Rodgers and Hart
Richard Rodgers is perhaps the greatest American musical composer. His greatest fame came with his work with Oscar Hammerstein II and the many musicals they were involved with in the mid 20th Century. The Sound Of Music, Oklahoma, South Pacific and many more. But Rodgers had been a successful composer long before his work with [...]
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola was first sold on May 8, 1886 at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. It was sold as a patent medicine for 5 cents. At the time carbonization was thought to good for heath. For the first few months only a few glasses were sold each day. The formula was created by John Sith Pemberton. [...]
Lorenz Hart
May 2nd is the anniversary of the birth of Lorenz Hart. Many many not know the name, but few don’t know at least one of the many songs he wrote along with Richard Rodgers during the 1920′s, 30′s and into the 40′s. He wrote the lyrics to Blue Moon, The Lady Is a Tramp, Where [...]
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery aka Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell died from a brain tumor in 1970 at the young age of 24 and with that the career of a R&B and soul singer ended. Had she not died she would probably be mentioned along with Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin as soul greats. Even though her career was short her duets with [...]
Hershey: The Man and His Park
In 1903 Milton Hershey broke ground for his chocolate factory on a 1200 acre parcel of ground located in the cornfields of Pennsylvania about 10 miles from Harrisburg. Around his factory he also planned a town. The town now bares his name, Hershey. Hershey planned more than just a place to live and work for [...]
Songs Heard on the Titanic
After the Titanic stuck the iceberg and panic was all abound the band lead by Wallace H. Hartley played as the ship was sinking. The other member of the band were Fred Clarke, P.C. Taylor, G. Krins, Theodore Brailey, Jock Hume, J.W. Woodward and Roger Bricoux. Here are a few of the songs that may [...]
Screen’s First Sex Symbol
Nearly 100 years ago Theda Bara was one of the biggest Silent Screen Stars, now other than those who are fans of Silent Movies she is almost completely unknown. She made more than 40 feature films between 1914 and 1926 however most of these films are considered ‘Lost films’ since complete prints of only six [...]
The Beatles Top the Charts
It was 1964 and it seemed that everything, at least in music, revolved around the Beatles. They had hit the United States with a two year abundance of hits from England and on the Billboard Top 40 chart of April 3, 1964 their songs occupied the top 5 slots, a feat that had never occurred [...]
A Silent Star and His Fall
Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle was born on March 24, 1887 in Smith Center, Kansas, to Mollie and William Goodrich Arbuckle. His mother died in 1899 and his father abandoned him shortly afterward. Arbuckle survived by doing odd jobs at a hotel in San Jose, California. He entered an amateur night contest where he caught the attention [...]
First Bond Girl
It wasn’t her first film appearance, but when when she emerged from the sea in a white bikini in the 1962 James Bond Film “Dr. No”, Ursula Andress became the first and perhaps the most unforgettable Bond Girl. Ursula Andress was born on March 19, 1936 in Switzerland. It must have been for her beauty [...]
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