61 years ago - On This Day in 1964, The Rolling Stones Recorded their very first US smash hit record.
American born homeboy Buddy Holly wrote that same tune but the fans apparently preferred The Rolling Stones version when they were Introduced to their admiring American Audience, Please decide for yourself.
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later.
Raul Malo, Voice of The Mavericks, Dies at 60 After Cancer Battle. https://youtube.com/shorts/OutSUGaFkZ4?si=OgedFfzNVspamn8s
The ’60s had challenges of their own, and believe you me… big ones.
But they shaped people in ways we now deeply respect.
Their strengths weren’t extraordinary.
They were ordinary habits practiced consistently:
Take the fifth, add 26 days and may they be delightfully joyous. It means invoking the right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The art of being unbothered isn’t about indifference, it’s about wisdom. Choosing peace over chaos, presence over reactivity, intention over impulse.
In 1956, sixteen-year-old John Lennon formed a British Rock group with several friends from Quarry Bank HS in Liverpool,
England. On this anniversary of John's murder, we remember that the music produced with Paul, George, and Ringo was unorthodox. I believe this gave him some magic sauce put into so many of their original compositions. They always silence the ones who call for peace. Meanwhile, the ones receiving made-up peace awards bring US closer to danger with their double-tap aggression. At home and abroad it continues… And so it goes.
The party lines have been drawn and the message may have been written on the wall many years ago but nobody noticed because it was the flip side of back in the USA. This week’s Tennessee's special US House election sets stage for affordability focused 2026 midterms.
This one-hit wonder was way ahead of its time.
This weekend is an excellent opportunity to be BAAD in The Bronx. This is the poorest congressional district in the USA, with nearly half the residents living below the poverty line, along with a percentage of single-parent families, and where many students never finish high school.
Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, a recent scientific study suggests. The new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.