With advancements in technology, libraries are offering much more than something to read. A library researcher offers a sampling of some unexpected items that library patrons can check out these days.
Aretha Franklin performs at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 1989.
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When record executives tried to mold Franklin’s sound to their liking, her career sputtered. Then legendary producer Jerry Wexler came along. His approach? Stay out of her way.
Ella Fitzgerald performing in Switzerland in 1967.
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Research Associate Professor and Associate Research Director for the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York