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Well, Jill liked the Olympic ceremony

Well, Jill liked the Olympic ceremony: Well, we finally have a White House response to the Paris show. Someone liked it and her name is Jill: First lady Jill Biden had high praise for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics this weekend, despite widespread criticism that….

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1958: "La violetera" with Sara Montiel

In previous posts, I've written of my love for Spanish songs and traditions.

To be honest, I didn't like this movie the first time around.  Years later, I saw it again and appreciated Sara Montiel's voice and acting skills.

"La Violetera" was released in 1958.   

Sara died in 2013 and left behind quite a legacy of movies and recording, including "Vera Cruz" (1955) with Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster and "Run of the Arrow" (1957) with Rod Steiger.

It's a nice movie.

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1970: “Close to you" was # 1 this week

Richard Carpenter was 24, and younger sister Karen was only 20, when they recorded "Close to you" many summers ago.   It was another great song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who also wrote songs for Dionne Warwick!

"Close to you" was their first # 1 song and became one of the biggest hits of the 1970's.  

Have you listened to the radio lately? It is still one of the most requested pop songs on the radio.

According to songfacts, "Close to you" was recorded by a couple of artists before The Carpenters.   It became a hit when the song met Karen's beautiful voice and Richard's awesome arrangement!

'Close to you"  turned out to be one of the most popular songs of 1970 and the entire decade.   It's still a popular selection in various radio formats, from oldies to Top 40 to soft-rock.  This is one of those pop songs that you need to download!

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1588: The defeat of Spanish Armada with Barry Jacobsen, war historian

1588:      The defeat of Spanish Armada with Barry Jacobsen....click to listen....

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