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  • Have you had the kind of vocal-cord damage that many professional singers deal with?

    Music's Diva of Self-Help John Jurgensen 2011

  • Bono's out after back surgery, scuttling a U2 mega-tour; Art Garfunkel, who was supposed to be reuniting with Paul Simon, is nursing a vocal-cord condition.

    The End of the Road? 2010

  • The vocal-cord primary, like the campaign itself so far, is inconclusive.

    Talk Is Cheap in Politics, 2007

  • But for acquiring control of the correct vocal-cord action, absolutely no means has ever been found, scientific or empirical.

    The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern 1894

  • The rules contained in the theoretical works on Voice Culture for managing the registers and vocal-cord action, for forward emission of tone, and for control of the resonance cavities, are of no value whatever to the student of singing.

    The Psychology of Singing A Rational Method of Voice Culture Based on a Scientific Analysis of All Systems, Ancient and Modern 1894

  • JLn%2F%2BCnPvu0fF0e07thG7RGS8DEe2a1K%2Ft70BVKGd8XuwQ%2FUIUXoVXoFu4LQqfLHLemsaf7nwW3fmq3%2Br086aAG710w2TWRG Adele performing at the Grammys in her return from vocal-cord surgery 'The Simpsons': WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to guest in show's 500th episode RT @boredmommy This woman's hooha deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • JLn%2F%2BCnPvu0fF0e07thG7RGS8DEe2a1K%2Ft70BVKGd8XuwQ%2FUIUXoVXoFu4LQqfLHLemsaf7nwW3fmq3%2Br086aAG710w2TWRG Adele performing at the Grammys in her return from vocal-cord surgery 'The Simpsons': WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to guest in show's 500th episode RT @boredmommy This woman's hooha deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012

  • The singer-songwriter then went on to perform a live version of the song, marking her first live performance since undergoing vocal-cord surgery last November.

    Evening Standard - Home 2012

  • Adele was triumphant in her first performance since vocal-cord surgery forced the cancellation of a tour and months of vocal rest.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • JLn%2F%2BCnPvu0fF0e07thG7RGS8DEe2a1K%2Ft70BVKGd8XuwQ%2FUIUXoVXoFu4LQqfLHLemsaf7nwW3fmq3%2Br086aAG710w2TWRG Adele performing at the Grammys in her return from vocal-cord surgery 'The Simpsons': WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to guest in show's 500th episode RT @boredmommy This woman's hooha deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Crystal Bell 2012

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