Special Occasion Music

Special Occasion Music

Damaged Beyond All Repair

My neighbors were gettin' their drink on and blasting their music and I was not even remotely annoyed... 'cause I…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

What is The Stripper Song?

Take It Off...Take It All Off! Ever look at your "significant other" after a night out on the town, a…

2 years ago

Star Spangled Banner Lyrics

When Was The Star Spangled Banner First Sung? America's official anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written as a poem, "Defense…

2 years ago

Vicente Fernandez, Mexico’s “King of Mariachi,” Dies at 81

For most Americans, Vicente Fernandez is not a household name. But Mexico's adored "King of Mariachi," who passed away on…

3 years ago

Dan Fogelberg’s Same Old Lang Syne

American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg's angelic and evocative voice, paired with his smart, eclectic songs, captivated a generation of music lovers from…

8 years ago

Who Wrote the Words to “Auld Lang Syne”?

"Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind...da da da da, hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm, in days of…

8 years ago

Who Wrote Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer?

by DA Jack Hayford Christmas music is FUN and wonderfully nostalgic. Among my  all-time favorites on the FUN side is…

8 years ago

Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials?

Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials? For fifty years, Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 –…

8 years ago