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The Powerful Memory of Music
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Serving in Vietnam and music of the era are inextricably linked for author Tim O'Brien.
Lange's Photos of the Internment of Japanese-Americans
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Dorothea Lange was hired to document the internment process during World War II.
Web Exclusive: Japanese-American Internees Today
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A photo exhibit in 2012 featured former internees photographed by Dorothea Lange in 1942.
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.
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.
George Plimpton: Making a Success out of Failure
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Journalist George Plimpton did not show early promise when he failed at Exeter Academy.
Marvin Hamlisch: Genius at Work
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Luminaries of music and entertainment speak to the genius of Marvin Hamlisch.
Marvin Hamlisch, a Mensch
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The great composer offered his concern, time and problem-solving skills to all.
Virginia Slims Tour
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A look back at the Original 9's Virginia Slims Tour.
Chan Marshall Talks About Voicing Janis Joplin's Letters
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Chan Marshall Talks About Voicing Janis Joplin's Letters
How Janis Joplin Made the Hell's Angels Get Her Groceries
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How Janis Joplin Made the Hell's Angels Get Her Groceries
Fats Domino: I'm Ready, Performed with The Byrds, 1971
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An outtake from Fats Domino and The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll: Domino and The Byrds
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