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This was Brainerd - Jan. 23

...Charles Bronson has the role of his career in "The Valachi Papers." At the Paramount Theatre, Diana Ross "is" Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues."60 years ago (1953)Some expert long-range firing by Whitey Skoog, former Brainerd...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/was-brainerd/2013-01-22/was-brainerd-jan-23
This Was Brainerd
Can great songs bring us together?

...these composers' works include Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Bobby Short, Johnny Mathis and, of course, Sinatra. Several contemporary country and rock artists also have...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2011-10-26/can-great-songs-bring-
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Concerts in the Park to begin in Little Falls

...styles reminiscent of jazz, folk and blues greats, and even stretches into the territory of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Haus has been playing professionally for 20 years, and is an experienced studio musician. The public is invited...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/060100/tem_0601000009.shtml
Entertainment
Folk musician Haus to take stage in Little Falls

...mandolin and banjo and has been popular on the Arizona folk scene. Her musical style has been compared to the likes of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, Reverend Gary Davis, the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Nancy Griffith and...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/101200/tem_1012000021.shtml
Entertainment
Humming through history

...that's the idea. From "West Side Story" original soundtrack documenting racial tension in America's melting pot to Billie Holiday singing "God Bless the Child" to the Boss' "Born in the USA." This fall, Scholastic Inc., announced it will...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/033101/opi_0331010049.shtml
Opinion
The top 100 songs

...56. Yesterday/Act Naturally -- The Beatles. 57. Louie Louis -- The Kingsmen. 58. God Bless the Child -- Billie Holiday. 59. Born in the USA -- Bruce Springsteen. 60. The Girl from Ipanema -- Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto. 61. I...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/033101/fyi_0331010052.shtml
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Confessions of a drama queen

...Favorite food: Cheesecake Favorite song: "The Scientist" by Cold Play and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" by Billie Holiday Favorite book: "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie Parents: Craig and Shelly Kostka of Pillager What...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/112405/ent_20051124001.shtml
Entertainment
Entertainment briefs

...tribute to the great female singers of the Golden Age of Jazz by delivering standards made famous by jazz legends Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and others. Recognized as one of the finest and most versatile jazz singers of...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/031909/ent_20090319003.shtml
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Upcoming events

...month Eagles Club 124 Front St. Country Rain, 7:30-11:30 p.m., Friday Green Lantern 13184 County Road 8 Billie Holiday, Saturday Madden's on Gull Lake 11266 Pine Beach Peninsula Paul Newberg, Saturday; Paul Berget, Tuesday The...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/062410/ent_20100624005.shtml
Entertainment
Rock Hall induction Music, nostalgia and far-flung family

...group performed the ragtime-influenced ''Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?'' It is also the family of Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole, who inspired countless singers, including Diana Ross, who inducted Holiday, and Charles, who...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/030700/nne_0307000002.shtml
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