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…

8 months 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…

10 months 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…

11 months 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

2 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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 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 –…

7 years ago