CULTURE

Roni Stoneman, Country Music’s ‘First Lady of the Banjo,’ Dies at 85

A featured player on ‘Hee Haw’ and a member of the famed Stoneman Family, she was the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record. ​A featured player on ‘Hee Haw’ and a member of the famed Stoneman Family, she was the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph

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Pankaj Udhas, Bollywood Singer and Maestro of the Ghazal, Dies at 72

His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians. ​His soulful renditions of ghazals, or traditional love poems, were featured on the soundtracks of hit Bollywood movies and moved generations of Indians. Read More

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Mannequin Pussy’s Punk Is Built on Big Emotions (and Inside Jokes)

The band started as a cathartic outlet for the singer and guitarist Marisa Dabice, and grew into a tight-knit act that makes confrontational and tender punk. ​The band started as a cathartic outlet for the singer and guitarist Marisa Dabice, and grew into a tight-knit act that makes confrontational and tender punk. Read More

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