Pamela Rafalow Grossman

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Pamela Rafalow Grossman

Pamela Rafalow Grossman is a writer, editor, and, of course, dedicated music lover living in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has appeared in outlets such as Time, the Village Voice, and Rolling Stone.

Poly Styrene Battled Breast Cancer But it Wasn't the End of her Legacy

Poly Styrene / Photo Credit: Falcon Stuart As October—named Breast Cancer Awareness month—draws to a close, our thoughts turn to the extraordinary women in our personal lives and in the public sphere who’ve faced the disease. Musicians Minnie Riperton, Carly Simon, and Melissa Etheridge, designer...

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Landmark Carole King LP Tapestry Turns Fifty Ahead of Rock Hall Recognition

Tapestry photo shoot, 1971 Laurel Canyon / Photo: Jim McCrary/ Courtesy Lou Adler, Ode Records Fifty years ago, two Carole King songs dominated U.S. radio, spilling from speakers across the land. The Billboard-declared “double A-side” single of “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move” was...

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Remembering the Empowering Legacy of Helen Reddy

When Helen Reddy passed away on September 29 of this year, at the age of 78, she left a powerful legacy of music and activism—one that's been with me most of my life. In reflecting on her impact, I was transported back to June 1973: I was 6 years old and gripped by the opening line of "Delta Dawn"...

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