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“Scribblings” and “Every Step of the Way” by Matthew Zachary(0)
Matthew Zachary composed his solo piano album, “Scribblings” in the form of scribbles while he was battling brain cancer, not knowing if he would ever play again. After five years in remission, he composed and recorded the sequel, “Every Step of the Way.” He has distributed thousands to hospital cancer centers, non-profit organizations, pediatric and [...]
“Songbird” by Eva Cassidy
“Songbird cherry-picks tracks from the three locally released albums of Eva Cassidy, whose hauntingly beautiful vocals went virtually unheard outside her native Washington, D.C., during her short 33 years with us. Lost to melanoma in 1996, Cassidy sang with an unaffected purity and an astonishing ability to make both classic and contemporary songs sound like [...]
“Magic and Loss” by Lou Reed
“After spending a good many years searching for his main line, Lou Reed tapped into a fresh vein of creativity with 1989′s New York and Songs for Drella, a tribute to Andy Warhol made with his former Velvet Underground partner John Cale. With two friends suffering from cancer–one being songwriter Doc Pomus–Reed went to work [...]
“Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth” by Cindy Bullens
“Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth is a miracle. That’s a big, scary word, but this is big, sometimes scary music. Calling it a miracle is not hype or exaggeration. It simply describes what Cindy Bullens does on this album inspired by the life and death of her 11-year-old daughter, Jessie Bullens-Crewe [from Hodgkin's disease]. Part [...]