Love And Other Words

In this previously unpublished manuscript, Snow outlines his critique of American culture building on America's adoption of Herbert Spencer's social theory known as "survival of the fittest".

Dion DiMucci has had a career unlike any other in 20th century popular music, one that took him from harmonizing doo wop on the streets of the Bronx to baring his soul on a series of singer/songwriter albums in the '70s, spending his later years bringing his blues into the 21st century. First famous for the hits he had as a teen with the Belmonts, "The Wanderer" and "Ruby Baby" were covers that established Dion as a solo star in the late '50s, while "Runaround Sue" and "Lovers Who Wander," which he co-wrote, revealed a songwriting talent that would flourish over the years.

My step-mother, June, lived alone until her nineties, but over time fell into the depths of dementia. With no biological children of her own, I was the one left to guide her down the path toward the end of her life. Haunted by my father's last words to me to take care of his Junie, I couldn't walk away from this difficult task.

Marc Berthoumieux is a French composer and jazz accordionist. He performs with his own band and with artists like Didier Lockwood, Charles Aznavour, Harry Belafonte, Gilbert Becaud, Georges Moustaki, Youn Sun Nah and many others. He recorded his album "In Other Words" with Giovanni Mirabassi, Henri Texier and Andre Ceccarelli. "In Other Words" his personal and convincing reading of jazz standards ("Have You Heard?", "Looking Up" by Michel Petrucciani), pop (Michael Jackson's "Human Nature", Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", Elton John's "Your Song"), soul ("Love's In Need Of Love" by Stevie Wonder) and soundtracks ("La Scoumoune" and "Les Choses de la vie").