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Music Is The Peacekeeper Of The World! – September 2020

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Alicia Keys Has Passion, Advice and Aplomb on ‘Alicia’ September 17, 2020
The singer and songwriter’s seventh album grapples with other people’s expectations and offers words of uplift.
By Jon Pareles
Is TikTok a Music Industry Friend or Troll? September 17, 2020
“Old Town Road” showed the app’s potential as a hit generator. But its relationship to the business is far more complex.
William Pursell, Musician of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94 September 16, 2020
The two-time Grammy nominee was a studio pianist for country stars. His performance of “Our Winter Love” in 1963 hit the Billboard singles and album charts. He died of the coronavirus.
By Sam Roberts
Stanley Crouch, Critic Who Saw American Democracy in Jazz, Dies at 74 September 16, 2020
A prolific author, essayist, columnist and social critic, he challenged conventional thinking on race and helped found Jazz at Lincoln Center.
By Sam Roberts
52 Years Ago, Thelonious Monk Played a High School. Now Everyone Can Hear It. September 16, 2020
An ambitious student named Danny Scher booked the jazz great at Palo Alto High School in Northern California. A recording of the event gathered dust for five decades.
By Marcus J. Moore