THIS IS AMERICA - Miles Davis and 'Kind of Blue' By Robert Brumfield Broadcast: Monday, January 03, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE T

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Blues Man Guy Davis Earns Praise for Storytelling Skills Davis conceived Fishy Waters, a singing hobo traveling in the American South during the Great Depression, playing his country blues and telling tales to all who will listen. He embodies the tit

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By Steve Schy Washington 29 November 2007 The United States Davis Cup Tennis Team will be gunning for its 32nd championship when it hosts defending champion Russia in a best-of-five final series starting Friday in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Sch

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EXPLORATIONS - Wade Davis: Scientist, Explorer and Writer By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: Wade Davis And this is Steve Em

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Jazz Album Features Newly-Released Collection of Miles Davis Quintet Concerts Trumpeter Miles Davis led some of the greatest bands in jazz history, including the so-called Second Great Quintet. The group soars on a newly-released collection of live c

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now for some poetry. As we celebrate NPR Poetry Month, we've noticed that our Twitter hashtag - #nprpoetry - has attracted some young poets. And we know that teachers around the country sometimes use our Twitter callout to get th

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Non-Politicians Talking Politics: Author Victor Davis Hanson On 2016 Election play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:46repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or upda

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(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, WIDOWS) VIOLA DAVIS: (As Veronica) My husband left me the plans for his next job. All I need is a crew to pull it off. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Here's the premise of Widows, the action-packed heist thriller from director Steve McQueen

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: I'm David Greene in Culver City, Calif., not far from where I met Viola Davis the other day. The actress was working on her ABC show How To Get Away With Murder. It was an insanely busy day of shooting, and yet she found some time

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By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has ended its 12-year Davis Cup tennis title drought by defeating Russia 4-1 in the final in Portland, Oregon. But as VOA's Steve Schy reports, some fans wondered why talented American

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By Benham Natagehi Washington 25 February 2008 The music of jazz musician Miles Davis remains popular more than 16 years after his death. His music is being sampled by hip-hop artists, actor Don Cheadle is set to portray him in a movie and a new CD h

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 01 December 2007 American tennis player Andy Roddick has given the United States a 1-0 lead over Russia in the Davis Cup tennis finals by beating Dmitry Tursunov in Portland, Oregon. Roddick fired 25 aces and had only fou

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By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 01 December 2007 The United States has taken a 2-0 lead over Russia after the first day of play at the best-of-five match Davis Cup Tennis finals in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports from Memorial Coliseum,

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By Jim Stevenson Winston 08 April 2007 For most professional tennis players, each season is filled with the individual pursuits of winning tournament titles and prize money. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, a handful of players often find their mo

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By Doug Levine Washington 07 June 2006 Although Miles Davis died nearly 15 years ago, he's having one of his best years ever. Is that possible? Miles Davis during a concert at the Jazz-Festival in Mon

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By VOA Sports Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The United States begins defense of its Davis Cup tennis title this week when it takes on Austria in a World Group first round series indoors on clay in Vienna. American Andy Roddick will play the opening

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Davis Cup captain Joao Zwetsch has welcomed the challenge of facing a United States team buoyed by the inclusion of world No. 13 John Isner. Isner had been doubtful for next month's World Group first-round

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Walden fends off Davis challenge in snooker Shanghai Masters SHANGHAI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ricky Walden boosted his hopes of winning a second consecutive ranking event in China by edging out Steve Davis 5-4 on Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters snook

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HAVANA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Cuban tennis commissioner and one of the best players in the island's history, Juan Antonio Pino, Friday expressed his optimism on the return of locals to Davis Cup as part of the group America 3. We have shortlisted a

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MADRID, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Davis Cup holders Spain qualified for the quarterfinals of the competition this Saturday as doubles pairing Marcel Granollers and Marco Lopez won their doubles match 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 against Kazakhstan duo Yuri Schukin and Ev

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