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6 items by David Thigpen

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  Jam Master Case Gets Cloudier | ARTICLE

  Just weeks before the first anniversary of the murder of Jam Master Jay, an arrest and a flurry of highly publicized new allegations have caused movement in the stalled police investigation. But sources close to the slain...

  September 10, 2003 12:00 AM ET
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  Will "Idol" Winner Be a Star? | ARTICLE

  Weeks before Kelly Clarkson walked off American Idol a winner, a SWAT team of producers, songwriters, video directors, stylists, A&R men, photographers and image makers gathered to map out her future. RCA, the label that was guaranteed a record deal with...

  September 10, 2002 12:00 AM ET
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  Keep Movin' On | ALBUM REVIEW

  Of all the phases of Sam Cooke's brief, incandescent career — from his early gospel stardom to his amazing leap into pop and soul that almost single-handedly shoved black music into the future — none is more...

  January 23, 2002 12:00 AM ET
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  Michael's Show a Thriller | ARTICLE

  Nearly an hour past its scheduled 7:40 p.m. curtain time, Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration got underway at Madison Square Garden Friday night before a packed house, but its opening was less than auspicious. As the star...

  September 10, 2001 12:00 AM ET
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  You Had It Coming | ALBUM REVIEW

  Sure, they've got lightning moves and thundering power, but guitar gods live by the same laws that govern lesser mortals: Only the most adaptable shall prevail. So now that old masters like Clapton and Santana are enjoying...

  January 23, 2001 12:00 AM ET
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  You Win Again | ALBUM REVIEW

  For years now, Van Morrison has been resolutely chipping away at his own myth: The sublime Celtic poet, the transcendental visionary of Moondance and Astral Weeks — nothing would please him more than to see those images...

  October 18, 2000 12:00 AM ET