Scholars Study King of Pop's Life, Music
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Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University.
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Read on to find out why this sound leader earns such devotion.
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A new book shows how influential gay composers were in the creation of a national culture. But can you really hear their sexuality in their songs?
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England has a new king. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, has been putting in more public appearances than anyone in the royal family in Britain recently as a host of advertisers - from Internet ...
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When Edward Dusinberre read Philip Rothâs  novel âEverymanâ he was struck by what he perceived as its richly musical qualities.
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In the music business, it's a vision that may soon be consigned to history: Grandpa slumping into the recliner, closing his eyes and enjoying a favorite rendition of an operatic solo. For music lovers these days, the sedentary lifestyle is out.
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On his last two albums, Barry Manilow tackled songs made famous by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and other greats. But his new album presented a real challenge: covering himself.
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The king is getting big-time respect from the president and the prime minister. Elvis, of course. As in Presley.
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Two sociologists and a mathematician recently conducted an experiment that provides an intriguing window into the presidential candidate selection that begins this week. Matthew Salganik, Duncan Watts and Peter Sheridan Dodds had a large group of people rate 48 songs. Based on these ratings, the...
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How do you transpose the life of an American cultural icon who transformed American popular music into a compelling, streamlined biopic?
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Comment is free: Daniel Levitin: Yes, they were the greatest songwriters since Schubert - and now we're beginning to understand why.
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Elvis Presley looks set to be crowned  Britain's 1,000th number one in the music charts this weekend,  but the king of rock'n'roll would be crying in the chapel over  the recent slump in record sales.
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Ever wish you could traverse 42 years of pop music history in 37 minutes? R. Luke DuBois' new CD employs "time lapse phonography" to reduce hit songs to a string of tiny, amorphous sound clips that highlight big shifts in musical taste. By Alexander Gelfand.
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Royal historian David Starkey delivers less than rose-tinted verdict on the head of state
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Ondi Timoner's documentary gives a cinÃ©ma vÃ©ritÃ© spin to the endlessly fascinating pop-music soap opera formula of VH1's "Behind the Music."
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Is Elton John's fortune going multimedia? The British pop star, who usually makes his living tickling the ivories, netted &#36;900,000 Thursday night by auctioning off a collection of photographs taken by some of the world's most famous photographers.
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They say rock and pop stars live life in the fast lane - and now researchers say they have proved it.