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Album: Songs in the Key of Life
The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too often, just as “superstar” does. But Stevie Wonder is unarguably...
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King Kong
Construction of the Empire State Building had only recently been completed when Hollywood realized how to romanticize it —...
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The Everglades
Smack dab in Central Florida is the Kissimmee River, which most folks never see on their visits to Disney World. But this river is the...
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“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
He’s wanting her to stay, she can’t make up her mind. Such a simple idea, but brilliantly executed by the wonderful Frank...
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Jimmie Johnson
If race car drivers were athletes, we’d have to discuss whether Jimmie Johnson is America’s greatest active athlete. Of course,...
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Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Is there anything that doesn’t taste better with some cream cheese added? It’s a rhetorical question – of course there...
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Brian Wilson
I’m fascinated by the role producers play in creating memorable records. Of course the songwriters lay the foundation with good...
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Doesn’t it seem like you never heard of Target stores, and two days later they were everywhere? It’s as if someone in the...
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Cheerios
General Mills really stumbled onto something in 1941 when they made some oat cereal shaped like little “O’s. But they...
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Johnny Rivers
Okay, Johnny Rivers was the King of Covers. Granted. But does every recording act have to only sing original songs? What about the...
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