong...I pulled out CDs and albums...Nothing by PJ Harvey, Los Lobos... |
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Demographic Detente: Geezers, Kids Team to Close Rock's Generation Gap
...Chicago's Smashing...Jackson's legend...Ball." Out on the concert...may not be your idea of a...Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's inaugural...to be all right with their...attitude, PJ Harvey and Alanis...shouldn't rockers benefit from... |
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DISPATCHES FROM BUMBERSHOOT A FLOCK OF REPORTERS, THREE DAYS, THE THREAT OF...
...Portland rockers, local favorites...just the right note of anguish...anyone's idea of a...It's like a 1992...Addiction concert out here...not change your life...ROCK 'N' ROLL Musicians...I Love Your More Than...Dawson's monologue...to round out the ... |
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HEAR TODAY CLASHING VALUES.(U)
...rock 'n' roll. The idealistic...quartet's music, which...Clash City Rockers,'' and...the band's self-titled...Cleveland's Rock and...What's your take on the...usually dead, right? But I don...never set out for anything...2004,'' PJ Harvey (Island... |
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HEAR TODAY CLASHING VALUES
...rock 'n' roll. The idealistic...quartet's music, which...Clash City Rockers," and albums...the band's self-titled...Cleveland's Rock and...What's your take on the...usually dead, right? But I don...never set out for anything...2004," PJ Harvey ... |
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CD review: Pop: The Pastels/Tenniscoats: Waves of wispy sound to float your boat
...Mary Chain's About You is a...through in her own right. On this outing...Bad Seeds and PJ Harvey collaborator Rob...nothing to get out of your seat for. OS...western rock'n'roll and the nascent...the quirky acid rocker Querida Querida... |
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mailmusic: SINGLES AND ALBUMS out tomorrow.(Features)
...the indie rockers on this fifth...OWN PET BE YOUR OWN PET...and it's a heavily...and it's hard to tell...gripping on by your fingernails...hurtling out of control...attitude of PJ Harvey or Courtney...something right. They...rock 'n' roll. Influences... |
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C.J. CHENIER EXPANDS HIS FAMOUS FATHER'S LEGACY.(Stars)
...rock singer PJ Harvey for the title...Put on your spurs, swagger...that's how the zydeco...day hanging out with his...There's a lot of...How can your government...down but not out. "When...There's a glimmer...the late rocker and musicologist...waltzes ... |