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Orozco’s paintings were destroyed by U.S. customs agents
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José Clemente Orozco left Mexico to seek artistic freedom in the United States.
How Roberta Flack created soul with "getting-togetherness"
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Roberta Flack performed with all of that soulful "getting-toggetherness."
Roberta Flack was a child piano prodigy
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Growing up, Roberta Flack was known as a piano prodigy who "could play anything."
Clint Eastwood loved "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
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Clint Eastwood loved Roberta Flack's song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."
The origin of Flack's hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
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How Roberta Flack made "Killing Me Softly With His Song" her own.
Dr. Fauci visits D.C. to battle vaccine hesistancy
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Dr. Fauci and the mayor of D.C. encourage residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Little Richard preaches the gospel
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Little Richard had a fervid relationship with religion.
The origins of "Tutti Frutti"
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Little Richard first originated the famous refrain in "Tutti Frutti" at the Dew Drop Inn.
Polio and Iron Lungs in the 1950s. Le Clercq's Illness.
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An iron lung allowed Tanaquil Le Clercq to breathe after she contracted polio in 1956.
Tanaquil Le Clercq, the Ideal Balanchine Dancer
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Le Clercq was one of Balanchine's muses and her body and style became an ideal in ballet.
Tanaquil Le Clercq in Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun
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Watch an excerpt of Le Clercq and partner performing Jerome Robbin's love pas de deux.
Western Symphony: One of Tanaquil Le Clercq's Last Dances
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Watch a clip of Le Clercq in Western Symphony, one of the last ballets she performed in.
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