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SHOWBIZ TIME MAGAZINE. April-May Issue P.39                                                   Cover of the Magazine     Table of Contents     
THE LIVING LEGENDS

Carlos Santana. Carlos Santana has been reinventing and reshaping the landscape of the known universe's musical culture for close to four decades. A visionary artist with no regards for genre boundaries, Carlos' fluid sound long ago laid claim to the concept of "world music" before the term ever surfaced on pop culture radar.

Boz Scaggs. Boz Scaggs grew up in Texas immersed in rhythm and blues, soul music, early rock 'n' roll and raw Delta and Chicago blues-the music he heard coming over the radio airwaves across Texas and from as far away as Nashville. In high school, he played in a band with classmate Steve Miller, before striking out on his own.

Diane Schuur. A living legend. Ms. Schuur has been nominated for five and received two GRAMMY Awards for "Best Jazz Vocalist," as well as headlined many of the world's most prestigious music venues, including Carnegie Hall.  Schuur has toured the world and has performed with such greats as Stan Getz, B.B. King, Maynard Ferguson, and Stevie Wonder.

 

Pete Seeger, singer-songwriter was born on May 3, 1919, in New York city. He is arguably the most influential folk artist in the United States. He was instrumental in popularizing the indigenous songs of this country, and his own songs, among them "If I Had a Hammer," "We Shall Overcome," "Turn, Turn, Turn."

Beverly Sills. Belle Miriam Silverman, or "Bubbly," was the daughter of Morris Silverman, a Romanian immigrant insurance broker, and Shirley (Bahn) Silverman, who was from Ukraine. She made her inauspicious debut singing "The Wedding of Jack and Jill".

Carly Simon. By raison d’etre, Carly Simon was destined to become a legend. In addition, she has all the ingredients of a mega star and a super talented artist; the persona, the creativity, the charisma, the overwhelming creativity, the music, and also the lyrics.

Paul Simon. Paul Frederic Simon was born October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up in Queens, New York. He’s about five feet, one inch tall (1.55 meters in Europe) in his stocking feet, and is considered to be one of the finest American songwriters of the century, receiving Kennedy Center Honors in 2002.

 

 

 Bruce Springsteen. His music has been called “Dylan-like.” But even Bob Dylan has not had the support and the fans that Bruce Springsteen has. To this day, almost three decades after releasing is first album, Bruce Springsteen still sells out stadiums in minutes, and still puts on what some consider the best show ever.

Keely Smith was born March 9, 1932 in Norfolk, VA. After her parents divorced and her mother remarried Jesse Smith when she was nine years old, she changed her name to Keely Smith after she joined Louis Prima and his band.

Neil Sedaka. One of the greatest and everlasting legends of world entertainment. He mastered the art of pop, Rock N Roll, ballads, and timeless standards. Mr. Sedaka is the consummate musician, an extraordinary vocalist, and an ageless songwriting talent.

Stephen Sondheim was born in 1930 and raised in New York City. He graduated from Williams College, winning the Hutchinson Prize for Music Composition, after which he studied theory and composition with Milton Babbitt. In 1993 was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors.