Artful Dodgers, bleeding, blue Nov 8, 2009
Frank and Jamie have brought great sunshine to erase that shadow, said LaBonge, but like Charlie Rich sang, No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Troupe can pride itself on moving 'Street' Sep 9, 2009
The playwright skillfully delineates his characters' disparate speaking styles, with Janet relating her woes with a vulnerable sensitivity and the coarser, humorous Joe sprinkling his account with pop culture references ranging from John Wayne's "The Shootist" to the songs of Thin Lizzy and Charlie Rich ... The playwright skillfully delineates his characters' disparate speaking styles, with Janet relating her woes with a vulnerable sensitivity and the coarser, humorous Joe sprinkling his account... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Steve Holy Blends '50s Rock With Traditional Country Jul 30, 2009
The show will begin at 9 p.m. Refusing to be labeled musically and sticking to his country roots, Holy sites country greats Charlie Rich, Mickey Gilley and John Conlee as his influences, but is quick to add that Elvis, Sam Cooke, and a variety of Doo-Wop bands play a major role in his vocal style and on-stage persona. "I really don't want to be 'labeled.' The majority of my influences are from the traditional country genre, but I feel a connection to the music made in the '50s and '60s. My heart... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
New on DVD: 'Doubt,' 'Pre-Code Hollywood,' 'Il Generale' Apr 10, 2009
Il Generale Della Rovere* * * 1/2, 1959, '60 in the USA, Criterion, unrated, $30 People called the late country singer Charlie Rich "the Silver Fox," but he had nothing on the crook Vittorio De Sica plays in this World War II drama that took awards at film festivals. Back story: Conning residents in German-occupied Genoa into thinking he can locate missing loved ones, De Sica collaborates with the Nazis by pretending to be a general, less out of conviction than amorality brought on by financial... (USA Today -- Life)
