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Art Ferrante, Pop Pianist in Famed Duo, Dies at 88

Source: The New York Times

Pensacola : FL : USA | 2 months ago

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In the golden age of easy-listening music, when conductors and arrangers like Mantovani and Percy Faith soothed American ears assaulted by rock ’n’ roll, Ferrante & Teicher emerged as headliners with their high-energy, declamatory approach to Broadway tunes and film scores, like their hit...

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