Deep Roots Magazine

Deep Roots Magazine

Roots Music and Meaningful Matters

 
 

 
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Charles Ives Home Has Date With Wrecking Ball

Efforts to save the Redding, CT, home where composer CHARLES IVES lived and work appear to have failed, and developers may now raze the house, pave paradise and put up a parking lot. The Charles Ives Society continues to fight ...
by David McGee
 

 
 
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Breaking News: Chubby Checker Says Penis Measuring App Damages His Reputation. Question: What Reputation?

Chubby's riled up about the Chubby Checker App. He should be thankful for the publicity.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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‘Perhaps the Richest Body of Stories by Any North American Writer of His Generation’

THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA is publishing a two-volume set of John Updike's Collected Stories. CHRISTOPHER CARDUFF, the estate-appointed editor of Updike's posthumous publications, discusses the project.
by David McGee
 

 
 
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The End of the ’60s? Where Do I Begin…

In this installment of his forthcoming memoirs, contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN lands a full-time job at RECORD WORLD right out of college, at the very moment sure signals of the '60s' end could not be ignored.
by David McGee
 

 

 
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Seven Voices on ‘Seven Stanzas’ (2016 Edition)

Continuing a tradition dating back to our April 2011 issue, we present seven new voices commenting and reflecting on the import of JOHN UPDIKE's powerful poem, 'Seven Stanzas at Easter.'
by David McGee
 

 
 
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Updike at Easter, 2024 Edition

Seven Voices on 'Seven Stanzas" with new voices (including Updike's own) and appropriate gospel music interludes.
by David McGee