Jewish composer and singer Ben Zion Shenker passed away Sunday morning at the age of 92. Shenker, one of the most prominent Jewish musical figures of the past century, was known for preserving the Modzitzer musical tradition. He composed hundreds of songs during his career, some of which are sung by Jews every Sabbath, such […]
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Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsSharon Jones, the incendiary soul singer who propelled to stardom at an age when most musicians had either hit the big time or accepted the club circuit, has died. The artist’s albums with her backing band the Dap-Kings paved the way for a soul renaissance that influenced singers including Amy Winehouse and Adele. Jones’ death
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, USAStockholm (dpa) – Rock legend Bob Dylan, the 2016 Nobel Literature laureate, will miss out on the December 10 award ceremony “due to pre-existing commitments,” the Swedish Academy said Wednesday. The US singer-songwriter wrote a personal letter to the Academy saying that, “due to pre-existing commitments, he is unable to travel to Stockholm in December,”
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsWe didn’t want it darker, but we got it. Leonard Cohen is dead, right when we need him, right when we could use his wisdom and grace and spiritual sensibility the most. The man was always an enigma—a songwriter and poet who put out his first album at age 33 and headlined Coachella in his
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsLeon Russell, instantly recognizable for his long white hair and a rich, hearty voice that drifted between country and soul, died Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. He was 74. Russell was lauded for swampy rockers such as “Delta Lady” and “Roll Away the Stone,” and for heart-rending ballads such as the oft-recorded “A Song for You”
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorialsBy Mark D. Zimmerman NEW YORK — Surely the most famous song written and performed by Leonard Cohen, who passed away last week, is Hallelujah. The song, with its Biblical references to Samson and Delilah and David and Bathsheba, has been covered by hundreds of performers, including Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainright, Willie Nelson and Justin
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & SatireRivlin: He added a depth of emotion to our lives; ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ was the soundtrack to so many moments in ‘our life as a couple and a family’ By Times of Israel staff Leonard Cohen during a concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, September 24, 2009. (Marko / Flash90) Israeli President
Jewish singer-songwriter and poet, best known for ballad ‘Hallelujah,’ dies month after releasing last album about coming to terms with mortality By AFP , AP and Times of Israel staff Leonard Cohen in concert at London’s O2 Arena, September 15, 2013. (Brian Rasic/Getty Images/JTA) Leonard Cohen, the storied musician and poet hailed as one of
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsHe’s famously been on the road for nearly thirty years. Now a gallery in London is showing some of the artwork of the surprise winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan, in an exhibition entitled ‘The Beaten Path’. The most iconic of American troubadours, Dylan is not only a singer-songwriter but has
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ghosts haunted the Belk Theater stage Sunday night during the concert by Bob Dylan and his band. Shades of all the other authors who have won the Nobel Prize for literature, challenging him to sing the complex and poetic lyrics that earned him the award this year. The spirit of Frank Sinatra,
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAIt’s surprising that till now no one has produced a thoughtful, detailed biography of Paul Simon. His songs have been a vivid part of the cultural landscape for two generations, and in many cases have installed themselves happily in our memories. More than that, his story is rich in struggle, ambition and rivalry, features that
Bob Dylan says he not only wants to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony in December, but he also hopes to return to China. In an interview with Edna Gunderson for British newspaper The Telegraph, posted on Saturday, the US singer-songwriter was quoted as saying he “absolutely” wants to attend the ceremony, “if it’s at all
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAThe country music community is mourning the loss of one of its most brilliant songwriters, Curly Putman Jr. According to a Facebook post from Curly’s friend and hit co-writer, Bobby Braddock, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer passed away in the morning of Oct. 30 after being ill. Watch the video RELATED: Watch this country
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA“I didn’t sing the anthem during international games. Unless there will be a change in the words of the anthem not everybody can sing. The words “Jewish soul craving” do not fit the Arab sector. If I would sing the anthem it would be a lie.” Thus said the former captain of the Benei Sakhnin
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