HANS REMEMBERS- SATURDAY JANUARY 3, 1970- 50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Hans Remembers- Saturday January 3, 1970 Three of the four Beatles got together at Abbey Road Studios in London to make what would be their final recording. Paul McCartney, George […]
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HANS REMEMBERS- HEADLINES FROM MONDAY JUNE 16, 1969
Hans Remembers- News Headlines from Monday June 16, 1969. The U.S. Supreme Court handed out a spanking to the U.S. House of Representatives when it handed down a 7 to […]
HISTORY IN MUSIC – “ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN”- DION
History in Music- “Abraham, Martin and John” by Dion. “Abraham, Martin and John” was written by songwriter Dick Holler in 1968 and first recorded by Dion DiMucci- aka Dion. […]
HISTORY IN MUSIC’-“THE LONESOME DEATH OF HATTIE CARROLL”- BOB DYLAN
History in Music- ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” -Bob Dylan. It is Bob’s 78th birthday and I thought I’d pick out one of his ‘historical’ songs and this […]
HISTORY IN MUSIC- “STRANGE FRUIT’- BILLIE HOLIDAY
Today’s History In Music- “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday. In 1999 at the end of the 20th Century- Time Magazine voted “Strange Fruit” the Song of the Century. Abel Meeropol […]
I READ THE NEWS TODAY, OH BOY- NEWS HEADLINES FROM SUNDAY JANUARY 26, 1969
I read the news today, oh boy!- News headlines from Sunday January 26, 1969. 1969 was the first year of tennis’s Australian Open. It was the final Grand Slam tournament […]
