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SWEET PEA ATKINSON: A TRIBUTE
Blues and soul singer Sweet Pea Atkinson passed away on May 4, 2020 after a heart attack. He was 74.
Born in Ohio and raised in Detroit, Hilliard Atkinson (reportedly nicknamed “Sweet Pea” for his caring nature), was best known musically as a naturally gritty, soulful singer who performed in Lyle Lovett’s Large Band (along with Francine Reed, Sir Harry Bowens, Arnold McCuller and others) for a decade, and sang regularly with Bonnie Raitt and many other luminaries.
In the 1980s, Atkinson joined brothers Don and David Was (actual last name Weiss) in the band Was (Not Was). Sweet Pea played the starring role with co-lead singer Sir Harry Bowens. Was (Not Was) hit the pop top 10 in 1988 with the irresistible, groovy “Walk the Dinosaur”—silly but sung with effortless gusto and soul by Atkinson and Bowens.
But I loved Atkinson’s final solo album, Get What You Deserve, released on Blue Note Records in 2017 with little fanfare. The reco
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Deni With Famous People
First Lady Michelle Obama
Gary Lightbody - Lead Singer of Snow Patrol
Cyndi Lauper Photo: Kathy Campus
Cyndi Lauper Photo: Steve Vianest
Meat Loaf Photo: Steve Vianest
Robyn Hitchcock & Jonathan Demme
John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin)
Davy Jones (of the Monkees)
Carson Daly (Of NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly")
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)
The late, great Warren Zevon
Alan Rickman ("Professor Snape" in the Harry Potter movies)
Florencia Lozano - Téa Delgado of One Life to Live
Eak the Geek (Coney Island Side Show)
Roald Hoffman (Noble prizewinner in Chemistry) & the late Benoiut Mandelrbrot (discovered fractals!)
The late, great Stephane Grappelli
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Larry Groce - Host of WV Mountain Stage Radio Show
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Que
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National Bonsai Foundation
The National Bonsai Foundation (NBF) is a nonprofit organization that was created to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. NBF also helps the United States National Arboretum showcase the arts of bonsai and penjing to the general public. The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is located on the 446-acre (1.80 km2) campus of the U.S. National Arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. Each year over 200,000 people visit the museum.[1] Distinguished national and international guests of various federal departments are also among the visitors.[2]
Mission statement
[edit]"The National Bonsai Foundation fryst vatten a section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1982 to sustain the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. It cooperates with the U.S. National Arboretum bygd offering financial support and advice to the museum.[citation needed]
This private/public collaboration between the Foundation and th