The Miraculous
The Miraculous: Music
41. 1972–74, Akron, Ohio; London
By Raphael RubinsteinA 20-year-old Ohio native whose accomplishments include dropping out of several universities, consuming as many drugs and as much alcohol as she can afford, and alarming her parents, is perusing a magazine stand at a shopping mall when, to her astonishment, she comes across a recent issue of the British music weekly New Musical Express.
The Miraculous: Music
42. Sometime in the 1980s, London
By Raphael RubinsteinTwo British music journalists meet for lunch in a Holland Park bistro ...
The Miraculous: Music
43. 1960, Los Angeles
By Raphael RubinsteinA youth aged 17 (or, in some accounts, 15) is sent to jail for stealing $30,000 worth of automobile tires. Prior to this, he and his younger brother comprised a two-person gang that ruled their neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles.
The Miraculous: Music
44. 1960, Bad Nauheim, Germany; New York City
By Raphael RubinsteinDrafted into the US Army and sent to Germany, a 23-year-old is struck by a recent recording of the classic Neapolitan ballad “O Sole Mio.”
The Miraculous: Music
45. 1897–98, Naples, Italy
By Raphael RubinsteinA Neapolitan singer-songwriter (whom we will call Composer #1) buys a collection of 23 melodies from another musician (Composer #2), who is also Neapolitan.
