My friend Courtney Grant Winston has led a storied life. A photographer by trade, Courtney has a gift for revealing his subjects’ spirited personalities. He has photographed actor Morgan Freeman, Le Bernardin coowner Maguy Le Coze, and celebrity chefs Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Alain Ducasse, and Anthony Bourdain. Courtney took the iconic cover photo for his 2000 breakout biography, Kitchen Confidential.
Courtney’s father was a Tuskegee Airman during World War II and a childhood friend of Billie Holiday. The voice of Courtney’s mother, Dorothy, can be heard in Billie, the recent documentary, speaking about the celebrated jazz singer’s final days.
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By all accounts, Eunice Kathleen Waymon, aka Nina Simone, who passed in 2003, was a troubled person and a brilliant artist. Why she was not more acclaimed during her lifetime is a question several recent film projects have tried to answer. Did her fierce stand on civil rights lose her fans?
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ARCAM Radia A25
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Wharfedale Heritage Series 90th Anniversary Dovedale
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Technics Grand Class SL-1200/1210GR2
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Thrax Audio Siren
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EMM Labs MTRS
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