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Results for BonoBorn Paul David Hewson, Bono’s musical legacy is from his front man status in the Irish pop-rock band U2. Known as a singer, poet, activist and performer, he embodies the socially conscious rock star, decked out in tinted wraparound shades while addressing the United Nations. Bono plays the front man role to a tee, with a sweeping ability to rock out huge arenas and gi-normous venues with power and grace. His childhood growing up in Dublin instilled in him a sense of awareness, and he bridged the Protestant/Catholic debate, which fueled a lot of his lyrics as did the death of his mother at the age of 14. He’s been endearingly married to his high school sweetheart since 1982. He also met his band mates in high school, and the rest, as they say, is history....more
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by Steve Matteo•August 27, 2008•
"he does what he does best: Playing straightforward, tried and true authentic electric blues"
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by James Greene, Jr.•August 27, 2008•
"remarkable how much zippy fun these guys could cram into 34 seconds"
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by j. poet•August 20, 2008•
"if you like your pessimism served up with a shot of wry, it will satisfy your darkest cravings"
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by Denise Sullivan•August 13, 2008•
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and teller of tall tales, Gramps has spent a lifetime plundering the treasures of the old world, told and untold, ever since he was a young man—probably the youngest person on the planet to have ever gone by the sobriquet Gramps (that's where the Baby comes in). These days, as back then, he keeps alive early 20th century standards like "Teddy Bears' Picnic", "St. James Infirmary", and "Big Rock Candy Mountain" along with lesser-known
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by Steve Matteo•August 6, 2008•
"the minor Eurythmics hits are the ones seem to be given a new life"
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6/4/2008
Thanks for the Honeymoon Suite. Very cool early show .One of the 80's groups that rocked but often overlooked due to...
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4/25/2008
[quote user="Claudia Walker"]Yes it is do great;personally i feel a great when i attend a special event or a
concert ...
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3/8/2008
GEORGE THOROGOOD gets bad to the bone in Houston on 3/13/08:
George Thorogood has a theory.
"In any field,...
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3/5/2008
RobMac says regarding Van Morrison, " I always liked him but was not real familiar with his music until I started...
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1/16/2008
Here's a cool article on Dion's latest release ...
Born to Cry: The Deep, Unlikely Blues of the Great Dion DiMucci
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