doo-wop

18
Feb
2021

Thursday Rain

We’re lucky it’s only rain here. Some places have it worse such as the area around Palermo, Sicily.

Streams of red hot lava flow as Mount Etna leaps into action, seen from Giarre, Italy, February 16. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
A view of the Mount Etna eruption spewing ash, as seen from Paterno, Italy, in this image obtained from social media dated February 16.  LUIGI SENNA/via REUTERS
Streams of red hot lava flow as Mount Etna leaps into action as seen from Giarre, Italy, February 16. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
A woman walks her dog in the aftermath of an impressive Mount Etna volcanic eruption in Catania, Italy, February 17. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello
Woman walking her dog through the ash

and there’s this.

Baby Yoda for adults
Mar a Lago

Today is the birthday (in 1941) of Herman Santiago, a singer with the Doo-Wop group ‘Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers’. This video of their Number One hit was recorded in 1956 when Frankie was 15. They went on to record a number of other hit songs. Frankie Lymon died at age 25 of a drug overdose. The interview is interesting, but for those in a hurry, the song begins at about 2:18.

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Posted by Tom in doo-wop, Humor, Music
22
Jan
2021

Day of Frigga

I’ve been doing some grant writing…

Rabbit Introduction
Enjoy the weekend!
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Some animals today:

Today is the birthday (in 1940) of Addie Harris, one of the Shirelles. This was their first number one hit song in 1961.

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Posted by Tom in doo-wop, Humor, sixties and seventies
20
Nov
2020

Happy Friday!

I see there is a 4 year gap on your resume. Did you work in the Trump administration?

Good grief…it’s been years!

On this day in 1957, The Silhouettes released their hit single: “Get a Job”. The song reached number 1 on both the pop and R&B charts and was later featured on the soundtracks of ‘American Graffiti’, ‘Stand by Me’ and others.

Posted by Tom in doo-wop, Humor
30
Sep
2020

Good Grief!

After the debate last night we all need something else to think about and calm down a bit. So…today is the birthday of Sylvia Peterson, lead singer for The Chiffons. You’ll probably remember them by their first hit – ‘He’s So Fine’. Note that they are not referring to our idiot President.

They also did this song which was another international hit for them. Incidentally, one of the writers of this song was Carole King who later covered it herself. Listen to these songs and remember a time when we were respectful of each other.

Posted by Tom in doo-wop, Music