The Day the Music Died?
It really wasn’t the day that the music died, although it may have been the end of an era. It was the day that three of Rock and Roll’s young stars (Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, the Big Bopper) were involved in an early morning plane crash on February 3, 1959, in Clear [...]
The Beatles Up On The Roof
Those who were walking the streets near the Abbey Road Studios at 3 Savile Row, London on January 30, 1969 got a surprise and, to a few, a great treat. It was on that date that The Beatles performed their unannounced noontime concert. Their last public performance. They were working on songs for a possible [...]
I Don’t Like Mondays
On Monday January 29, 1979 the day was starting as usual for Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California. Then all of a sudden shots rang out. They were coming from the house across the street. During the 6 hour shooting spree and standoff Principal Burton Wragg and head custodian Mike Suchar were killed. Eight [...]
Established: 1972
One may think that Email is a fairly new form of communications however it is credited to have been invented in 1972 by Ray Tomlinson who worked for Bolt Beranek and Newman as an ARPANET contractor. By chance he picked the @ symbol to denote sending messages from one computer to another, name-of-the-user@name-of-the-computer. The Hewlett-Packard [...]
Sophie Tucker – Last of the Red Hot Mommas
Sophie Tucker, billed later in her career as the Last of the Red Hot Mommas, was born Sophie Kalish in Russia as her parents were immigrating to the United States on January 13, 1884. Her father decided to adopt the name Abuza in America. One could say she was destined to become an entertainer. While [...]
Jerry Lieber
Lyricist Jerry Lieber along with composer Mike Stoller wrote the soundtrack of the 50′s generation. Some of their songs were Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley and Charlie Brown, Poison Ivy and Yakety Yak for the Coasters. Jerry Lieber died in 2011 on August 22nd. Jerry Lieber, born on April 25, 1933, and was [...]
Favorite Christmas Songs
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Many artists have recorded this lovely song since it was introduced by Judy Garland in the film Meet Me in St. Louis. The song was written for the film by lyricist Ralph Blane with the music composed Hugh Martin. Originally the song was to be dark, but Judy Garland [...]
White Christmas
The song White Christmas sung by Bing Crosby is the biggest selling song of all-time with over 100 million copies sold. The Song was written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish immigrant who also wrote God Bless America. It was first sung by Crosby in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn. It was released each Christmas for [...]
Stories about Our Christmas Songs
When should Christmas music be started to played for the Holidays? One thought is after Halloween, another is as soon as the weather starts turning colder (living in Maryland this would be around Mid-October) but for most that time starts just after Thanksgiving. We all know and love the following songs, but did you know [...]
Died Before Their Time
Rudolph Valentino was one of the most popular stars of Silent Films in the 1920′s. When he died at the age of 31 in 1926, it is estimated that 100,000 people attended his funeral in New York. His image as the Latin Lover has lasted for decades. When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean [...]
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