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Songs for a Champions League Final
New York Times
Chelsea fans usually congregate in nearby pubs and make up songs, which are then repeated inside the stadium. If people like the chants, they catch on and fans sing them en masse within a short time. Chants are also created off the cuff and are ...

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New York Times

Lyrical and Powerful Baritone, and the Master of the Art Song
New York Times
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the German baritone whose beautiful voice and mastery of technique made him the 20th century's pre-eminent interpreter of art songs, died on Friday at his home in Bavaria. He was 86. His wife, the soprano Julia Varady, ...
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German baritone who excelled in art song, dies at 86OregonLive.com
Baritone Known for German LiederWall Street Journal
Remembering 'A Born God' Among Singers: Dietrich Fischer-DieskauNPR (blog)
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Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies at 63; fans remember her hit songs
Washington Post
In her obituary, T. Rees Shapiro told the story behind one of her most popular songs: Ms. Summer said her 1983 hit ?She Works Hard For the Money? was inspired by a trip to the restroom. She was at a Grammy Awards party when she spotted the women's ...
Radio Remembers Donna Summer: Songs Get Huge Airplay After News of Singer's DeathBillboard.biz
Summer's songs dominated charts in the disco eraBend Bulletin
The songs of Donna Summer: A voice to a generationWashington Times
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Songs From the Border and the Clouds
New York Times
These songs are flush with color. Similarly, those eras are evoked on ?Amori Infiniti,? the new release by Lucille Ghatti. Ms. Ghatti is more of a singer than Kilo Kish, though she too is less preoccupied with technique than feeling and mood.



Sing a song of public transit
Boston.com
#MBTAannoy Mandolin player on the Park St. Red Line platform playing original songs and trying to sing falsetto.Nick Downing How many lyrics are there to even learn? Apparently there was music in the air this week, not just on the platforms but even in ...

Songs may hold key for injured brains
Music can help patients with severe traumatic brain injury unlock memories from their past, a new study has shown.

Team Songs for a Champions League Final
For the Champions League final Saturday at the 66,000-seat Allianz Arena in Munich, both Chelsea and Bayern Munich fans have a hard-core base that sings throughout the game.

A multifaith Songs of Praise? Not on my watch says BBC religion chief
Songs of Praise to remain Christian despite demands for multifaith show, BBC's Muslim head of religion says.

Legendary singer Warda dies in Cairo aged 72
Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said.

Songs salute spring, departing seniors
The sweet sounds coming out of the W.A. Large Memorial Auditorium last Thursday were from the Santa Cruz Music Department as they celebrated their spring concert.

Disco sensation Donna Summer's songs defined era
Donna Summer, one of the most influential singers of the disco era, died Thursday at 63. The cause was cancer, according to Brian Edwards, a publicist for Summer, who said she died at her second home in Naples, Fla.

Country Countdown: Jason Aldean Hits No. 1 With 'Fly Over States'
Jason Aldean claims his seventh leader on Country Songs -- his first in almost a year -- as "Fly Over States" stacks 37.9 million impressions (up 2.4 million) and steps 2-1 on the audience-ranked chart.

Dale Bozzio sues EMI over 'Missing' digital songs
Dale Bozzio is looking for some "missing" money. The Medford native and frontwoman of the 1980s New Wave band...

Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies at 63; fans remember her hit songs
Donna Summer, the five-time Grammy Award winner who ruled the charts with her disco hits like ?Bad Girls and ?Last Dance,? died in Florida at the age of 63. The Associated Press reported that she had cancer. In her obituary, T. Rees Shapiro told the story behind one of her most popular songs: Read full article >>

Chart Highlights: Linkin Park Logs Latest No. 1 on Rock Songs
Kirko Bangz earns his first top 10 on Billboard?s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as his second charted single, ?Drank in My Cup,? advances 13-10.