Musical Appreciation

Ian Whitcomb ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Ian Whitcomb ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Born on this day in 1941: Ian Whitcomb, still performing to this very day. Ian Timothy Whitcomb was born in Woking, Surrey, England, to a family that already had show biz in its blood. His grandfather Jack founded British Screen Classics, an early entry in the motion picture business, which eventually bankrupt him. Before that, Ian’s father Pat worked there, and even co-starred in the 1929 flick, Mr. Nobody (not to be confused with the 2009 SciFi film), a movie ...
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David Bowie Dead at 69 ► Monday Musical AppreciationDavid Bowie Dead at 69 ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Woke up this morning to the news that David Bowie has died at the age of 69. This coming just days after his birthday, the same day he released his ...
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The Hit Parade ► A Musical AppreciationThe Hit Parade ► A Musical Appreciation
The first issue of The Billboard Advertiser It was 80 years ago today that Billboard Magazine launched The Hit Parade, a countdown of the most popular recordings in the country based ...
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A Big Day for Florida & Music ► Monday Musical AppreciationA Big Day for Florida & Music ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Two musical events occurred on this day in history — 8 years apart — that changed South Florida and music.  In 1960 the teen comedy Where the Boys Are was released ...
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Zappa, Elvis & Nixon ► Monday Musical Appreciation(s)Zappa, Elvis & Nixon ► Monday Musical Appreciation(s)
Frank Zappa before the mustache There are two big events in today’s music history and I couldn’t decide between them. On this day in 1940 Frank Zappa was born. In unrelated ...
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Spike Jones on the Box ► Monday Musical AppreciationSpike Jones on the Box ► Monday Musical Appreciation
On this day in 1911 Lindley Armstrong Jones was born. He later got the nickname Spike because he was as thin as a railroad spike. Spike Jones was, essentially, a drummer. ...
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Rock, Rock, Rock! ► Monday Musical AppreciationRock, Rock, Rock! ► Monday Musical Appreciation
A precurser to the Baby Boomer Youth Culture to come, Rock, Rock, Rock! is one of the earliest Rock and Roll movies, released all the way back in 1956. Youth culture ...
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The Beatles Meet Brian Epstein ► Throwback ThursdayThe Beatles Meet Brian Epstein ► Throwback Thursday
On this day in 1961 The Beatles meet with Brian Epstein to discuss whether he would manage them. And, nothing was ever the same again. According to This Day In Music: Brian ...
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Bing Crosby's Last Christmas Special ► Monday Musical AppreciationBing Crosby’s Last Christmas Special ► Monday Musical Appreciation
On this day in 1977 (as The Music History Calendar tells us): Bing Crosby’s last Christmas special airs. The show was recorded in September, and Crosby died that October. The ...
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Harpo Plays! ► Monday Musical AppreciationHarpo Plays! ► Monday Musical Appreciation
He never said a word in the movies, but Harpo Marx never had a problem getting his point across. At a time when Talkies were all the rage, Harpo remained ...
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Dan Penn ► Monday Musical AppreciationDan Penn ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Celebrating a birthday today is Dan Penn, a name almost unknown, but the writer of some of the greatest Soul tunes ever recorded. Born Wallace Daniel Pennington according to his ...
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A Song So Great They Named It Twice ► Monday Musical AppreciationA Song So Great They Named It Twice ► Monday Musical Appreciation
When I was going to Coffey Junior High School, in Detroit, a prized piece of ephemera was a mimeographed sheet of paper with what was purported to be the real, ...
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k.d. lang ► Monday Musical Appreciationk.d. lang ► Monday Musical Appreciation
Celebrating a birthday today is k.d. lang, born Kathryn Dawn Lang in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Canadians have been enjoying k.d. lang since 1983, when she was performing what she called Cow ...
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