Category Archives: Music

RIP Jimmy Dean, 1928-2010

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

The Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking tour of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, DC. I really like these historical markers, which combine a map and text with photographs and other images from various time periods. This … Continue reading →

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RIP Lena Horne, 1917-2010

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I hope she’s up there with Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and my mother, and they’re having a great time together belting out the Great American Songbook! Lena Horne: A Life in YouTube — Kate Dailey put together an eclectic collection … Continue reading →

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Clancy Hayes Campaign Song for Nixon/Lodge

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

You never know what you’ll find when you go searching around on YouTube. I have written here before about searching for the song Peoria. I was hoping to find a performance of the song by Bob Scobey’s Frisco Band that … Continue reading →

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YouTube’s Music Discovery Project

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

YouTube’s Music Discovery Project is a great new tool that produces playlists of music videos. Enter a name, and you get back a playlist of videos by that artist, a list of related artists, and a “mix tape” of videos … Continue reading →

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