compere

Example Sentences

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One night in 1985, Paul O'Grady was working behind the bar at a gay pub in London when he remarked that he could do a better job of hosting ladies' night than the current compere.

From BBC

Backed by an eight-member orchestra conducted by Victor Simonson, Compere and Dennis’s Bible-thumping Bell divvy up the bulk of the blues and spiritual numbers, reminding us again and again how vast a space Black musicianship occupies in America’s musical heritage.

From Washington Post

The proceedings are gracefully anchored by Compere, with stunning assists from Dennis and Boswell; not often do you hear the voices of so many powerhouse women on one stage.

From Washington Post

The charge comes most electrifyingly from the evening’s star, Carrie Compere, who dedicates body and soul to the story of a singer anguished by conflicting loyalties to her music, her mother and her maker.

From Washington Post

Compere escorts us through the decades of Tharpe’s evolution, ending in 1973, when, having lost a leg to illness and using a wheelchair, she died in Philadelphia at age 58.

From Washington Post