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Flipping channels caught the Lionel Ritchie, Gershwin Prize for popular music

kurt cloverdales

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The library of congress presents it or its recorded there in some fashion. I never really cared for Lionel Ritchie or his type of music, but the show caught my interest as other artist performed his hits, and I was kind of shocked at how prolific his career was as far as writing hits that after a couple of notes you recognize the song.

the other think that struck me is that older white people in suits shouldn't attempt to dance in public. the best seats in front where mostly filled with 70 somethings, dignitaries I suppose and their spouses, the various artist who performed Ritchie's hits would invariably ask the crowd to stand up and sing along, the geezers felt compelled to get up at the point and would do little turns with their bodies and pump their arms like they were attempting to ski uphill.
 
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The library of congress presents it or its recorded there in some fashion. I never really cared for Lionel Ritchie or his type of music, but the show caught my interest as other artist performed his hits, and I was kind of shocked at how prolific his career was as far as writing hits that after a couple of notes you recognize the song.

the other think that struck me is that older white people in suits shouldn't attempt to dance in public. the best seats in front where mostly filled with 70 somethings, dignitaries I suppose and their spouses, the various artist who performed Ritchie's hits would invariably ask the crowd to stand up and sing along, the geezers felt compelled to get up at the point and would do little turns with their bodies and pump their arms like they were attempting to ski uphill.
Lionel Ritchie is a goddamned American treasure.
 
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