Kennedy Center Honors Recap
On December 6, the 32nd annual Kennedy Center Honors paid tribute to five legends of the arts community -- including comic genius Mel Brooks and actor Robert DeNiro. The event, which was broadcast on CBS last Tuesday, also paid homage to three music greats -- jazz pianist/composer Dave Brubeck, opera singer Grace Bumbry and rock singer/composer Bruce Springsteen.
- Click on the names above to read bios for these music honorees.
- Not sure you know Brubeck's music? Well take a view/listen of "Take Five" clip here. Sound familiar?
- Click here for a video clip of Bumbry singing "Habanera" from the opera, Carmen.
- Ok, I may be biased -- but the highlight of the Springsteen segment came from Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning singer Eddie Vedder’s powerful rendition of "My City of Ruins;" it can be viewed here:
Free Downloads
Here are this week's offerings:
- Landmark Theater and FILTER Magazine's Winter 2010 album -- with 10 tracks -- can be downloaded here.
- I Love the (18)80s, a 26-track classical album, is available from Amazon here.
- Also from Amazon, the 14-track Eternal Baroque album is available here.
And don't forget to continually check the following sources for more free downloads -- new songs covering all genres are added frequently. Just click on the links below and enjoy some new tunes.
Note:
- In 2010, the MusicMonday column shifts from a weekly feature to an occasional feature.
i'm not a fan of springsteen, but i'm a fan of john stewart. i liked when he said springsteen was the child of james brown and bob dylan. he could never be as cool as them, tho.
ReplyDeletei like when stewart said that springsteen is the child of james brown and bruce springsteen. he could never be as great as them, tho.
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