a cappella
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Garcia played guitar on the couple’s 1975 album, “Keith & Donna,” and harmonized with the pair on the a cappella track “Who Was John.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
In front of a red velvet curtain with smudged mascara and a crystal teardrop on her cheek, Del Rio delivered a moving a cappella performance of “Llorando,” a Spanish-language take of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
It plays softly in the background, and then Bono sings it, solo, a cappella.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025
But as soon as it was over, I went back and listened to “Springsteen” a cappella in 30-mile-an-hour winds that night, and I knew it was good.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
“Become my assistant again. You know—like when you helped me at the a cappella contest.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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