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Ethel Waters

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    March 15, 2012

    Sade Pendavis, RIP

    One of the things I loved about Sade Pendavis is that, even though I'd written about her more than once, she had no idea who I was and would always greet me with "What was the name again?" Normally that kind of thing would make me crazy, but since so many downtown performers delightfully crawl so f ... More >>

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    December 13, 2011

    Favorite Plus-Sized Female Singer Of All Time?

    Some of these ladies aren't still plus-sized -- and a bunch of them aren't even alive -- but whatever the case, they have all been through plump periods of the soul. And their apparent lack of vomiting skills always gave them a refreshing heft, big lungs, and an ability to transcend their potential ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    If You Could Have Dinner With Any Five People In History...

    ​Whether living or dead...who would they be? (And by the way, I'm available for any free meal.) My choices would start with pop culture visionary Andy Warhol (above), whom I did have dinner with, but I want to do so again and again.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Give Ethel Waters a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

    ​ Who? Oh, hush, I'm going to tell you. By the end of it, you'll be as certain that Ethel Waters deserves a star on the Walk of Fame as you are that Rin Tin Tin didn't. Here are her credentials, as lovingly forwarded to me by her band of supporters:

  • Dance

    December 8, 2009

    Alvin Ailey Dancers Honor Judith Jamison, Their Queen for 20 years

    ​ Who? Oh, hush, I'm going to tell you. By the end of it, you'll be as certain that Ethel Waters deserves a star on the Walk of Fame as you are that Rin Tin Tin didn't. Here are her credentials, as lovingly forwarded to me by her band of supporters:

  • Dance

    March 25, 2009

    Susan Marshall and Sally Silvers Entrance the Eye

    ​ Who? Oh, hush, I'm going to tell you. By the end of it, you'll be as certain that Ethel Waters deserves a star on the Walk of Fame as you are that Rin Tin Tin didn't. Here are her credentials, as lovingly forwarded to me by her band of supporters:

  • Theater

    June 21, 2005

    Don't Slam The Door

    Somerset Maugham teaches advanced carpentry, with advanced post-Ibsen ideas to match

  • Music

    December 23, 2003

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    October 14, 2003

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    July 8, 2003

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  • Music

    September 18, 2001

    Looking for Better Than That

    Figuring Out Who’s in Tune as the Smoke Clears

  • Music

    January 16, 2001

    Bedside Jazz

    Sometimes You Want It All—But Usually You Don’t

  • Music

    June 6, 2000

    Mrs. Swing

    How Mildred Bailey Helped Define Jazz Singing

  • Theater

    March 7, 2000

    Quiz Shows

    How Mildred Bailey Helped Define Jazz Singing

  • Theater

    December 29, 1998

    Rites of Man

    How Mildred Bailey Helped Define Jazz Singing

  • Music

    November 17, 1998

    Night Work

    How Mildred Bailey Helped Define Jazz Singing

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