Vince Cummings
Vince Cummings is a writer and editor living in Los Angeles. After a long stint as a travel writer that took him to cities from Seattle to Miami — and about 12 major league baseball stadiums — he has entered into the freelance pool, writing about sports, the arts and other topics. Along with Suite101, he writes for such publications as Loews magazine as well as Mahalo, a Web 2.0 search engine. As an editor, he has worked for Microsoft and publishers of everything from social sciences publications to religious books.
Also a musician, Cummings has played gigs on the Sunset Strip opening for country mainstay Asleep at the Wheel and performed onstage with Paul Stanley of KISS at BB King's in Times Square. An occasional music writer, he has a wide range of musical interests, including jazz, country, Cajun, Irish music and world music.
Latest Articles
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Wes Montgomery, Jazz Guitar Great
Guitarist Wes Montgomery earned a reputation as a top jazz musician in 10 years of recording. Movin' Wes, A Day in the Life and Tequila are still influencing guitarists.
Dec 23, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Dennis Hopper, Director of Easy Rider
Dennis Hopper, Academy Award nominated actor, has been making movies since 1955. He worked with James Dean, Peter Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Nicholson.
Dec 19, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Beatnik Novelist William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs penned "Nova Express," "The Wild Boys" and other novels. Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, he was one of the famed Beat Generation writers.
Dec 18, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Charlie Parker, Jazz Saxophone Legend
Charlie Parker, the alto saxophone player, wrote "Ornithology," "Scrapple from the Apple" and other classics. He played with Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.
Dec 17, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Tenor Sax Player John Coltrane, Jazz Great
Saxophonist John Coltrane played with Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and others. He backed up Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis on the album Kind of Blue.
Dec 16, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Charles Baudelaire Wrote Flowers of Evil
Charles Baudelaire wrote Flowers of Evil in 1857. He also published a series of prose poems entitled Paris Spleen, plus translations of Edgar Allan Poe.
Dec 14, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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Classic Films of Orson Welles
Citizen Kane. Macbeth. Touch of Evil. Director and actor Orson Welles was the force behind these classic movies, as well as Othello, Mr. Arkadin and The Trial.
Oct 10, 2008
- Vince Cummings
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