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Harp, the Herald Angels Sing

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Tom Warner

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Mark Harp (1957-2004) Lest we forget, legendary Baltimore musician Mark Linthicum – better known to friends and local music lovers as Mark Harp or “Harpo” (for his resemblance to the similarly curly-haired Harpo Marx) – … Continue reading →


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Elvis Presley Hits the Low Point of His Career in Baltimore

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Only in Baltimore would Elvis Presley leave the stage to try to take a 30 minute crap because of intestinal problems. The Elvis In Norway fan site shares this tale of one of Elvis’ worst performances of his career: Baltimore … Continue reading →


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Tori Amos’ “Baltimore”

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Tom Warner

“Baltimore / Walking With You” single MEA Records, 1980 Tori Amos – Baltimore “It’s all kind of people/Familiar places smiling faces/I’m proud to say I’m a Baltimorean/But the ‘Birds are the best/The best of Baltimore.” Born Myra Ellen Amos in … Continue reading →


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Songs of Baltimore

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Tom Warner

A Musical Tour Through the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music Lester S. Levy’s mother was obsessive about having her baby born in the same house in Philadelphia in which she had been born. Thus Lester’s birthplace was in … Continue reading →


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Shor Patrol – “Loverboy” EP

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Tom Warner

Shor Patrol – Loverboy ep (1983) (from azlocal.blogspot.com) Baltimore band Shor Patrol, featuring Alana Shor on vocals was a huge local success and had some national attention with their song “Loverboy”. Morphing from Club favorites Paper Cup, they changed their … Continue reading →


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Roger Anderson: In Memoriam

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Tom Warner

By Tom Warner (Baltimore City Paper, 1986) He thrived on a sort of nervous energy, changing moods as habitually as he puffed away on his ever-presents. People around him were never quite sure when he was being serious and when … Continue reading →


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My City, ‘Tis of Thee

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Tom Warner

SWEET TOWN OF MISERY, OF THEE I SING (originally posted in Accelerated Decrepitude, 10/5/2005) I’m trying to compile a list of how my hometown is representin’…in the world of music. Yes, yes, we all have heard Randy Newman’s uplifting portrait … Continue reading →


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“Glory Hole”

Posted on December 6, 2000 by Tom Warner

The Marble Bar, the Basement That Hosted Both Henry Fonda and Iggy Pop, Turns Another Page by Brennen Jensen (Baltimore City Paper 12/6/2000) For the better part of a decade, the boarded-up Congress Hotel has loomed over the 300 block … Continue reading →


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