Well, it's the year 2020, and that means The Roaring Twenties were officially one hundred years ago! Thinking about this led me to diving into just what people were listening to in 1920. What passed for entertainment? Although the radio had been invented in 1895 by Marconi, it wasn't until 1913 when an American, Edwin [...]
In November of 1845 a girl was born in Madison Georgia. Young Elizabeth, as she was named, spent her youth there and she and her family rode out the turmoils of the Civil War. As a young lady Liz moved to Macon, Georgia to attend Wesleyan College. The college had been founded just a couple [...]
Robert Johnson, the king of the Delta Blues. He who traveled to a lonely crossroads one night to sell his soul to the devil, in exchange for his prodigious talent. Johnson was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1911. He passed away in 1938 at the age of 27. The bluesman's talent was such that in [...]
Da da da da-da da-Dun dun dun... We've all heard it, from Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, or Turning Japanes by The Vapors, to Passage to Bangkok by Rush. It was even a theme used in the 1989 video game Super Mario Land. I don't think it would surprise many to learn this little [...]
Many bands cover other artist's songs. Often the cover version goes on to be a bigger hit than the original. I Love Rock 'n' Roll was a number one hit for Joan Jett in 1981, but was originally written and released by The Arrows in 1975. Jimi Hendrix had an iconic performance with All Along [...]