We remember Jesse James 1847-1882

We remember Jesse James who was born on this day in 1847.

Jesse and his brother robbed banks and trains.     They stole over $200,000 and killed a lot of innocent people. 

I saw in a documentary that Jesse James robbed banks and trains because he never accepted the South’s defeat in The Civil War.     

James became a folk hero after his death. 

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"Cuba" & Trio Matamoros!

Trio Matamoros was formed in the 1920's by the legendary Miguel Matamoros, a great Cuban singer and composer. (His partners were Rafael Cueto and Siro Rodríguez)

Over their career, they recorded many songs.   They are one of my favorite Cuban groups.

This is "Son de la loma", a wonderful tune to remember their wonderful contribution to Cuban music.

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2013: Let's meet Nilda Cepero, Cuban American author & poet..

2013: Let's meet Nilda Cepero, Cuban American author & poet...click to listen... https://t.co/BSrvyGx7nh

— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) August 7, 2017

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Remembering Rick Huxley of The Dave Clark 5

We remember Rick Huxley who was born in the UK on this day in 1940. He died in 2013 at age 72. 

Looking back, The Dave Clark Fiive were one of the biggest rock groups of what was called "The British invasion".

I was a big fan and loved their sound.     

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We love the movie: "The Pride of the Yankees"!

It’s July 4 and we recall another anniversary of Lou Gehrig's 1939 farewell speech.

We also love watching "Pride of the Yankees", the greatest baseball movie ever. (Maybe "Field of Dreams" is second!)

We love baseball history.  We love Lou Gehrig's life, and specially the courageous way that he fought adversity.

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“55 days at Peking” is a great movie!

Once in a while, we have a little free time to catch an old movie.    Not long ago, they were showing “55 days at Peking”.   This is a story based in China during The Boxer Rebellion.   The cast is rather good:

Charlton Heston as Maj. Matt Lewis;  

Ava Gardner as Baroness Natalie Ivanoff; and,  

David Niven as Sir Arthur Robertson.

Again, it is rather good.

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We remember David Jannsen (1931-80)...."The Fugitive".

We remember David Jannsen (1931-80)...."The Fugitive"......

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1475: Michelangelo was born in Italy

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in this day in 1475.   We remember him for some great works, such as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.       

Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison were great in "The agony and the ecstacy", a movie about him from 1965.

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2015: Valentines Day show

  2015:  Our 3rd annual Valentines Day show........ http://t.co/w5FxF8p2bd

— Silvio Canto, Jr. (@SCantojr) February 12, 2015

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Buddy Holly 1936-1959: He is still making fans years later!

In 1972, Don McClean introduced our generation to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper in the # 1 song"American Pie". 

It started like this:     

"A long, long time ago...I can still remember How that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while. But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver. Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn't take one more step. I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride, But something touched me deep inside The day the music died."

The "day the music died" was years ago, a big triple loss for pop music. 

McClean's tune got me very interested in Buddy Holly, a native of West Texas.

 

I bought his records. I visited his grave during a business trip to West Texas about 20 years ago. I have followed the creation of The Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, TX.

 

I learned that Paul McCartney was also a huge fan of Buddy Holly. He toured England in 1958!

 

The Beatles recorded Holly's "Words of Love" in one of their early LP's. The Rolling Stones recorded "Not fade away", another of Holly's songs.

 

Buddy Holly was only 22 but ".....In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Holly #13 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time."

 

You can hear Buddy Holly's influence in every rock song recorded over the years. You can specially hear it in garage bands or every 15-year old who has played a rock guitar.

 

Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were killed in the same plane crash. They were not as popular as Holly but Valens had incredible potential since he was only 17!

 

The day "the music died", a sad day in the history of rock.

 

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