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Censorship has been a big issue in the U.S. since, well, before there was a U.S.
January 13, 2024You’re listening to Bransby Williams with Charles Dickens’ redeemed cheapskate.
December 25, 2023As a musician, Art Tatum was a true original – if a recording sounds like Tatum’s…it almost certainly IS Tatum’s.
December 12, 2023Dave Alexander billed himself as Black Ivory King. You could say he was “better-known as”, but barely anything is known of the man at all.
December 8, 2023Finding the North Pole is hard enough. The harsh terrain, subzero temperatures…oh, and the fact that the pole isn’t even located on land.
December 4, 2023Paganini’s talents made him a celebrity, but also inspired “devilish” rumors.
November 30, 2023When Mary Godwin and Percy Bysshe Shelly met, in 1814, it was love at first sight. Which made his being married a bit awkward.
November 17, 2023History’s full of musicians claiming to have made deals with the devil. But only one claimed to have married into one.
November 10, 2023Johnny Cash got a little help from a beloved children’s book author on this one.
November 8, 2023