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Today in Entertainment History On December 31st, 1943, a near-riot of bobby-soxers in Times Square in New York greeted Frank Sinatra's singing engagement at the Paramount Theater. In 1947, singing cowboy Roy Rogers married Dale Evans. In 1961, the Beach Boys played their first gig in Long Beach, California. They earned $300. In 1969, Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys made its debut in New York. In 1972,...
New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Farewell to Sport by Paul Gallico. For fourteen years during the golden age of sports, Paul Gallico was one of America’s ace sportswriters. He saw them all—the stars and the...
Author: Andrew Good Bringing a bubbly exuberance and mainstream pop sensibility to the country scene made the Dixie Chicks one of the hottest country acts of the ’90s-and certainly one of the biggest in mainstream country history. Over the ensuing decades they’ve risen as the quintessential pop band for cowpokes of all brands, despite working through [...]
“Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful.” Dale Evans Rogers Do you know that more than 20 million Americans have diabetes? 1/4 of them go crazy because of the impossibility to eat sweets every day… Statistics always attracts the attention of readers. So, it is one of the [...]
The Los Angeles Public Library has a really good photo archive focusing on the history of L.A. and Southern California. Many of those photos are now available on the web (to access them, go here and choose “Photo Collection” from the left rail). Of course, weeding out all the uni-notable photos from such a large [...]
Another great addition to 27 Days of Christmas is this great song from the great Roy Rogers and his lovely wife, Dale Evans. Recorded a little past his prime in 1967, this is still an album that holds a special place in many people's hearts. I wanted to share out the whole thing with you, but was surprised to find it on CD . So instead you get a great track for my compilation. Please download Roy Rogers...
The Riders of the Purple Sage don’t want to be your grandma’s Roy Rogers and Dale Evans or their gentle “Happy Trails.” This here is a high-powered cowboy show. “We’ve got the most burning fiddle player and the most burning drummer,” says frontman and banjo player Cody Bryant, who’s performed countless times at Trout’s and is a good pal of Red Simpson.
I hope someday when I have kids, at least one of them is born around Halloween. This would give me an excuse to have an awesome Halloween party every year. I wonder if these people had Halloween birthday parties… 1. John Keats, 1795. 2. Dale Evans, 1912. I wonder if she went as [...]
