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Madonna: New Memoir Explains How She Became “British”

by Roger Friedman - November 1, 2011 12:16 am

Madonna, from the Detroit area, became an Anglophile at some point in the late 1980s. By the time she met second husband Guy Ritchie,...

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Patti Labelle Sings for Denise Rich; Jackie Mason Critiques Joan Rivers

by Roger Friedman - October 18, 2011 12:26 am

What a day! And a night! Around 9pm, Naomi Campbell, looking elegant and sophisticated in a stunning black dress, told me she was going...

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Nick Ashford: Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing Baby

by Roger Friedman - August 30, 2011 5:03 pm

Nile Rodgers, Paul Shaffer, Michael Douglas, Cissy Houston, Felicia Collins, Russ Titelman, Sylvia Rhone, Nona Hendryx, and Sue Simmons were among the luminaries who attended the Monday night...

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Mavis Staples Is Coming to NYC on Sunday!

by Roger Friedman - July 29, 2011 11:37 am

Who knew? Thanks to Tim Sampson of the Stax Museum and Academy in Memphis, I now know that the legendary Mavis Staples is performing...

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Phoebe Snow Would Have Been Amazed by Today’s Attention

by Roger Friedman - April 26, 2011 11:48 pm

I do think that Phoebe Snow, who I first met in the early 80s, would be gobsmacked by all the attention she's received since...

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Mariah Carey, Glowing, Launches New Xmas Album with Mom as Special Guest

by Roger Friedman - October 21, 2010 1:48 am

Mariah Carey launched many new things last night at the Allen Room at Jazz Lincoln Center: her new album, which features-surprise--her mom, Patricia as...

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