Song that breaks my heart When I had to come up with a song that breaks my heart for Song of the Day 27 I thought for a few minutes and listened to a few songs I had in mind. The song Running Bear Little White Dove was written by The Big Bopper and sung by Johnny Preston in 1959. Some may remember The Big Bopper died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959. The song was not released until August 1959, six
Memorial Day is not the time to say “Happy Memorial Day”, there is nothing happy about seeing families grieve when they have lost a loved one while protecting others. It’s a day to honor Americans that lost their lives while serving in the US Armed Forces. I have written a few different blogs about Memorial Day since I started my blog and thought this would be a good time to remind others of the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day which some get confused. Memorial Day is a day to remember
Song by an artist no longer with us February 3, 1959 was the day the music died for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, J.P. Richardson. For Song of the Day 25 I am writing about a song by Buddy Holly. I liked the music recorded by both Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens but since I already wrote about Ritchie, today I’m celebrating buddy Holly. This is Ritchie Valens song I wrote about, We Belong Together for Song of the Day 9. Well, that’ll be the day, when
Song by a band that I wish was still together As soon as I saw the prompt for Song of the Day 24 I new immediately which song by a band that I wish was still together I would write about. First the band is Dion and the Belmonts who started singing together on street corners in the Bronx in the late 1950’s. The came up with the name The Belmonts because 4 of the singers lived on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx. CREDIT: YouTube – DoowopRick Dion was the
Song that I think everyone should listen to Today I have a song that I think everyone should listen to for Song of the Day 23. I had to decide between two songs, one was God Bless America and the other was God Bless the USA. Both are beautiful songs but I voted for God Bless the USA also known as Proud to Be an American. This American patriotic song was written and recorded by Country music artist Lee Greenwood in 1984. After the shooting down of Korean Air Lines