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Merv Griffin with Freddy Martin and his Orchestra on a 1950 RCA Victor record
March 25, 2021Pianist/singer/ jack of many trades Ivory Joe Hunter with “Since I Met you Baby”.
March 24, 2021Perhaps the most popular song in American campaign history, and its very unlikely source.
March 23, 2021Half a century after the Battle of Gettysburg, veterans from both sides gathered at the battle site to pay tribute to the fallen.
March 22, 2021Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was included on Harris’ Blue Kentucky Girl, a Warner Brothers LP.
March 19, 2021Jean de Brunhoff introduced Babar the Elephant to the world in1931…though some credit belongs to his wife and children.
March 18, 2021A little warm-up for St. Paddy’s Day: Pete Seeger sings and picks a cheery-sounding tune about…workplace discrimination!
March 17, 2021Okay, so you probably know Sinatra’s version better. Frankie was even considered for Marlon’s Sky Masterson role, but studio execs wanted Brando’s box-office appeal front and center. As you can hear…well, he was no Sinatra. But he was aware of his own shortcomings… he even claimed that sound engineers fudged the results, dicing and splicing ...
March 16, 2021