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Music and FitnessUsing music during workouts evidently increases the intensity of workouts while making them more enjoyable. In a study conducted by Roger Herdegen, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, subjects who participated in an experiment went about 11% farther and also rated their level of exertion lower when they rode exercise bikes listening to music, as opposed to static...
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The music still echoes in my mind(Readers: This was written a few years ago, but it still feels appropriate.) A feature in the Orlando Sentinel is a list of the most popular song 70 years ago, and every 10 years thereafter. In the paper today, the most popular song 60 years ago (1948) was Ballerina by Vaughn Monroe. Ten years later (1958) it was At The Hop by Danny and the Juniors. If one is looking for evidence of a...
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Rita CoolidgeFew singers have had careers as long or as successful as Rita Coolidge. For more than four decades, her music has been the soundtrack of our lives, and she's still finding new ways to make songs uniquely hers.
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Meet the Hornman!From a conch to a tuba, Bill Nemoyten plays them all. See how this pied piper uses his unique collection to delight audiences and spread his passion for music to all who will listen!
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Whose music is it anyway?
The Grammys for 2012 are coming and I won’t really watch the awards show. However, I have to admit I have in the past catch snippets of it and concluded that the musical world has passed me by. I'm not quite sure what I was doing but clearly it wasn't keeping up with what is happening and has happened when it comes to popular music. Oh, I recognize the names of a few of the performers...
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Joel SelvinMusic critic Joel Selvin looks back at the Summer of Love and examines its legacy.
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Bobby Goldsboro: Musical ColorsThroughout his prolific career, he has sold millions and millions of records, written best-selling children's books and hosted a national TV show. As he nears 70, you'd think the legendary Bobby Goldsboro would be slowing down. Think again.
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Yakety Yak, I Fought BackHits like "Yakety Yak," "Charlie Brown," and "Poison Ivy" vaulted the Coasters to stardom. Carl Gardner was the driving force behind them Watch this rare interview with a musical legend.
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Mel TillisCountry music legend Mel Tillis has been entertaining audiences for more than 50 years.
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Isaac Hayes Dies at 65Soul and funk music legend Isaac Hayes was found dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. A sheriff's deputy responded to Hayes' home after his wife found him unconscious on his bedroom floor near a treadmill that was running.
