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“Still the One” Plays to World Wide Audiences

Millions of Americans watched the Democratic National Convention this past week. Regardless of your political leanings, you have to admit that it was quite the 21st century event, with over 80.000 people flocking to the Pepsi Center Arena in Denver, Colorado.
One of our favorite moments came when, after Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy’s speech on Monday [...]

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What if YOU had to choose between “heat or eat”?

Hi everyone - Larry here
I rarely do this, but I’m posting a link to an article about an extraordinary organization which I actively and most fervently support.
Click here for the article in the Kingston Freeman
It would be literally catastrophic to Hudson Valley residents for The Queens Galley to have to shut its doors.
As far as I can tell, things [...]

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Music and Politics

I don’t know when the dynamic began, but songs like “God Bless America”, “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” and National Anthems around the globe show us that using music to support and enhance political causes has been done for a long time.
Orleans has a long history of writing, recording and performing songs that are issue-related; [...]

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