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The Death of a President
Cylinders served as much more than simple entertainment. This one aimed to capture, and perhaps ease, a nation’s sorrow.
The Peat Bog Soldiers
From Wikipedia: Die MoorsoldatenWohin auch das Auge blicket. Moor und Heide nur ringsum. Vogelsang uns nicht erquicket. Eichen stehen kahl und krumm. Wir sind ...
Cinderell-y Man
As far as boxing names go, there are lots of “Sugar Rays”, plenty of “Golden Boys”…but only one Cinderella Man.
The Battle on the Ice
The film Aleksandr Nevsky is a recounting of a 13th century prince’s rise to national hero-dom. But parallels to the storyline echoed through the ...
The Ghost of Elvis Presley
Some believe Elvis liked Nashville’s RCA studio so much that…he never left. Presley recorded “I Was the One” as the b side to “Heartbreak ...
National Ice Cream Day
Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians with a song about one of America’s favorite summer treats.
Kon Tiki
You’re listening to “On A Raft in the Middle of The Ocean” by Francis Faye, and you're on the Sound Beat!
The Babe Himself(?)
Before he broke most of baseball’s records, Babe Ruth made this one… or so Russell Hunting would have you believe.
Chain Gang Bound
Josh White never served on a chain gang, but he had a whole other set of problems. Listen to the lyrics of this song ...
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