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Music Is The Peacekeeper Of The World! – September 2021

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Carmen Balthrop, Soprano Known for Joplin Opera Role, Dies at 73 September 22, 2021
After winning a vocal competition in 1975, she starred in “Treemonisha,” which ended up on Broadway. She also sang for a senator.
Neil Genzlinger
Britney Spears: End Conservatorship, but Remove My Father First September 22, 2021
The singer’s lawyer requested the installation of a temporary conservator, citing her need to negotiate a prenuptial agreement and ongoing “anguish and harm.”
Joe Coscarelli
Barbara Campbell Cooke, 85, Widow of the Slain Sam Cooke, Is Dead September 22, 2021
They were teenage sweethearts, but their marriage turned tragic, and when she married the protégé singer Bobby Womack, the publicity was intense and the boos were loud.
Penelope Green
Sarah Dash, the ‘Glue’ of the Vocal Trio Labelle, Is Dead at 76 September 21, 2021
She brought her church-rooted soprano and high harmonies to the rock and funk powerhouse best known for the No. 1 hit “Lady Marmalade.”
Jon Pareles
Bicycle Diaries: Cruising With the ‘American Utopia’ Family September 21, 2021
Our intrepid reporter and photographer biked through Queens with David Byrne and some of his castmates ahead of their return to Broadway. Then the skies opened up.
Melena Ryzik and Cole Wilson