Jazz listeners who derided the sing-along records and TV shows that made Mitch Miller rich and famous in the 1950s and '60s tended to forgive him the shallowness of his pop pap because he played with Charlie Parker. Miller died over the weekend at the age of 99. See Matt Schudel's excellent obituary … [Read more...]
Archives for August 3, 2010
Language: Failed Metaphor Department
Arizona's once-open arms close into fist —Headline, Yakima (Washington) Herald-Republic, 8/3/10 … [Read more...]