Day Tripping: November 15

Maestro

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani was born into a musical family in 1905 in Venice, Italy. His father was concertmaster for the Milan opera house, La Scala until the family moved to England in 1912.

After graduating from Trinity College of Music, Annunzio became one of the most popular BBC radio big band leaders and recording artists. When he worked with the arranger Ronald Binge, the Montovani Sound emerged and became a signature of British airways for decades.

His cascading strings can be heard throughout his numerous hits and more than fifty albums. Montovani was England’s most celebrated recording artist before the Beatles.

“Mantovani was a great influence on me.” – Brian May

Besides Queen’s lead guitarist, Montovani influenced many other great musicians, including the sixties rock band The Kinks, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Today is:

National Bundt Cake Day — WHo doesn’t love that?

Musical Ride

The All-New Mickey Mouse Club aired in 1993 featuring very young cast members, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Ryan Gosling.

Interesting Notes

The first Wendy’s Hamburgers restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio in 1969.

Notable Births

1929 — Ed Asner: “Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.”

1940 — Sam Waterston: “I’m too old to be governed by fear of dumb people.”

K. Barrett Maria Rattray Maryam Merchant Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Tree Langdon Myriam Ben Salem Phil Truman Chelsea Mandler MAT Terry Mansfield Hollie Petit, Ph.D. 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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The Story Of Day Tripping Through History What’s Past Is Often Present

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