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Mac Rebennack Performance Series, Part 1: Tribute to Professor Longhair.
The first in a seven-part series of performance pieces with Mac Rebennack, better known as Dr. John. Today, a tribute to legendary New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair.
The "Eccentric" Career of Annie Potts.
Actress Annie Potts. She's becoming familiar to audiences for her role in TV's "Designing Women." But before that, she was cast often as quirky, off-the-wall characters in films like "Ghostbusters" and "Pretty in Pink."
Robert Ferro's New Novel Tackles AIDS.
Critic-at-Large Laurie Stone reviews Second Son, a new novel by Robert Ferro about AIDS.
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