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CDA: Ozzy Osbourne
I was shocked to see the news of the death of Ozzy Osbourne at the age of 76. Shocked because I had just used a song of his for my...
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Jul 24, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 23, 2025
Jennifer Hudson won the 2008 Grammy for Best R & B Album for her self-titled debut album. Would you believe I bought that album? Yes...
ladiesvoices
Jul 23, 20251 min read
CDA: Malcolm Jamal-Warner
I was saddened to read about the death of Malcolm Jamal-Warner, who died on Sunday at the age of 54. I was never a fan of The Cosby Show ...
ladiesvoices
Jul 22, 20251 min read
CDA: Bergman and Conklin
We have a double header today. Alan Bergman died at 99 - - he and his wife Marilyn Bergman were a pair of lyricists who won three Oscars,...
ladiesvoices
Jul 19, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Who's Sorry Now?"
The death of Connie Francis led me to this number from All That Jazz, the movie that's currently my Favorite Movie of All Time (it...
ladiesvoices
Jul 18, 20251 min read
CDA: Connie Francis
The great Connie Francis has died at the age of 87. She was the best-selling female vocalist of the late 50s and early 60s - - she had 35...
ladiesvoices
Jul 17, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 16, 2025
I'm giving you a Bruce Springsteen double header today: Diva: Best Rock Song, "Radio Nowhere" Mensch: Best Rock Instrumental Performance,...
ladiesvoices
Jul 16, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Close My Eyes Forever"
The other day I was reading a NY Times article about Ozzy Osbourne (it was a slow day at work). It mentioned his highest-charting hit, a...
ladiesvoices
Jul 11, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 9, 2025
I'm looking at the presenters again. The 2006 Grammy for Best Rock Album was presented by this unlikely pair: Diva: Queen Latifah Mensch:...
ladiesvoices
Jul 9, 20251 min read
CDA: Rebekah Del Rio
My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Rebekah Del Rio. She was my age, EEK! - - 57 years old. David Lynch’s masterpiece Mulholland...
ladiesvoices
Jul 6, 20251 min read
CDA: Michael Madsen
My brother Howard wrote me about the death of Michael Madsen. I’m 57 so 67 seems pretty damn young. He’s best known for a juicy...
ladiesvoices
Jul 5, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "I Can Cook Too"
I recently plowed my way through both seasons of Julia, a two-season show on HBO about my beloved Julia Child. One episode ended with a...
ladiesvoices
Jul 4, 20251 min read
CDA: Gilda Cruz-Romo
I read online yesterday about the death of Gilda Cruz-Romo, a Mexican soprano who sang 160 performances at the Met in the 70s and 80s,...
ladiesvoices
Jul 3, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for July 2, 2025
I was surprised to look at the winners for 2004 and see that Brian Wilson won a Grammy for a tune called "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow." I was...
ladiesvoices
Jul 2, 20251 min read
*Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole,* June 27, 2025
Francesca and I saw *Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole" on June 27, 2025. It's a new muslcal about Nat "King" Cole, centered on the filming of...
ladiesvoices
Jun 30, 20252 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Crimson and Clover"
I was grumpy about going to work today. I've been fighting a cold since Tuesday and was super tired and achy this morning - - but not...
ladiesvoices
Jun 27, 20251 min read
CDA: Bobby Sherman
Oh my dear, Bobby Sherman! He died the other day at the age of 81. My husband was a fan - - I'm sure he would have been shrieking along...
ladiesvoices
Jun 26, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 25, 2025
Do my eyes deceive me or did Brian Wilson win a Grammy in 2004...? He won the Best Instrumental Rock Performance for a whacked out little...
ladiesvoices
Jun 25, 20251 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Forget About the Boy"
My official favorite movie of all time, up until a few years ago, was Thoroughly Modern Millie, a madcap romp directed by George Roy...
ladiesvoices
Jun 20, 20251 min read
Diva/Mensch pair for June 18, 2025
I don't often focus on the presenters but the 2003 Grammys had couple of sets that caught my eye: Diva: A Tribute to Luther Vandross - -...
ladiesvoices
Jun 18, 20251 min read
CDA x 4: Barrie and Stewart
I never like reporting on FOUR celebrity deaths! My brother Howard alerted me to three of them and my friend Jessica on the fourth: Barbara Barrie (95), Donnie Iris (83), and Patrick Stewart (86) from Howard and Elke Sommer (85) from Jessica. I first encountered Barbara Barrie playing Dennis Christopher's mom in Breaking Away. She was nominated for an Oscar for that movie. I later knew her from the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she and her hu
ladiesvoices
1 day ago3 min read
Fabulous Friday: "Then Came You"
I was on the stairmaster at Planet Fitness yesterday morning - - it wasn't an actual Stairmaster, it was a LifeFitness brand knockoff, but it's the easiest way to explain the thing I was using. Don't you say Kleenex rather than "facial tissue?" Anyway, I was on the stairmaster looking for something inspiring to listen to on my iPod. I needed a break from my usual picks (Boston, Earth Wind and Fire, Shirley Bassey) and somehow landed on this song. Which I ADORE. The four minut
ladiesvoices
2 days ago1 min read
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