Larry Tye
Contributor at Freelance
Author of "Jazzmen," a ground-breaking biography of maestros Ellington, Armstrong and Basie and how they wrote the soundtrack for the Civil Rights movement.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Larry Tye
This journalist was the real hero behind Joe McCarthy’s takedown (washingtonpost.com) This journalist was the real hero behind Joe McCarthy’s takedown By Larry Tye 2025060210300000 The mythology of Sen. Joseph McCarthy — in fresh focus as the Broadway version of George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" smashes box-office records — gets it right that a legendary American journalist played a vital role in toppling the red-baiting Republican in the 1950s.
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1 month ago |
bostonglobe.com | Larry Tye
Larry Tye, a former Globe reporter, is the author of “Home Lands: Portraits of the New Jewish Diaspora.” This weekend, Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El — a timeworn yellow-brick edifice on the city’s Main Street that opened its doors 88 years ago — will host goodbye parties for itself.
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2 months ago |
bostonglobe.com | Larry Tye
Larry Tye, a former Globe reporter, is the author of “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy.”As the presidents of Harvard, Tufts, Columbia, and other American universities desperately seek ways to push back against White House assaults, I offer two words of counsel: Nathan Pusey.
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2 months ago |
havenmagazines.com | Susan Rogers |Ogi Ogas |Michael Lang |Larry Tye
THIS IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE By Susan Rogers & Ogi Ogas Have you ever been moved by a piece of music? So much so that you danced like no one was watching, sang at the top of your lungs, or were possibly even brought to tears? Award-winning professor of cognitive neuroscience, Susan Rogers (also one of the most successful female record producers of all time) explains the science of music that reveals the secrets of why your favorite songs move you.
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Mar 23, 2025 |
bostonglobe.com | Larry Tye
Larry Tye, an author and former Boston Globe health reporter, is coauthor, with Kitty Dukakis, of “Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy.”I witnessed Kitty Dukakis at her most vulnerable — with two electrodes strapped to her skull, a doctor by her side ready to press a button that would unleash a burst of electricity powerful enough to trigger an epileptic-like convulsion, in hopes the sheer force of her seizure would shock her brain back into balance.
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"The Jazzmen" reviewed this week in the Wall Street Journal: "Mr. Tye has an easy way of telling a story, a knack for characterization and a pacing that feels right . . . Through the marvel of their music, these jazzmen live forever." https://t.co/3EKYphshUS
Great talking this morning with @MorningEdition 's @MichelMcQMartin about jazz greats #DukeEllington, #LouisArmstrong and #CountBasie, three unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement https://t.co/RSXPMbZEKY
RT @afropresencia: Special Book Talk Event: Larry Tye Discusses “The Jazzmen" https://t.co/zexGl454rV