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Significant Recordings of 1998
The Beastie BoysBeckBilly Bragg and WilcoBob DylanSteve EarleAretha FranklinGarbageGrant Lee BuffaloCharlie Haden With Paul Motian and Gonzalo RubalcabaLauryn HillJanet JacksonJewelMary Lou…Cassandra Wilson Biography
Cassandra WilsonsingerBorn: 12/4/1955Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi With such albums as Songbook (1985), Blue Skies (1988), and Blue Light Til Dawn (1993), many critics call her the finest…The Army Show
WBSunday 9:30–10:00 p.m.; canceledCast:John Sencio, Craig Anton, David Anthony Higgins, John Caponera, Toby Huss, Victor Togunde and Bellina Logan This is not the army your father reminisces…John RUSSELL, Congress, NY (1772-1842)
RUSSELL John , a Representative from New York; born in Branford, Conn., September 7, 1772; attended the public school; moved to New York State; studied medicine and practiced a short time in…Wynton Marsalis (with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Cassandra Wilson and Jon Hendricks)
Blood on the FieldsSony Marsalis has been working in large-scale classical forms with some of his dance scores, but this three-hour oratorio dealing with slavery and race relations is his…jazz
(Encyclopedia) jazz, the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture and arguably the most outstanding contribution the United States has made to the art of music…James Patrick GEELAN, Congress, CT (1901-1982)
GEELAN James Patrick , a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., August 11, 1901; attended the public schools of New Haven, Conn., and was graduated from St. Anthony's College,…John Denison BALDWIN, Congress, MA (1809-1883)
BALDWIN John Denison , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in North Stonington, Conn., September 28, 1809; moved with his parents to Chenango County, N.Y., in 1816; returned to North…1995 George Foster Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards, administered by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, honor excellence in both radio and television broadcasting.Radio…Henry Plant Biography
Henry PlantEntrepreneur, railroad and steamship executiveBorn: October 27, 1819Birthplace: Branford, Conn. Henry Plant grew up in Connecticut. Rather than attend college as his family had…