performances
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Popular throughout New England in the late 1960s for their vocal-harmony ballads and club performances, the Tavares brothers—first performing as Chubby and the Turnpikes and then as just the Turnpikes—struggled to gain national exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Backstage, as an orchestra rehearses and cameras document his every move, South African superstar Black Coffee is preparing for one of the biggest performances of his career.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear” “Because of ‘Shrinking’ peaking at the right time, both Harrison Ford and Michael Urie have the best chance to be nominated for their performances.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Their weekend offered drag performances, a crystal bowl sound bath, a disco nap break and 32 custom looks for the wedding party featuring florals, feathers, corsets and capes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I greeted Private Olakunde and praised him for the excellence of his performances upon his drum, for which he thanked me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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