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Dave 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, 2023What did French composer Paul Dukas have in common with that famous cartoon mouse?
November 6, 2023You’re listening to Herbert R. Clarke’s Bride of the Waves from 1915, and…
October 31, 2023