They backed 17 widely assorted female singers in songs the bands used to perform with Joplin, along with some that she recorded with her last band, Full Tilt Boogie.
Besides discovering Horace Sprott, Mr. R. unearthed assorted number of singers of blues, chants, jubilees & work songs, and a pair of Negro brass bands.
We raised our twin daughters on Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Ella Jenkins, Tom Paxton, and assorted other folk singers who recorded children's albums.
For those hoping to see and hear the future of opera in America, this year's Winners' Concert - which will feature the 11 winning singers performing assorted arias - will be held on Sunday at 2 45 P.M. at the Metropolitan Opera House.
And, across the street, a woman in a witch hat filmed a small choir of madrigal singers in assorted mythological accessories.
As a sidelight to the Clemens saga, we cite a recent steroids development, a report by The Albany Times Union that assorted entertainers, including the singer Mary J. Blige and the rapper 50 Cent, had turned up in an investigation of steroids distribution by the Albany County district attorney.
Her show was busy with dancers, dancing backup singers, video screens and assorted pianos for Ms. Keys to play: grand, upright and electric, sometimes with video from a keyboard-level camera to remind listeners of her instrumental skill.
A birthday party was under way for a manager of the singer Ne-Yo, and assorted luminaries were on hand: Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige, the basketball player Tony Parker and Mr. Brown, who at some point ordered a bevy of Champagne bottles with sparklers attached.
The rest goes to the singer, agent, manager, producer and assorted other hangers-on.
Swooping strings on the track known as Mounir Song were heart-stopping, but the orchestra also proved adaptable, setting the scene for assorted guests: first the magnificently dressed Tunisian singer Mounir Trodi, then ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate and kora player Seckou Keita.
