Lionel Richie: References & Edit History
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Virginia Gorlinski
Virginia (Gini) Gorlinski was Arts and Culture Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She was responsible primarily for subjects related to music and dance but also handled articles concerning Malaysia and Indonesia. She earned a B.M. in music history from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in music (ethnomusicology) from the University of Hawai'i, and a Ph.D. in music (ethnomusicology) from the University of Wisconsin. Gini specializes in the musics of Southeast Asia, particularly those of the Kenyah, Kayan, and other upriver peoples of Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo. She has conducted several years of research in the region and goes back there periodically to continue her projects and to visit her friends and adoptive families.Gini has published in various anthologies, academic and popular journals, and encyclopedias on topics related to her work in Borneo. She also has released extensively annotated recordings of Kenyah music.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Lionel Richie. | Nov 12, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Lionel Richie: The Key to Peace in the Middle East. | Feb 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - Lionel Richie on his "amazing ride". | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Added his memoir Truly, videos, and head levels. | Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC - INTERVIEW: Lionel Richie. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Lionel Richie. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | May 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Lionel Richie. | Aug 22, 2022 | ||
| Noted that he was selected for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. | May 12, 2022 | ||
| Noted that there was a 10-year gap between the studio albums Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) and Louder than Words (1996). | Aug 05, 2020 | ||
| Noted that he became a judge on the revival of American Idol. | Mar 13, 2018 | ||
| Noted that he received a Kennedy Center Honor. | Dec 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - Lionel Richie. | Oct 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alabama Music Hall of Fame - Biography of Lionel Richie. | Oct 10, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Songwriters Hall of Fame - Biography of Lionel Richie. | Oct 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Lionel Richie. | Aug 28, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Feb 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Lionel Richie. | Dec 06, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Lionel Richie. | Dec 06, 2012 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 03, 2012 |
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