Day Tripping: August 22
The Deep Blues
John Lee Hooker was born the son of a sharecropper in 1912. The King of the Talkin’ Blues made his way from the Mississippi Delta to stages all over the world.
” Poor people have the blues because they’re poor and hungry. Rich people can’t sleep at night because they’re trying to hold on to their money and everything they have.”
Hooker often incorporated driving rhythms with a guitar and a snap of his fingers. His music forever remained steeped in the roots of original blues music.
Today is:
Never Bean Better Day — That’s a good idea Pecan Torte Day — That’s a perfect way to help with the former
Musical Ride
It’s hard to believe that The Supremes with Diana Ross waited three years to get a number one hit. The song Where Did Our Love Go topped the charts in 1964 and the group skyrocketed from there.
Interesting Notes
The first Geneva Convention was signed by 12 nations in 1864, designed to protect innocent victims of bloody combat.
Notable Births
1862 — Composer Claude Debussy said, “Music is the silence between the notes.”
1920 — Author Ray Bradbury said, “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, PhD. Terry Trueman Dr Preeti Singh John Gruber Bill Abbate James G Brennan ScienceDuuude Marcus Liam Ireland Claire Kelly Noorain Hassan, BMS Amy Pierovich David Acaster Nora Thewriteyard David Perlmutter Joe Luca Holly Kellums Michael Burg, MD Lucy Dan Dave Logan
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