I see that the Metropolitan Opera has cancelled their entire 2020-2021 season which could be a bad sign for a lot of other live arts venues and organizations. I don’t consider myself an opera aficionado but I do enjoy a lot of the music and find some of the opera ‘flashmobs’ particularly fun to watch. This one is ‘The Drinking Song’ from La Traviata which seems to be particularly popular with flash mobs.
Today, September 16, is the birthday (in 1925) of the legendary blues guitarist and singer, B. B. King. King was born near Indianola Mississippi, the son of sharecroppers. He is considered by many to be the ‘King of the Blues’. He was an outstanding performer and those who had the privilege of seeing and hearing him in person will never forget it.
Today is the birthday, in 1936 (Lubbock, Texas) of Buddy Holly – a pioneer of Rock and Roll. He started playing with his band – The Crickets – in 1955 and released his first hit single ‘That’ll Be the Day’ in 1957. He died in a plane crash in 1959 in Clear Lake, Iowa at the age of 22.
Despite his short career, he released several hit songs and he helped define the traditional rock and roll band of two guitars, a bass and drums. He was one of the first musicians in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and his influence was widely felt. We miss him.
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