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Ain’t Misbehavin’

How Louis Armstrong’s first international tour earned him his famous nickname.

August 4, 2023
Johnny Appleseed

The legendary Johnny Appleseed was not only real, but a real shrewd businessman.

July 5, 2023
Never Let Me Go

Ace can handle King, but nothing beats cold hard steel.

June 15, 2023
All Shook Up

Elvis played guitar on this 1957 RCA recording, but…not in the way you’d think.

June 6, 2023
Oh Captain, My Captain

Walter Huston recites the words of Walt Whitman.

June 2, 2023
Casey…Mighty Casey

DeWolf Hopper was a favorite on the Vaudeville stage and starred in more than thirty Broadway musicals.

May 29, 2023
Mary and the Lamb

Well you know this one…the first verse anyway.

May 9, 2023
Rocket 88

One of the first songs in rock and roll history, and maybe the first to use guitar distortion…but, not on purpose.

April 26, 2023
Gallis Pole

Perhaps no man is more qualified to sing a song of impending execution than the “Murderous Minstrel” himself, Huddie Ledbetter.

April 16, 2023
Euridice!

One of the first operas. Period.

April 11, 2023