Artist: Rajendra Prasanna
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Indian Classical Music (Flute)
Year:
Tracks: 4
Thursday 26 June 2008
Rajendra Prasanna
Artist: Rajendra Prasanna
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Indian Classical Music (Flute)
Year:
Tracks: 4
Monday 16 June 2008
Bill Cosby's famous TV sweaters up for auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Some of Bill Cosby's legendary patterned sweaters his long-running television hit "The Cosby Show" will be auctioned off next month to benefit a charity set up in memory of the actor's late son, organizers said on Thursday.
Never available to the public before, three of the iconic sweaters worn by Cosby's character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, on the show in the 1980s and '90s will be sold on eBay's Giving Works charity listing arm from June 2-12. Opening bids will start at $5,000 per item on www.eBay.com/cosby.
The proceeds will benefit the education charity Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, which was established in 1997 by the Cosby family to continue the legacy of Cosby's son Ennis after his murder in Los Angeles.
"My mother and father were going through a storage closet, and I happened to be there and pounced on these sweaters," explained daughter Evin Cosby, who is a board member of Hello Friend.
"I told them that the price of what some of these sweaters might sell for could make a big difference in the lives of thousands of children."
"The Cosby Show" was one of the most popular sitcoms on U.S. television, airing on NBC between 1984 and 1992.
Reuters/Nielsen
Never available to the public before, three of the iconic sweaters worn by Cosby's character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, on the show in the 1980s and '90s will be sold on eBay's Giving Works charity listing arm from June 2-12. Opening bids will start at $5,000 per item on www.eBay.com/cosby.
The proceeds will benefit the education charity Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, which was established in 1997 by the Cosby family to continue the legacy of Cosby's son Ennis after his murder in Los Angeles.
"My mother and father were going through a storage closet, and I happened to be there and pounced on these sweaters," explained daughter Evin Cosby, who is a board member of Hello Friend.
"I told them that the price of what some of these sweaters might sell for could make a big difference in the lives of thousands of children."
"The Cosby Show" was one of the most popular sitcoms on U.S. television, airing on NBC between 1984 and 1992.
Reuters/Nielsen
Friday 6 June 2008
Frank Sinatra, Nothing But The Best
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the demise of Francis Albert Sinatra, and as Frank Sinatra Enterprises take control of his legacy, we get the first of what will undoubtedly be a plethora of reissues, rarities and assorted merchandising ventures. However, as with Elvis, it's hard to bemoan such blatant catalogue squeezing when the man at the centre of it all is such an immense presence in modern history.
Of course, Mr Ring-A-Ding's status has been boosted over the last few years by both the rediscovery of the so-called 'Rat Pack' by a younger generation. While the oleaginous croonings of Dean Martin (or the acting skills of Peter Lawford) may not withstand such endless repackaging, Sinatra was, and always will be something of a safe bet. For anyone yet to taste the exquisite joys of the coolest swinger in town, Nothing But The Best does its introductory job very well. But when it comes to the title itself, we're perhaps on shaky ground.
The reason? well by 1960 Frank, finally elevated to the star bracket that he always knew he was born to inhabit, had fallen out of love with the corporate machinery of Capitol records; the label that made him more than the bobbysoxxers' idol. In a bold move presaging the behaviour of many '70s rock acts, he decided that he'd simply form his own label. Thus Reprise records was born. This compilation comes from that period. And while it's all good dtuff it lacks the edge of his earlier work.
However, to say the label was vanity project would be woefully inaccurate. Frank was always a consummate professional. He was also a man who loved to make records. Indeed he almost single-handedly redefined the role of the singer in the age of electricity by his peerless delivery in front of a studio microphone. Not only that but he knew his arrangers as well. Thus Nothing...is chock full of legendary names who always gave nothing but their best. Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Quincy Jones, Gordon Jenkins and Billy Strange: These are people who were hired for their innate understanding of the level of performance that Frank wanted to achieve. So, while none of these sides quite approach the mastery of Frank's defining Capitol years, they still include some amazing and historic moments. My Way, Strangers In The Night, Somethin' Stupid (with daughter, Nancy), It Was A Very Good Year, That's Life: All stand tall in the Sinatra canon. And for the completist there's even a serviceable unreleased version of Body And Soul, not to mention a DVD of his 1971 Royal Festival Hall appearance.
As stated, this makes for a warm and generous introduction to the man known as the Chairman Of The Board in his later years. But anyone who already knows what makes Frank tick, needs to take themselves back a decade or so, and immerse themselves in some of the 20th century's finest music.
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