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Dan Epstein is the Forward’s contributing music critic. His books include Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76.
Dan Epstein is the Forward’s contributing music critic. His books include Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ’76.
Irving Berlin and the Gershwins were among the many immortalized by the legendary singer
With The Baseball Project supergroup, Steve Wynn has found a way to embrace his two passions
in 'The Last Songbird,' Daniel Weizmann puts a new Jewish spin on an LA noir
The 81-year-old artist's latest album, 'Seven Psalms,' confronts mortality with honesty and just a bit of humor
'Quantum Criminals' reveals the jaundiced and Jewish-inflected cynicism behind the slick musicianship of Steely Dan
Not only did Streisand cover David Bowie and Bob Marley, she made it work
At Yankee Stadium, MLB's first designated hitter brought back a desperately needed enthusiasm
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