Bob Russell

Bob Dubois si guadagna da vivere riparando bruciatori a nafta. Sposato con due figli, si trascina a fatica in un'esistenza affannosa e grigia come i cieli nevosi del suo New Hampshire. Vanise Dorsinville fugge con il figlio neonato e un nipote da Haiti, dove la povertà e il terrore regnano sovrani, per cercare fortuna nella terra dei sogni. Per entrambi, la Florida dei nuovi ricchi, tra sole, spiagge e piscine, ha il profumo di un cambiamento e di un benessere che, tutto d'un tratto, sembrano a portata di mano. Banks ne segue le storie parallele e l'incontro, esplorando attraverso i loro occhi e le loro voci il retaggio di ingiustizie, illusioni e violenza che, fuori dal mito e dai falsi miraggi, accompagna ogni tappa del sogno americano.

"Donny Hathaway" is the eponymous second studio album by American soul artist Donny Hathaway, released on April 2, 1971 on Atco. The majority of songs featured on the collection were covers of pop, gospel and soul songs that were released around the same time. The most prominent of the covers were Hathaway's rendition of Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and a gospel-inflected cover of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Giving Up", written by Van McCoy. This was the second of three solo studio albums that Hathaway released during his lifetime before his suicide in 1979. Atlantic producer Jerry Wexler took over most of the production duties, with Hathaway producing one track, the self-penned "Take a Love Song".

The Four Freshmen were one of the top vocal groups of the 1950s, and formed the bridge between '40s ensembles like the Mel-Tones and harmony-based rock & roll bands such as the Beach Boys as well as groups like Spanky & Our Gang and the Manhattan Transfer.

The Four Freshmen were one of the top vocal groups of the 1950s, and formed the bridge between '40s ensembles like the Mel-Tones and harmony-based rock & roll bands such as the Beach Boys as well as groups like Spanky & Our Gang and the Manhattan Transfer.