Music and Movies

Music and Movies

Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World

Often a great performing artist's career is largely defined by one very famous song. One might name Frank Sinatra and…

1 year ago

Who Wrote God Bless America?

Irving Berlin 1906 Irving Berlin, by all accounts one of America's greatest songwriters, came to America in 1893 when his…

2 years ago

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory According to Wikipedia, "The original words and music [to The Battle Hymn of the Republic]…

2 years ago

Who Wrote the Rock Classic Wild Thing?

Recorded by such diverse acts as Kermit the Frog, Jeff Beck, and Jimi Hendrix, it was Andover England's The Troggs who…

2 years ago

Legendary Canadian Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84

Canada's favorite son, Gordon Lightfoot, was one of the greatest singer-songwriters to come out of the 1970s...and that's saying something.…

2 years ago

Who Wrote the Pink Panther Theme Music?

The Pink Panther theme is one of the most famous movie soundtracks of all time. It was written by Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924…

2 years ago

Everybody’s Talkin’: About Harry Nilsson

Harry Nilsson is my favorite singer of all time. He was also a great piano player and brilliant all around…

2 years ago

What Does Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mean?

The word is a compound word, and said by Richard Lederer in his book Crazy English to be made up of these words: super-…

2 years ago

Who Wrote the Theme from The Exorcist?

The Exorcist Poster What do you remember most about the controversial 1973 horror film, The Exorcist? The special effects like Linda…

2 years ago

I Got You Babe

Do you know anyone who hasn't seen the great 1993 movie Goundhog Day starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell? Timeless! (No pun…

2 years ago