More Fun Facts: Jerry Garcia was named after composer Jerome Kern. Roy Acuff tried out for a minor league team associated with the New York Giants, but...
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More Fun Facts: The Andrews Sisters were Greek – their real name was Andreos – but their first hit was based on a Yiddish fiddle tune called “Bei Mir Bist Du...
Here are ten fun music facts for the week of June 22: After graduating from college, Jimmy Buffett worked as a reporter for Billboard in Nashville and broke...
Here are ten (actually, a few more) fun facts about music: 1. Merle Haggard was incarcerated in San Quentin Prison from 1958 to 1960. He was inspired by Johnny...
If you could see anyone play, past or present, who would it be? Pls. vote below.
Above is the song of the week for last week. It’s “St. Louis Blues” by WC Handy. Here is the full post.
A conversation about the greatest writing duos of the rock era often begins and ends with John and Paul, with an honorary mention of Mick and Keith. However...
Comparing top ten lists is fun. It should be kept in mind, however, that it is an apples to oranges type thing in a number of ways: The lists are from...
Here is the first 20 or so listings from The Digital Dream Door’s collection of funny band names: A Band Named Bob A Box of Fish with Tartar Sauce A Boy...
I am reading Railroads and the American People by H. Roger Grant, a professor at Clemson. Unlike many train books, it doesn’t deal with the big story of the...
