She Knows No Secrets, But Has One
Carly Simon’s third albums, it is also one of her most popular, has the title No Secrets. The album also has You’re So Vain a song that has a big secret. Who is so vain and may think the song is about him?
Carly Simon was born on June 25, 1945. She was born [...]
The Lights are Bright
Even though I have never seen a show in a Broadway Theatre or for that matter seen many shows anywhere, in fact I may have appeared in more shows than I have seen, I have been a fan of Broadway since the early 1970s.
Most of my experience has been through Cast albums and [...]
Ben Bernie – Yowsah
If you were living in the 1930’s there’s a good chance that one of favorite musical stars would have been Ben Bernie. He’s not a common known artist today, but one phrase of his you may have heard, “Yawsah, Yawsah, Yowsah.”
Ben Bernie was born on May 30, 1891. By the age of 15 [...]
With a Huff and a Puff
In eight minutes on May 27, 1933 Walt Disney retold an old story. It was on that day that Disney’s Silly Symphonies version of the Three Little Pigs was released.
The cartoon produced by Disney and directed by Burt Gillet played in movie theaters for months, in a time when shorts were played [...]
Pop Queens of the 70’s
When thinking about the Queens of Pop music of the seventies the first one that comes to mind is the King, Carole King. Carole King was born Carole Klein in 1942. She along with her then husband, Gerry Goffin, pen some of the greatest pop hits of the early 70s, “Will You Still [...]
I’m Such a Hairy Guy
The musical Hair is without a doubt a musical of the 1960s. It is one of the first that could be considered a Rock Musical. The book and lyrics are by James Rado and Gerome Ragni with music by Galt MacDermot. Four of the songs from the musical were top 5 [...]
Shots Fired – 4 Dead in Ohio
At 12:22 on Monday May 4, 1970, 29 members of a group of 77 National Guard troops from A Company and Troop G fired shots towards a group of students at Kent State. 13 seconds and about 67 shots later it ended. Some shots were in the air as warnings, others to induce injury [...]
The Duke of Jazz
Edward Kennedy Ellington, more commonly known as Duke Ellington, was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington DC. As a youngster he was called Duke by a friend because of a regal air he displayed.
Ellington began playing piano when he was eleven with a heavy influence from Ragtime. By 17 he was a [...]
Did You Know? – Muscian’s Real Names
David Bowie – David Robert Jones. The only reason he did not use his real name because of the Monkee Davy Jones.
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier. Originally the Band was named Alice Cooper then he adopted the name.
Ice T – Tracy Morrow
Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson. She married Chuck Mitchell, [...]
The State Box
At about 10:15 on the night of April 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth entered the State Box at Ford’s Theatre. Viewing the play Our American Cousin was the President of the United State, Abraham Lincoln. With a derringer pistol Booth shot the President in the back of his head ending the President’s life. [...]
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