Comments on: Rolling Stone Ranks the Crooners; Time to Play Parse that Platitude! http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/01/rolling-stone-ranks-the-crooners-time-to-play-parse-that-platitude/ News and Criticism on D.C. and Beyond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:46:45 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Dean Steve http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/01/rolling-stone-ranks-the-crooners-time-to-play-parse-that-platitude/comment-page-1/#comment-13557 Dean Steve Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:18:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=2087#comment-13557 1. Susan Alexander, second wife of Charles Foster Kane and would-be operatic soprano; her voice took one to an otherworldly place, though that wasn't heaven. 2. Enrico Caruso. Hands down. 3. Kate Smith, singing "God Bless America" 4. Perry Como. Beneath those smooth tones is a nastily aggressive person waiting to break out. 5. The late Studs Terkel. 1. Susan Alexander, second wife of Charles Foster Kane and would-be operatic soprano; her voice took one to an otherworldly place, though that wasn't heaven.
2. Enrico Caruso. Hands down.
3. Kate Smith, singing "God Bless America"
4. Perry Como. Beneath those smooth tones is a nastily aggressive person waiting to break out.
5. The late Studs Terkel.

]]> By: Ted Scheinman http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/01/rolling-stone-ranks-the-crooners-time-to-play-parse-that-platitude/comment-page-1/#comment-13516 Ted Scheinman Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:31 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=2087#comment-13516 Elisabetta, The good news: since not all of your guesses are wrong, you're the current frontrunner! The bad news: most of your guesses are wrong. Luckily, you're on the right track with minimal competition. Let's see who else chimes in. Answers on Friday. Elisabetta,

The good news: since not all of your guesses are wrong, you're the current frontrunner!

The bad news: most of your guesses are wrong.

Luckily, you're on the right track with minimal competition. Let's see who else chimes in. Answers on Friday.

]]> By: Elisabetta http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/01/rolling-stone-ranks-the-crooners-time-to-play-parse-that-platitude/comment-page-1/#comment-13509 Elisabetta Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:29:01 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=2087#comment-13509 The second--Aretha Franklin The third--Louis Armstrong The fourth--Iggy Pop The second--Aretha Franklin

The third--Louis Armstrong

The fourth--Iggy Pop

]]> By: Steven http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2008/12/01/rolling-stone-ranks-the-crooners-time-to-play-parse-that-platitude/comment-page-1/#comment-13478 Steven Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:00:16 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=2087#comment-13478 If you click print you get this whole list on one page. If you click print you get this whole list on one page.

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