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Crossovers Are Old Stuff for Grover Washington; He Fused Even Before George Benson

Crossovers Are Old Stuff for Grover Washington; He Fused Even Before George Benson

A Half Block Off Broadway, Father George Moore Oversees the Miracle of 49th Street

A Half Block Off Broadway, Father George Moore Oversees the Miracle of 49th Street

Kathy Cronkite Throws the Book at Celeb Parents Including Her Own Dear Dad, Walter

Kathy Cronkite Throws the Book at Celeb Parents Including Her Own Dear Dad, Walter

They're Just Window Dressing, but Tiffany Sparkles with Gene Moore's Gems

They're Just Window Dressing, but Tiffany Sparkles with Gene Moore's Gems

They Call Steve Karmen 'the Beethoven of Spot Sonatas'—Meaning He's King of TV Jingles

They Call Steve Karmen 'the Beethoven of Spot Sonatas'—Meaning He's King of TV Jingles

Glenn Doman Insists Teaching a Baby Math Is as Easy as 1-2-3

Glenn Doman Insists Teaching a Baby Math Is as Easy as 1-2-3

Here's One for the Book: Simultaneous Best-Sellers by the Mcgrady Brothers

Here's One for the Book: Simultaneous Best-Sellers by the Mcgrady Brothers

The First Women Graduates of West Point Say with Pride: It Was Tough but We Survived

The First Women Graduates of West Point Say with Pride: It Was Tough but We Survived

A Philadelphia Cop Brings Some Sunshine into the Lives of Sick and Dying Children

A Philadelphia Cop Brings Some Sunshine into the Lives of Sick and Dying Children

Opening Doors, Especially on Wall Street, Is No Easy Task, but Ernesta Procope Managed It

Opening Doors, Especially on Wall Street, Is No Easy Task, but Ernesta Procope Managed It

A 12-Year-Old Hooker Goes Out a Hotel Window: a New Novel Is Based on Grisly Fact

A 12-Year-Old Hooker Goes Out a Hotel Window: a New Novel Is Based on Grisly Fact

Oliver Johnson Escapes from Attica and Sing Sing to Hang in New York's Poshest Gallery

Oliver Johnson Escapes from Attica and Sing Sing to Hang in New York's Poshest Gallery

Vince Patrick Didn't Make a Splash Selling Water Beds, but He's Engineered a Fine First Novel

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For Chicken George (Ben Vereen), the Sky's Not Falling: It's the Limit

For Chicken George (Ben Vereen), the Sky's Not Falling: It's the Limit

Archive // March 06, 1978

Songwriters Ashford and Simpson Go from Pals to Lovers to Mr. and Mrs. to Dad and Mom

Songwriters Ashford and Simpson Go from Pals to Lovers to Mr. and Mrs. to Dad and Mom

Archive // February 27, 1978

While Ralph Macdonald Is Pounding His Array of Percussion Instruments, the Beat Goes on

While Ralph Macdonald Is Pounding His Array of Percussion Instruments, the Beat Goes on

Archive // December 06, 1976

Alex Haley's Search for Roots Took Him First to the Brink of Suicide, and Now to Fame and Riches

Alex Haley's Search for Roots Took Him First to the Brink of Suicide, and Now to Fame and Riches

Archive // October 18, 1976

Roll Over Again, Beethoven; the Hustle's On, and Walter Murphy Has Taken 'A Fifth'

Roll Over Again, Beethoven; the Hustle's On, and Walter Murphy Has Taken 'A Fifth'

Archive // September 20, 1976

A Tony Award Standout, Vivian Reed Brings 'bubbling Brown Sugar' to a Boil

A Tony Award Standout, Vivian Reed Brings 'bubbling Brown Sugar' to a Boil

Archive // May 10, 1976

Soap Opera Pop-off George Reinholt Asks for More Than One Life to Live

Soap Opera Pop-off George Reinholt Asks for More Than One Life to Live

Archive // October 20, 1975

It's a Different Sound from a New Cole—Natalie, Daughter of the Great King

It's a Different Sound from a New Cole—Natalie, Daughter of the Great King

Archive // October 06, 1975

Gladys Knight Works Hard to Keep Two Families Together—her Own and the Pips

Gladys Knight Works Hard to Keep Two Families Together—her Own and the Pips

Archive // July 14, 1975

Don Martinez Somersaults 3½ Times into the Grasp Of—gulp—his Ex-wife's Brother

Don Martinez Somersaults 3½ Times into the Grasp Of—gulp—his Ex-wife's Brother

Archive // May 19, 1975