Give me your music, your art, your huddled masses of words and rhythms yearning to breathe free.
When Ringo sang the words of Buck Owens’ hit “Act Naturally” on the B side of the 1965 Beatles’ single “Yesterday,” little did he know that acting would become a second career of sorts. “Well, I’ll bet you I’m gonna be a big star. Might win an Oscar, you can never tell,” he wailed in … Read more
Guido Barilla, president of the world’s largest manufacturer of boxed pasta, has vowed his company would never feature homosexuals in its ads: “I would never make a spot with a homosexual family,” he said yesterday on Italy’s radio program La Zanzara (The Mosquito). “Not out of a lack of respect but because I do not … Read more
German filmmaker Werner Herzog, who turns 71 today, directed actor Klaus Kinski in his two most acclaimed motion pictures – Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Kinski is regarded as one of the most temperamental – some would say insane – actors of the past 50 years. Kinski continually wreacked havoc on the set … Read more
“The Greatest Tea Room Orchestra in the World” is how British journalist and talk show host David Frost described The Beatles when they played “By George, It’s The David Frost Theme” on his September 8, 1968, talk show. The tune was written by Beatles’ producer George Martin. The boys appeared on the show to promote … Read more
Legendary jazz singer/songwriter Billie Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915. You might remember the 1972 biopic, “Lady Sings the Blues,” which was based on Billie’s 1956 autobiography. The book was ghostwritten by William Dufty from a series of conversations with the singer in her New York apartment. According to a 2006 article … Read more