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Saturday 11/16: Host John Semper Jr. with vocalist Jerry Lawson
Jerry Lawson fronted the legendary a cappella group, The Persuasions, for nearly 40 years. He led the celebrated quintet and recorded and toured with numerous artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa. Lawson sang lead on about 90 percent of The Persuasions albums, one of which, “Chirpin’,” was hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 LPs of the 1970s. His broad, warm baritone is regarded by many as one of the better kept secrets in popular music, a cappella being such a niche market. As music writer Rip Rense put it, “By any fair measure, Lawson is really one of the best singers of the last 50 years—up there with Sam Cooke, Brook Benton, Jerry Butler and Nat King Cole.” Lawson is also responsible for the brilliant vocal arrangements on all 22 albums with The Persuasions. The last five of his highly original albums found acclaim from People Magazine to the Los Angeles Times. After a very brief retirement, in 2004 Lawson was introduced to the members of the San Francisco-based a cappella group, Talk of the Town. He joined them as their lead singer and in 2007 they independently released their album, Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town. While certainly reminiscent of the Persuasions, the sound of TOTT is noticeably different, with more focus on a single lead singer and a smoother, tighter group harmony backing Lawson’s gruff leads. CLICK HERE to learn more about Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.
Marion Ross celebrated her 85th birthday on October 25th. She has been acting professionally for more than 60 years and has no intention of retiring. In an interview with her from 2011, when asked if she was surprised to still be working, she replied, “No. I expect myself to work. I am surprised to see that I am an older person. I didn’t know that I was. When did that happen?” Read more 
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A Purple Heart was found in a garage sale by Kimberly Paller of North Carolina. She did some research ad discovered it belonged to Lt. Henry A. Schenk. In Korea, Lt. Schenk saved a man’s life: actor and author, James McEachin. Ms. Paller contacted a very surprised and delighted Mr. McEachin, and now the Purple Heart will be returned to Lt. Schenk’s family. 
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 11/6/12:
