"Excerpts from the documentary Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, originally broadcast April 25, 1967"
Leonard Bernstein talks about The Beatles
#Music #CoSoMusic
#LeonardBernstein #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v32U0mjGz6g
George Gershwin: "Rhapsody in Blue" (1976, New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
#Music #CoSoMusic
#LeonardBernstein #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2PH0auTUU
"Cool" (1961, West Side Story), music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
#Music #CoSoMusic
#LeonardBernstein #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugWGhItaQA
Leonard Bernstein, "American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian", was born on August 25, 1918 (d. 1990). #LeonardBernstein
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein)
Ruby Keeler - "42nd Street" (1933, from the film 42nd Street), music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dublin
#Music #CoSoMusic
#RubyKeeler #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytpfVcyDZg
Ruby Keeler, "Canadian-American actress, dancer, and singer", known for "a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., particularly 42nd Street (1933)", was born on August 25, 1909 (d. 1993). #RubyKeeler
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Keeler)
Tom Waits Interview & Performance - KBCO (1999), duration 26:00
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfCGvgswQpE
Fred Rose, musician, songwriter, was born on August 24, 1897 (d. 1954). #FredRose
Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine - "Settinโ the Woods on Fire" (1952), written by Fred Rose and Ed G. Nelson, also covered by Hank Williams and Johnny Burnette
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RJJ5biEOyI
Mason Williams, "American classical guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live" (Wikipedia), was born on August 24th.
"Classical Gas - 3000 Years of Art"
#Music #CoSoMusic
#MasonWilliams #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viyufRQKlto
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - "That's All Right" (1946), written by Arthur Crudup
#Music #CoSoMusic
#ArthurCrudup #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHQUvCkV20
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, "American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist", whose song "That's All Right" was recorded by Elvis Presley, was born on August 24, 1905 (d. 1974). #ArthurCrudup #ArthurBigBoyCrudup
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Crudup)
"In response to RFK Jr's announcement, his brothers and sisters shared a statement" (https://news.sky.com/story/robert-f-kennedy-backs-trump-and-suspends-presidential-campaign-13201857)
Luke Zaleski @ZaleskiLuke
(2:29 PM ET ยท Aug 22, 2024):
The eight stages of Trumpโs guilt:
1. โI didnโt do itโ
2. โI didnโt do anything wrongโ
3. โI didnโt do anything illegalโ
4. โThe people accusing me are guiltyโ
5. โThe law is illegalโ
6. โProve it!โ
7. โWhat happened didnโt happenโ
8. โItโs fine, I did it and Iโll do it again...โ
Jane of the North @JaneotN
(9:51 PM ET ยท Aug 22, 2024):
"See that young girl, at the top, in the middle?
That's Kamala Harris. She's going to be the next President of the United States of America."
Michelle @LoneStarLeft
(5:11 PM ET ยท Aug 23, 2024):
"Spotted in front of me at my kidโs school pickup line. ๐คฉ #TurnTexasBlue"
Hope needs compassionate action. Best to be compassionate anyway.
Many self-avowed 'critical thinkers', especially on Twitter, seem to not think critically.