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The Story and Meaning Behind “The Rose,” the Bette Midler Movie Ballad From an Unlikely Source

5 Artists Who Covered John Prine Songs and Made Them Their Own

Meet the Broadway Actress Who Wrote Bette Midler’s “The Rose”

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Menahan Street Band Make ‘Exciting’ Return After Nearly 10 Years

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