Music From 100 Years
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Music podcast from the early 20th Century
It was 50 years ago today that Black Sabbath released their album, Sabotage. It contained the single, Am I Going Insane (Radio).
Coming up on Monday: Comedy Records 1940s. Abbot & Costello, Stanley Holloway, Victor Borge, Spike Jones and more.
English jazz singer, Cleo Laine, has died at 97. In 1986, Laine was nominated for a Tony for The Mystery of Edwin Drood and won a Grammy for a live jazz albim.
Smooth jazz pioneer, Chuck Mangione, has died at 84. He had a pop hit in 1978 with Feels So Good.
The film, The Other Side of the Mountain, was released 50 years ago today. Starring Marilyn Hassett, the film told the story of Olympian, Jill Kinmont, who was paralyzed after a ski accident.
Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of Black Sabbath, has died at 76. Osbourne's total record sales as a band member and solo artist totals over 100 million albums worldwide.
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Actor, Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, has died at 87.
It was 56 years ago today, that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon.
Coming up on Monday: Summer Love Songs. Nat King Cole, Mills Brothers Connie Boswell & more.
Singer Connie Francis has died at 87. Francis survived a tragic & chaotic personal life, including being raped, confined to a mental hospital, the murder of her brother, failed plastic surgery that caused her to lose her voice and bipolar disorder.
Jazz singer, Jimmy Scott, was born 100 years ago today. Born with Kallmann syndrome, Scott never went through puberty, so he maintained a boy soprano voice throughout his life.
It was 80 years ago today that the first nuclear weapon was detonated in the New Mexico desert. The bomb released the equivalent of 25 kilotons of TNT.
Sade's debut album, Diamond Life, was released 40 years ago today. It contained the singles, Smooth Operator, Your Love Is King & Hang On To Your Love. Diamond Life helped kick of the neo soul movement in the 1980s.
Documentary filmmaker, D. A. Pennebaker, was born 100 years ago today. Pennebaker is best known for his concert films, Don't Look Back, Monterey Pop, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars & 101. He also directed the political doc, The War Room.
Not feeling too well today, so this week's show will be uploaded on Tuesday.
Football star, actor and minister, Rosey Grier, turns 93 today. Grier is the oldest living former NFL player.
The sci-fi film, The Last Starfighter, was released 40 years ago today. It was one of the first movies to use CGI effects.
