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January 02, 2003
Rock rulin' Roger Miller
Songwriter and singer Roger Miller was born January 2, 1936. He may be the most underrated country songwriter ever. Most people today know one or two songs: "King of the Road" and maybe "Kansas City Star." He published thousands of songs before his death in 1992, including numerous hits and some others that should have been.
He was most known for the happy go lucky novelty songs, and he wrote many outstanding songs in that vein, but he also wrote a lot of more serious songs such as "One Dyin' and a Buryin'". He also wrote a Broadway musical called "Big River" based on Huck Finn. He also narrated and wrote songs for the Disney animated Robin Hood. [The soundtrack seems to be out of print, so you may have to just download some of it from Kazaa.]
I highly recommend the box set, but you can start out by downloading some of these classics:
King of the Road
Kansas City Star
One Dyin' and a Buryin'
England Swings
Oo-de-lay [from Robin Hood]
The Phony King of England [from Robin Hood]
Guv'ment [hunt down both his and the cast recording]
Dang Me
Chug a Lug
Husbands and Wives [perhaps his best song]
Dad Blame Anything a Man Can't Quit
You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
Engine, Engine #9
posted by Al at 1/02/2003 12:03:00 AM
January 01, 2003
Thanks for nothin' Abe
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued his so-called "Emancipation Proclamation" supposedly freeing the slaves.
Lincoln personally disliked blacks and had publicly stated that he would willingly accept the institution of slavery if it would stop the southern states from seceding. Slavery was not a main issue to the southern states, however, and they left anyway.
Re-subjugating the Confederacy to northern domination was turning out to be much bloodier and more costly than Lincoln had expected. He needed more and better reasons for northern families to give up the lives of their sons, preferably something of a moral nature. Therefore, halfway into the war he declared that it was about ending slavery. Yeah, that's the ticket!
His real view of the moral imperative of ending slavery, however, was better reflected in the clever lawyerly construction of this worthless Emancipation Proclamation, which did NOT apply to slaves held in Union states. In short, by design this Emancipation Proclamation freed ZERO slaves.
posted by Al at 1/01/2003 10:01:00 PM
Now THIS was an emancipation proclamation
On January 1, 1956 Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel."
posted by Al at 1/01/2003 01:05:00 PM
The greatest president we never had
Barry Goldwater was born on January 1, 1909.
posted by Al at 1/01/2003 11:34:00 AM
December 30, 2002
"Dirty Words" will never hurt you
Here's a tight and tuneful bouncy little techno pop punk ditty from an obscure genius named Don Cortier for download: "Dirty Words"
Dirty words in proper places
Tell the truth, however graceless
My real friends they won't desert me
Dirty words will never hurt me, words like...
Go ahead, download it and find out!
posted by Al at 12/30/2002 08:37:00 PM
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