Day Tripping: November 16

Turn Up the Quiet

Jazz pianist and composer Diana Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia in 1964. Her mother was a teacher, her dad an accountant, and her sister Michelle was a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Diana recorded two albums in the early nineties which got the attention of industry insiders. Her third record All For You in honor of Nat King Cole was nominated for a Grammy in 1996. Her next album Love Scenes featuring guitarist Russell Malone was an instant hit.

“You’re creating an intimacy that everybody feels, that it’s their experience, not yours.”

After a world tour and a Platinum album with The Look of Love, Krall married British rocker Elvis Costello in 2003. Diana has also accompanied Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, and Tony Bennett and produced a Barbra Streisand record.

In 2012, Diana Krall performed Fly Me to the Moon at the memorial service for Neil Armstrong. Diana continues to write lyrics, compose, and produce music while raising her twin sons with Elvis.

Today is:

International Day For Tolerance — could we repeat this day more often, please?

Musical Ride

John Lennon lost a bet to Elton john in 1974 when his song Whatever Gets You Through the Night goes to number one in America. Elton played piano on the track and predicted its success. To pay off the wager, Lennon appeared on stage two weeks later with Elton at Madison Square Garden.

Interesting Notes

Dr. Albert Hofmann of the Sandoz Laboratory in Switzerland first synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938. It would later become known as LSD.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Mega-movie star Clark Gable died after suffering a second heart attack in ten days in 1960. He was 59 years old. Four months later, Gable’s wife Kay gave birth to his only son, John.

Notable Births

1907 — Burgess Meredith: “I disappear from the public eye and get rediscovered quite often.”

1993 — Pete Davidson: “I have to do stand-up. I have to do something comedy-involved every day, or else I will lose my mind.”

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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