Word: downbeat
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Miss Williams, returning for her fourth appearance at Harvard, incorporates genuine gospel singing with the diverse influences of jazz, calypso, and country and western. Described by Downbeat as "The most gifted and imaginative artist gospel has produced," Miss Williams generates an excitement that drew three standing ovations from an electrified Harvard audience last year...
...Russell, the authors of Take Me Along's book, have not shortchanged their musical of this sorrow. They have written a stunning, if not perfect, musical comedy book. As the script weaves gracefully around Bob Merrill's songs, the show remains wittily upbeat, all the while quietly asserting the downbeat aspects of the characters...
...Birthday. The band was Nixon's own idea; he discovered it at El Adobe, a favorite restaurant in nearby San Juan Capistrano, and pronounced their sound "beautiful." After The Yellow Rose of Texas, Nixon exclaimed: "Now let's get that Happy Birthday really going!" With a flourishing downbeat, he shouted: "Go!" Bystanding aides and secretaries joined Lady Bird and the Nixons in an encore. "How about that?" said Nixon...
...they have been fighting back, since 1938 at least, through the American Accordionists' Association. Its aim: to improve the reputation of the accordion as a concert instrument, mainly by encouraging composers to write for it. There is also a worldwide organization with somewhat downbeat initials (C.I.A.-for Confederation of International Accordionists), which last week brought accordionists from 15 countries to Manhattan's Hunter College assembly hall to play for the title of world champion...
...meal free (even if it is a $6 sirloin steak), the second's for $1 and all others' for half price. Dinner, dancing and "all the drinks you can drink" for $9.95 is the bill of fare at the Riverboat in the Empire State Building; the Downbeat on Lexington Avenue offers a similar package for $1 less, with jazz instead of dancing...