Diva/Mensch pair for July 29, 2026
Lena Horne did Lena Horne, the Lady and Her Music on Broadway in 1981. It was a concert, mostly, but highly theatrical in its conception an narrative if not in its presentation. I taped it off of PBS and watched it over and over and over, it was one of those shows that planted the seed of wanting to live in New York and see that thing onstage. Horne came to Milwaukee on tour with the show and I BEGGED my parents to take me to see it. They said no, I'm sure it was ridiculous t
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CDA: Freddy Cannon
Freddy Cannon died at the age of 89. He was a pop singer best known for "Palisades Park." I'm a big fan of his song "Tallahassee Lassie," which I first encountered as sung by The 5, 6, 7, 8s (who I know from Kill Bill Vol 1). Here's Freddy's version. Love this song!
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