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PSU Faculty or Staff Author ; 1960-2000.
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PSU Faculty or Staff Author. |
Summary |
"I'm as corny as Kansas in August--" That put-down line from the musical South Pacific was written by lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, a native New Yorker who never got closer to Kansas than a Yonkers beanery. But it's typical of the out-of-state attitude by snobs who think we Kansans all live in haystacks and talk like Judy Garland. So listen up--literally--to one of the greatest singing voices in American history. No, I don't mean Tanya Tucker. I mean Sam Ramey from Colby, Kansas, the primo basso of not only the Met, but of La Scala, Covent Garden , the Hamburg and Vienna State Operas--and a dazzling star of many live from Loncoln Center TV productions. |
Subject |
Ramey, Sam
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In: |
Autumn Lifestyles June 01, 1994 column 1-2 page 6 |
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8118 |
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