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Singer-songwriter Janis Ian, center, poses with Bruce Springsteen, left, and Billy Joel, right.

Four decades before 15-year-old Miley Cyrus caused a media uproar for posing for photographs that implied she was nude, Janis Ian -- then also 15 -- wrote the critically acclaimed song "Society's Child." A ...

Submitted by SHNS on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 15:02. Janis Ian has lived a rich and wonderful, painful and uplifting life.

ON THE AIRSteve Kraske, The Kansas City Star’s political correspondent, is host of “Up to Date” from 11 a.m. to noon weekdays on 89.3 FM, KCUR.

Catch legends Michael Feinstein and Linda Eder at the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury for a two-night stint this weekend.

Singer Janis Ian's autobiography is aptly called Society's Child after her 1966 hit about an interracial relationship.

Residents can meet singer-songwriter Janis Ian at the Green Hills Branch Library on Aug.

When folk singer Janis Ian became a child star in 1966, it was rare for a 15-year-old performer to be a national celebrity.

Singer Janis Ian's autobiography is aptly called Society's Child after her 1966 hit about an interracial relationship.

Read an excerpt from Society's Child . Enlarge Merca Oser In 1967, Janis Ian was getting attention for her controversial song about an interracial relationship, "Society's Child." Enlarge Peter Cunningham Ian ...

Janis Ian, A New Zealand Story, The Rise and Fall of IG Farben, Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization, Mao's Last Dancer...

Few and far between again, perhaps, but in subjects all over the proverbial map...Society's Child: My BiographyBy Janis IanThe Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter of the once-controversial 1966 hit 'Society's Child,' about an interracial love affair, and 1975's wallflower anthem 'At Seventeen,' has penned...

Adam Nimoy says it was tough winning an argument with his famous father. "Have you ever argued with a guy who can cause a frenzy among thousands at a convention hall simply by giving the Vulcan hand salute?" he ...

A GUITAR AND A PEN: STORIES BY COUNTRY MUSIC'S GREATEST SONGWRITERS Edited by Robert Hicks Center Street, $24 Given that all songwriters are storytellers, it's no surprise that somebody managed to get a group ...

Coming back from Figment last weekend, two "Planetary Dancers" were excited about this afternoon's concert with legendary folk-pop singer/songwriter Janis Ian.

NBC and Saturday Night Live will honor the late comedian George Carlin by re-airing the original debut episode of NBC's Saturday Night from October 11, 1975.

DAVID Geffen is a brilliant businessman, but he made one incredibly bad call early in his career.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19 JANIS IAN 8 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Boulevard.

Janis Ian will take center stage at the Sheldon Concert Hall when Grand Center and KETC/Channel 9 bring the legendary Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter to St.

Who are the great songwriters in America today? Not the most popular. Not the richest.

Musician Ravi Shankar is 88. Actor James Garner is 80. Singer Cal Smith is 76. Actor Wayne Rogers is 75. via The Cincinnati Enquirer