It reportedly began with the death of two men named Valentine executed by the Romans on February 14 in the third century.
Over the years, Geoffrey Chaucer, author of “The Canterbury Tales” linked the February feast of St. Valentinus to the mating of birds. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Canterbury_Tales.html?id=cQlEA…
Burt Freeman Bacharach was 94, and a unique American composer, songwriter, producer, pianist, and influential figure of pop music.
He composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s onwards, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmRSY6HrBIM
Cuban singer songwriter and superstar celebrity Celia Cruz makes history as first Afro Latina visage to appear on the US quarter.
Cruz died in 2003, and was selected by the United States Mint to be one of the five honorees in the 2024 American Women Quarters Program.
The U.S. Mint has selected Celia Cruz as one of the honorees for the 2024 American Women Quarters Program. The “Queen of Salsa” will become the first Afro-Latina to appear on a U.S. quarter.
On I Love Lucy she wants to be in Ricky's cabaret show and auditions, but there is one condition, Lucy must fit into a tight dress.
Gloria Estefan is a Cuban American singer, songwriter, and the first Latina to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Miami Superstar and fellow student of our alma mater, aka #SuntanU - University alumna, who will be inducted into the organization and other artists at its annual ceremony in June in New York City.
Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptized as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
He was a prolific and influential composer and music maestro.
Birth: 27 January 1756
Death: 5 December 1791
"Be silent, if you choose, but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it."
- Mozart
To celebrate my sweetheart and his birthday, I purchased a bottle of MOZART Chocolate Liquor and it is delicious.
Does anyone really know which are the very best Jazz Documentaries and what the definition of American Jazz is?
Documentary films about jazz music and musicians
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls058961587/
As a young rock fan, I recall going to a record store and asking for CSN. The clerk said Bing Crosby is there, but I don’t know the others.
Singer-songwriter David Crosby dead at 81. Crosby, Stills & Nash's eponymous debut album marks the point where rock music transitioned from the heady explorations of the 1960s
Legendary singer-songwriter of The Byrds, Crosby, Stills and Nash and CSNY died last night and those who know him best fear it may have been drug abuse after many years. https://davidcrosby.com/
Geoffrey Arnold Beck was an English guitarist who rose to prominence as a member of the rock band The Yardbirds,
Afterward, Beck founded and fronted The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. We were asking our readers about the best guitarist when we heard about Beck’s unexpected death from meningitis.
What is bacterial meningitis, the illness that killed Jeff Beck? https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/health/bacterial-meningitis-explained-we…