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Birthdays on the Tube: 14-20 March
Birthdays on the Tube: 14-20 March
Rimsky-Korsakov, Sviatoslav Richter, Clare Grogan, Wilson Pickett and Sly Stone
Monday, 15 March 2010
Sly: reclusive funk genius
This week's birthdays include the impeccably funky Sly Stone and Wilson Pickett, manic Chopin played by the great pianist Sviatoslav Richter, lush orientalism from Rimsky-Korsakov, classic jazz from Bix Beiderbecke, and annoying pop from Clare Grogan.
This week's birthdays include the impeccably funky Sly Stone and Wilson Pickett, manic Chopin played by the great pianist Sviatoslav Richter, lush orientalism from Rimsky-Korsakov, classic jazz from Bix Beiderbecke, and annoying pop from Clare Grogan.
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