by Tim | Jul 2, 2025 | Music, ThisDayInArt
In July 2005, Live 8 exploded onto the global stage—not with fireworks, but with a chorus of guitars, voices, and political urgency. Conceived by Bob Geldof and supported by a roster of music giants like Bono, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, the event took place across...
by Tim | Jun 27, 2025 | Music, ThisDayInArt
Jerome Solon Felder, better known by his stage name Doc Pomus, was born on June 27, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York. Raised in a Jewish immigrant family, he contracted polio at the age of six and spent most of his life on crutches or in a wheelchair. But Doc didn’t...
by Tim | Jun 21, 2025 | Acting, Music, Theatre, ThisDayInArt, Writing
In June 1978, a revolutionary musical opened at London’s Prince Edward Theatre and changed the face of theatre forever. Evita, the brainchild of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, had already stirred the airwaves with a concept album two years...
by Tim | Jun 14, 2025 | Film, Music, Television, Theatre, ThisDayInArt
Burl Ives, born in 1909 in rural Illinois, came from a family of storytellers and singers. His mother, Cordelia, and grandmother, Kate White, passed down a rich tradition of Scottish and Irish ballads. As the youngest of seven children in a farming household, Ives...
by Tim | Jun 9, 2025 | Music, Technology, ThisDayInArt
Born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Les Paul grew up in a German-American family. He was the second child of George and Evelyn Polsfuss and had an older brother named Ralph. After his parents’ divorce, Les was largely raised by his...
by Tim | Jun 8, 2025 | Film, Gaming, Music, ThisDayInArt
In 1984, Ghostbusters premiered in U.S. theaters and quickly became one of the most beloved comedies of all time. Directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis, the film mixed the paranormal with absurd humor, and added...
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