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Jack Owens was known as the Cruising Crooner, a name he earned by navigating the crowds…and paying special attention to the ladies
August 9, 2021Merle Travis recorded the original 16 tons in 1946…though he did have a little help with its legacy.
August 6, 2021How a ten year-old song and a three year-old unpublished play combined to make movie history. Herman Hupfeld wrote As Time Goes By in 1931 for the Broadway show “Everybody’s Welcome”. It’s inextricably linked to the film, as is Dooley Wilson who played “Sam”, and made this recording in 1942. Even the film’s screenplay came from an ...
August 5, 2021It’s been said that farmers felt the stock market crash of 1929 less than most. For them, the Depression had already started years before.
August 4, 2021Charles Lindbergh’s solo transatlantic flight made him a hero, garnered him presidential praise, and changed commercial flight forever.
August 2, 2021This excerpt from Tom Sawyer, coming in the book’s second chapter shows Tom at his cunning, conniving best.
May 15, 2021