Damaged Beyond All Repair Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - September 12, 2023September 13, 20230 My neighbors were gettin' their drink on and blasting their music and I was not even remotely annoyed... 'cause I was digging it. This is great. I know who this is...who is this? I found out who it was by googling "damaged beyond all repair" (not the line exactly--I was thinking
Louis Armstrong: What A Wonderful World Music and Movies Music Business Music for a Cause Music in Commercials Music Legends Music Trivia Number 1 Songs Song Lyrics Special Occasion Music Spiritual Music by da jack hayford - July 16, 2023July 21, 20230 Often a great performing artist's career is largely defined by one very famous song. One might name Frank Sinatra and "New York, New York," Ray Charles and "Georgia," Tony Bennett and "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in this regard. Clearly the legendary jazz great Louis Armstrong and his classic
Who Wrote God Bless America? Music and Movies Music Culture Music History Music Trivia Song Lyrics Songwriting Special Occasion Music Spiritual Music by da jack hayford - June 19, 2023July 9, 20230 Irving Berlin 1906 Irving Berlin, by all accounts one of America's greatest songwriters, came to America in 1893 when his parents left Russia to escape persecution. Drafted into the Army in 1918, he was assigned to create songs for an Army show, Yip! Yip! Yaphank. (Yaphank, on New York's Long Island,
What is The Stripper Song? Music in Commercials Number 1 Songs Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - March 19, 2023April 24, 20230 Take It Off...Take It All Off! Ever look at your "significant other" after a night out on the town, a few drinks and some merriment, and say seductively as they begin to undress, "take it off, take it all off!"? Where did that come from? And then he or she begins to laugh
Star Spangled Banner Lyrics Music Education Music Events Music History Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - March 15, 2023July 9, 20230 When Was The Star Spangled Banner First Sung? America's official anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written as a poem, "Defense of Fort McHenry," in 1812...the first public singing of what had become The Star-Spangled Banner took place in Baltimore at the Indian Queen Hotel, where Key had stayed while he finished
Vicente Fernandez, Mexico’s “King of Mariachi,” Dies at 81 Music History Music Legends Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - December 31, 2021March 22, 20230 For most Americans, Vicente Fernandez is not a household name. But Mexico's adored "King of Mariachi," who passed away on December 12 2021, has been compared by many to Frank Sinatra and even Elvis Presley. He is that great of a musical icon in his home country. Fernández, born in 1940
Dan Fogelberg’s Same Old Lang Syne Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - December 31, 2016March 29, 20230 American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg's angelic and evocative voice, paired with his smart, eclectic songs, captivated a generation of music lovers from the moment his debut album Home Free was released in 1972. Fogelberg's 1981 double album The Innocent Age introduced his fans to the melancholy, timeless, New Year's staple, "Same Old Lang Syne." Even if
Who Wrote the Words to “Auld Lang Syne”? Music History Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - December 30, 2016January 5, 20240 "Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind...da da da da, hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm, in days of auld lang syne..." Or something like that. Who knows? Who cares? Happy New Year!! Did you ever think that maybe the fact that booze is a big part of New Year's Eve celebrations,
Who Wrote Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer? Music History Special Occasion Music TV Music by da jack hayford - December 13, 2016February 18, 20230 by DA Jack Hayford Christmas music is FUN and wonderfully nostalgic. Among my all-time favorites on the FUN side is the hilariously off-beat "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" which makes the rounds every December on radio. "Grandma" was made a hit in 1979 by Dr. Elmo and his then-wife Patsy.
Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials? Special Occasion Music Theme Songs TV Music by da jack hayford - November 20, 2016April 26, 20230 Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials? For fifty years, Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) drew the "Peanuts" comic strip. "Peanuts" first appeared in American newspapers in 1950. Schulz's famous "Peanuts" characters were virtually all children and animals: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy,
Who Wrote The Monster Mash? Dance Craze Music Number 1 Songs Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - October 29, 2016November 7, 20230 “Since it’s release in 1962 when it became #1 in 8 weeks, Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett is the only active performer whose original recording reached ‘the top 100’ on three different occasions.
Who Wrote Happy Birthday? Music History Music News Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - July 9, 2016March 20, 20230 Who Wrote "Happy Birthday to You"? Is it Public Domain? Arguably the most well-known song in the English language, “Happy Birthday” didn’t start as a birthday sing-along. “Happy Birthday” began as a little ditty called “Good Morning to You,” penned in 1893 by Kentucky school-teaching sisters Mildred J. Hill and Patty Smith Hill. Mildred J.
Who Wrote You’ll Never Walk Alone? Music for a Cause Music History Music in Sports Number 1 Songs Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - May 13, 2016February 17, 20230 "You'll Never Walk Alone" is such an internationally famous song and yet most people don't know its origins. A likely guess that it was a Broadway show tune would be correct. But there's more to the history of the song. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote what has now become an uplifting "standard"
Who Wrote “My Old Kentucky Home”? Music History Special Occasion Music by da jack hayford - May 8, 2016May 13, 20160 The singing of "My Old Kentucky Home" at the fantabulous annual Kentucky Derby is almost as big a deal as the Derby itself. In fact, it may last longer and certainly has more participants! What a tradition, what a beautiful tradition...and a beautiful song as well. But who wrote "My Old Kentucky Home"? That would be
