Dance, Dance, Dance!
MORE Today in Music History: September 7Music and dance...they just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, peas and carrots, cookies and milk, apple pie and ice cream, baseball and...
View ArticlePhrase by Phrase
With each decade comes change...fashion, music, electronics and simple everyday sayings that at the time just catch on for really no unknown reason. These may come from entertainers or movie lines with...
View ArticleCalifornia: Westward, ho!
This Day in History: September 9, 1850California, The Golden State, The Land of Milk and Honey, The El Dorado State, The Grape State "There are not many places in the world where you can get to the...
View ArticleFrom Colonies to States
This Day in History: September 9, 1776 From a cluster of colonies, thirteen to be exact, a country was born. Independence had been declared in July and up until this day in 1776, the New World was...
View ArticleHonoring America's Veterans
This Day in History: September 10, 1919Veterans of World War I parade down 5th Avenue in New York City on Sept. 10, 1919. The parade was held to honor General John J. Pershing and an estimated 25,000...
View ArticleMusic to Lift & Move Us
Today in Music History: September 10This day in music history would have been 10 on the 10th, except the hits exceeded that number! Looks like the number 10 has lived up to its expectations as being at...
View ArticleRemembering - Attack on America
This Day in History: September 11, 2001Courage amid tragedy: That's the heartbeat of America! The very things terrorists sought and seek to destroy even today are the foundation of America: Hope, faith...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Entertainer
Today in Music History: September 11, 1971Many performers record that one memorable hit song placing their names on the list of one-hit wonders. Others have multiple hits whose lives are cut short by...
View ArticleSmooth, Rich & Frothy
 September 12 is...Chocolate Milkshake Day Just looking at the image makes you want one...right? Sure it does! That smooth, rich, frothy, sweet delight is an invitation to be had. Dating as far back as...
View ArticleYou okay, Hoppy?
This Day in (Old West) History: September 12, 1972 Hoppy and California Lucky and Hoppy Hoppy and WindyAbout Hopalong CassidyHopalong Cassidy Feature FilmsHopalong Cassidy Radio ShowsHopalong Cassidy's...
View ArticleThe Biggest Thing Afloat
This Day in History: September 12, 1993Interstate 90 (I-90) is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at 3,101.13 miles (4,990.78Â km). It is partially the northernmost coast-to-coast...
View ArticleThe Goober and a Pickle
First up...the salty!A South American native, the peanut arrived in North America via slave ships and in African-inspired cooking on plantations. Slaves sometimes made a little cash growing and selling...
View ArticleLose Yourself in the Music
Today in Music History: September 13, 2014Not only are the songs of the decades memorable but so are the stories behind the music. The best are usually presented in the form of trivia. Bizarre?...
View ArticleA Sandwich & Dessert
Sundays are for relaxing...that includes little or no time in the kitchen. Right? Less cooking means less clean-up. Less clean-up provides moments to relax or time to enjoy something fun. What vision...
View ArticleThe 'Mad' Hatter
If you remember the fictional comic strip character The Mad Hatter, you recall he was a supervillian and enemy of Batman. He is modeled after the Hatter from Lewis Carroll's novel, Alice's Adventures...
View ArticleWop bop a loo bop a lop bam boom!
Today in Music History: September 14A musician often finds himself or herself in roles other than playing a musical instrument or variety of instruments. Nor are their voices only for vocalizing in...
View ArticleSex Appeal & Mystique
This Day in History: September 15, 1954There are numerous photographs that have earned the tag famous: History and Memory: Iwo Jima, Kissing the War Goodbye, The Smiles of Diana, just to name a few....
View ArticleLife IS Music
Today in Music History: September 15Life IS music. It is all around us in everything we do. We may not deem it 'music' at the time but listen closely enough and the surrounding sounds will become...
View ArticleFrom Perilous Seas to Western Journalese
This Day in History: September 16With each day comes the opportunity to relive from whence we came by stepping back in time and turning the pages of history. WAIT! Don't you dare yawn and don't touch...
View ArticleAn American Head & a Cuban Heart
Today in Music History: September 16There are many legendary women recording artists of our time. Most are filled with a love and passion for music that is nothing less than sheer excellence. Their...
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