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The Blind Boys of Alabama

Higher GroundReal World The Rolling Stones have certainly been on the road a long time, but they've got a ways to go to catch up with The Blind Boys of Alabama, who are still going strong…

Backstreet Boys Biography

Backstreet Boysrock group Close friends and family make for close harmonies in this a cappella group named for an Orlando, Florida fleamarket. Their album, Backstreet Boys (1996) made a splash…

Beastie Boys Biography

Beastie Boysrock group The group's album, Licensed to Ill (1986) spawned the hit “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” and went quintuple platinum, fueled by cross-over interest from…

Beach Boys Biography

Beach Boyssurfer sound rock group One of the most popular and influential American rock 'n roll bands, The Beach Boys were founded by the three Wilson brothers. Known for their lush harmonies…

Riding in Cars with Boys

Director:Penny MarshallWriter:Morgan Upton WardColumbia Pictures; PG-13; 122 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy Riding in Cars with Boys may be best…

Port Charlotte

(Encyclopedia) Port Charlotte, uninc. town (1990 pop. 41,535), Charlotte co., SW Fla., on Charlotte Harbor (an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico) and the Peace and Myakka rivers. It is a planned…

Bad Godesberg

(Encyclopedia) Bad GodesbergBad Godesbergbät gōˈdəsbĕrk [key], part of Bonn, North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany, on the Rhine River. It is the site of numerous foreign embassies and government…

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Pergolesi, Giovanni BattistaPergolesi, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä pārgōlāˈzē [key], 1710–36, Italian composer of the Neapolitan school. Although he died at the age of 26, he…

McCloskey, Robert

(Encyclopedia) McCloskey, Robert (John Robert McCloskey)McCloskey, Robertməklŏˈskē [key], 1914–2003, American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamilton, Ohio. He studied at the Vesper…