A full performance of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle spans approximately 16 hours

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Keisha Lance Bottoms' father, Major Lance, was a chart-topping singer in the 1960s who collaborated with Curtis Mayfield

Major Lance was born on a sharecroppers' farm in Mississippi and raised in public housing projects in Chicago

Major Lance died unexpectedly at the age of 55

Richard Wagner's operatic Ring Cycle consists of four individual operas: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung

The year 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle

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Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Canto a Ebioso' by Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino for the Bronx section of his New York City Marathon playlist

Eric Dolphy's composition 'The Prophet' features sequential solos by Eric Dolphy on saxophone, Booker Little on trumpet, and Mal Waldron on piano

Ben Ratliff selected the track 'Chic Cheer' by the disco band Chic for the Brooklyn section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

Ben Ratliff selected Run-DMC's song 'Slow and Low' for the Queens portion of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

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Ben Ratliff selected the instrumental version of Wu-Tang Clan's track 'It's Yours' for the Staten Island section of Ben Ratliff's New York City Marathon playlist

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Ben Ratliff wrote a concert review for Ben Ratliff's high school newspaper after attending a Miles Davis performance as a teenager

The track 'Canto a Ebioso' is an example of Cuban rumba music featuring polyrhythmic drums and vocals

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