“”Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind – listen to the birds. And...
The above quote is from the great pianist/composer, Eubie Blake, who was born on Feb. 7th, 1883 and died Feb. 12th, 1983, at the grand old age of a century! He was known for his exquisite piano playing...
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Today is the birthday of: Stephen Sondheim (83), Andrew Lloyd Weber (65), George Benson (70) and Angelo Badalamenti (76). The composer/lyricist Sondheim has had so many of his wonderful works on...
View Article“How Are Things In Glocca Morra?”-Burton Lane and E.Y. Harburg
“When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, ‘Boy, even I couldn’t do that.”-Burton Lane Composer and lyricist, Burton Lane was born today in NYC in 1912 and he is...
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with James Baldwin Nina Simone was born today in 1933 in North Carolina. My husband and I continue to listen to her and hear her influences in many of today’s artists, whether they’re aware of it or...
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