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Archive: November 2013 (2 Posts)

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Walking with Danny Kaye

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is a guest post from retired cataloger Sharon McKinley. I’ve always enjoyed living vicariously through the Music Division’s special collections. Staffers who work in the Acquisitions and Processing Section become quite intimate with the collections they process. The rest of us are more likely to happen upon wonderful finds by serendipitous means. The …

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Lou Reed (1942-2013)

Posted by: Pat Padua

The music world lost one of its most influential voices last Sunday. Lou Reed  (1942-2013) headed a legendary rock band before embarking on a solo career that led him from glam-rocker to elder rock statesman.  The Velvet Underground released a handful of albums, each with a distinct personality that veered from blistering sonic experimentation to …