"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
1. People Got to Be Free - The Rascals (Atlantic)
2. Classical Gas - Mason Williams (Warner Brothers)
3. Turn Around, Look at Me - The Vogues (Reprise)
4. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (RCA)
5. Hello, I Love You - The Doors (Elektra)
6. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream (Atco)
7. Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension (Soul City)
8. Hurdy Gurdy Man - Donovan (Epic)
9. Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf (Dunhill)
10. Dream a Little Dream of Me - Mama Cass (Dunhill)
11. Pictures of Matchstick Men - The Status Quo (Cadet Concept)
12. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin (Brunswick)
13. Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & the MG's (Stax)
14. You're All I Need to Get By -
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (Tamla)
15. Journey to the Center of the Mind -
The Amboy Dukes (Mainstream)
16. I Can't Stop Dancing - Archie Bell & the Drells (Atlantic)
17. Stay In My Corner - The Dells (Cadet)
18. The House that Jack Built - Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)
19. Mr. Businessman - Ray Stevens (Monument)
20. The Fool On the Hill - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (A&M)
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The very talented Oscar Hijuelos was born in New York City on this day in 1951 and died of a heart attack in 2013. He wrote "The mambo Kings", one of the most entertaining books I've read and movies I've watched. What could be better than a story about two "hungry" Cubans who come here without a penny and a bag full of songs? Didn't we all land here penniless and full of "making it in America" dreams? As far as I'm concerned, Oscar Hijuelos added a nice story to our Cuban American library. We will always be grateful for that.
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Pompeii, about 90 miles south of Rome, was established in 600 BC and n the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. According to historians, no one was aware that Vesuvius was an active volcano and could destroy the city.
Over the years, many books have been written and movies made about the events of this day almost 2,000 years ago.
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Rolling Stone magazine just released their Top 20 music duos. The list will take you back, specially when you see "Sonny & Cher" at # 18, "The Carpenters" at # 10 and "Simon & Garfunkel" at # 3. For sure The Everly Brothers are # 1.
Phil and Don Everly were a huge influence in the music that followed them or the 1960s. "All I have to do is dream" was one of their big hits.
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