Deanna Durbin
One of America’s all-time favorite, highest-paid actresses. She’s certainly one of my favorites: she is benevolence personified and has a beautiful, operatic voice. There are …
Americana
Some Ms. Krauss
“You’re Just a Country Boy” by Alison Krauss. I absolutely love that wispy, floating, soft voice…
How a Differential Gear Works
The instructive video from the 1930s was an “Around the Corner” presentation of the Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Sales Corporation, and was produced by …
Old Time Radio Shows and Music
Radiolovers.com – Free Old Time Radio Shows describes their Website as follows: We offer hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to online …
Eleanor Powell Dancing in A Western
She does the Western Rope Dance in “I Dood It,” a 1943 MGM movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, that is… (The movie is not a …
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course …
The Golden Age of Children’s Records
They have some good stuff over at Kiddie Records Weekly. They say: Kiddie Records Weekly began in 2005 as a one year project devoted to …
Happy Birthday To…
Gary Cooper (1901)!!! He’s one of my favorite actors. The Internet Movie Database has a list of his movies, which include “High Noon,” “Distant Drums,” …
On the Radio
Nick’s Classic Jazz, on Live365.com, is a good station. They play jazz from the 20s through the 50s. I’m listening to Etta James as I …