The Earthquake That Sent “Hotel California” to Miami
The most famous song ever written about Los Angeles got its final take at a studio in North Miami, because the producer had been thrown out of bed by a California earthquake.
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Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Troubadour Who Turned a Song into a Way of Life
How a drifting songwriter found paradise in the Florida Keys and built Margaritaville into a billion-dollar celebration of island living.
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Ray Charles: The Blind Boy from a Tiny Florida Town Who Reinvented American Music
Ray Charles lost his sight in Greenville, Florida, found a piano, and studied music at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine before changing the world.
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Gloria Estefan: The Shy Girl from Miami Who Became the Queen of Latin Pop
From a shy teenager singing at family parties to a global superstar who survived a devastating accident and came back stronger, Gloria Estefan put Miami on the musical map and never left.
