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		<title>The Duane Parham Society Concert Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Duane Parham Society is a fixture in Detroit.  For decades, it has supported communities at club events, private events, corporate events, comforted them in sorrow and celebrated with them in happy times!]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>MY TURN HITS TOP 100 LIST</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grover Washington Jr]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[smooth jazz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syncopation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[My Turn Hits Top 100 List is a road Saxophonist Duane Parham has been &#8220;traveling&#8221; a few months. It has been &#8220;highways and byways,&#8221; curves and straight paths that have led to getting the song introduced, heard and played. The internet is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Guitarist of Many Strings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[John E Lawrence Summer Jazz Concerts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michiganders]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Guitarist of Many Strings: Most guitars have six (6) strings: EADGBE. However, the guy who plays a guitar can have many strings. Such is the case with John E Lawrence. The &#8220;strings of his life&#8221; connect to numerous &#8220;tuning pegs.&#8221; Those [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PlayList of Christmas Songs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 20:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elvis Presley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Legend]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Get a playlist of Christmas music that you have heard and loved for years. This list also highlights some of the world&#8217;s famous musicians. O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree! PlayList of Artists]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Road to Stardom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anita Baker]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;road to stardom&#8221; can be an &#8220;easy drive&#8221; or one maneuvering around curves, rocks and boulders. For poor and low socioeconomic level people, it is hardly ever straight and smooth. Such was the road for R&#38;B, Soul Singer Anita Baker. Her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Star of Eddie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Berry Gordy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Holland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Holland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lamont Dozier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motown Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hollywood Walk of Fame]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Star of Eddie grew out of a visit Shirley Anderson made to the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently. As she chatted about how excited she was to find the star that represented Eddie, I leaned into the phone to hear more. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DETROIT BLACK MUSIC AWARDS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Detroit Black Music Awards, established in 2008 by Misty Love, pays tribute to talented musicians while they are still &#8220;alive&#8221; to receive it. It honors musicians in many categories. However, the Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient of 2022 is Saxophonist Duane Parham. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WE ARE STILL RISING</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 05:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andra Day]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are still rising. When Maya Angelou wrote the poem &#8220;Still I Rise&#8221; years ago, she caused us to reflect on our strengths. It is an inner power that keeps us moving in challenging times. I sing the song &#8220;We Shall Overcome&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 03:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” is the Black National Anthem.&#160;Many black kids, taught by black teachers in the south, learned it decades ago. THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM: A SONG OF TRIUMPH America has a national anthem:&#160;The Star Spangled Banner.&#160; Even though it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>WORLD&#8217;S BEST OPERATIC DIVAS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Writers Monthly Magazine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grace Bumbry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jessye Norman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joan Sutherland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leontyne Price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Marie Hart]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Leontyne Price Leontyne Price, one of the world&#8217;s best operatic divas, was born in Laurel, Mississippi. For many young African American girls, her musical ability was a success story. She inspired hope and gave them a sense of pride and accomplishment. Ms. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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