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R33F14 hours agoElla Jenkins, the first lady of children's music, has died at 100verified_publisherNPR - Andrew LimbongYou may have grown up hearing one of Ella Jenkins' signature tunes, like "You'll Sing A Song and I'll Sing A Song." And you may have then played her music for your own children. Jenkins, who was known as "the first lady of children's music," died on Saturday at her residence in Chicago. She was 100. …
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R33FNov 4'Traitors within': How one group tried to radicalize the American right in the '60sverified_publisherNPR - Nellie GillesOn a cloudy, frigid day in December 1958, a small group of wealthy businessmen met in Indianapolis and formed a new organization. They called it the John Birch Society. Their mission was to educate the American people about the communist conspiracy that they believed was infiltrating the United …
R33FQuincy Jones Dies: ‘Thriller’ Producer, 28-Time Grammy Winner & Music Icon Was 91Deadline - Tom TappQuincy Jones, the musician, composer, producer and songwriter whose oeuvre spanned seven decades including producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller to …