Monday, November 03, 2008
Yma Sumac, R. I. P.
Yma Sumac, 'Peruvian songbird' with multi-octave range, dies at 86 - Los Angeles Times: "Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, has died. She was 86."
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Did you not recently post something on her? Or did that Charlie Parker Gunslinger blog do that? Either way I enjoyed her singing; even if I did do so in a kitschy way.
That was probably the Gunslinger blog. I think they have this news, too.
Happier news: Dion will be on NPR's FRESH AIR tomorrow to hype his album of covers of late '50s/early '60s hits. Sounds good, if a bit slick, in the excerpts played in the teaser.
Thanks for that info, Todd. I gotta hear the CD, slick or not.
Okay, I'm listening to it now. Great stuff!
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