Janiva Magness survived a string of tragedies and setbacks in her teens, which she says has "turned into a gift." Photo by Jeff Dunas
Janiva Magness's blues career forged by tragedy, trauma
Janiva Magness's career forged by tragedy and trauma
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
The long-standing definition of the blues has been one of hardship. Never mind how accurate that portrayal has been in reality, especially given that some of the genre's most arresting music has been nothing sort of jubilant. The blues, as we have come to view them, has been marked by loss, solitude and no small degree of suffering.
Sinatra's children keep his legacy alive
By Glenn Garvin McClatchy Newspapers
MIAMI — It was 40 years ago, but the memory still shimmers: Exhausted and incognito, Nancy Sinatra was sitting at a back table at the Fontainebleau, relaxing the best way she could imagine — listening to her dad sing. Suddenly the show took an unexpected turn. ”My daughter's here, just back from Vietnam,“ Frank Sinatra told the audience. ”Chicken, why don't you come up here and sing one?“
CKYO Mother's Day concert
By Howard M. Snyder hsnyder@herald-leader.com
The Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras are celebrating their 60th anniversary this weekend. For this momentous occasion, CKYO is throwing a gala at Keeneland Race Course, and on Mother's Day, a concert at the University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts.Tickets on sale this weekend
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