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Cherie Currie | Despite New Album, Famed Runaways Singer Is A Reluctant Rockstar

By Robert Ferraro

In a once painful and turbulent but still very vibrant life, Cherie Currie has been a regular on American Bandstand, acted on television (Murder She Wrote, Matlock, etc), co-starred in a movie with Jodie Foster, was portrayed by Dakota Fanning in another and in the minds of millions, will forever be the fiery voice of […]

Ruth Pointer | For This Celebrated Singer Music Is Still A Family Affair

By Robert Ferraro

Ruth, Anita, Bonnie & June Pointer – The Pointer Sisters – were brought up in West Oakland, California singing gospel music at the encouragement of their mother and reverend father. The foursome – soon to become a trio – would go on to sing professionally, garnering sixteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts, including […]