Great Arias From French Opera
Norma
Leontyne Price ~ the ultimate Aida
Renata Tebaldi rivalry
painting by Oleg Karuvits
2004
December 30, 2016
Maria Callas ~ Diva Divine
Great Arias From French Opera
Norma
Leontyne Price ~ the ultimate Aida
Renata Tebaldi rivalry
Edward R. Murrow
1908 ~1965
Edward R. Murrow KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow;
April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist.
He was generally referred to as Ed Murrow. He first came to prominence
with a series of radio broadcasts for the news division of the Columbia Broadcasting System during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States.
From 1951 to 1955, Murrow was the host of This I Believe,
which offered ordinary people the opportunity to speak for five minutes
on radio. He continued to present daily radio news reports on the CBS
Radio Network until 1959. He also recorded a series of narrated
"historical albums" for Columbia Records called I Can Hear It Now, which inaugurated his partnership with producer Fred W. Friendly. In 1950 the records evolved into a weekly CBS Radio show, Hear It Now, hosted by Murrow and co-produced by Murrow and Friendly.
Viewfinder links:
mentions:
Styrous® ~ Friday, December 30, 2016
Marilyn Monroe ~ Imperfection is beauty
La Forma Divina
Let's Make Love
Queen of the Screen
Some Like It Hot
mentions:
James Galanos, Cartier & me
Robert Mitchum ~ Hollywood bad boy
Chuy Reyes ~ Rumba de Cuba
The Rolling Stones ~ Some Girls
Let's Make Love
Queen of the Screen
Some Like It Hot
mentions:
James Galanos, Cartier & me
Robert Mitchum ~ Hollywood bad boy
Chuy Reyes ~ Rumba de Cuba
The Rolling Stones ~ Some Girls
Marilyn Monroe ~ Queen of the Screen
1926 ~ 1962
movie still
movie gif
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, 1964
"I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took
for granted. You see, I was brought up differently from the average
American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be
happy."
Styrous® ~ Friday, December 30, 2016
December 28, 2016
Debbie Reynolds ~ Singin' In the Rain
1932 ~ 2016
The first film in which I saw Debbie Reynolds was, Singin' in the Rain. It was 1952, she was just 19 years old and she was as "cute as a button". I was 12 years old and I fell totally in love with her! It is my very favorite musical film; I will always love it and never get tired of watching it. Of all her many films it is the one I will always associate with her.
Debbie Reynolds with
movie still
The Singing Nun, 1966
6-year-old Carrie Fisher sitting on a stool watching her mother, Debbie Reynolds, on stage at the Riviera Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, in 1963.
Photo by Lawrence Schiller
©Polaris Communications, Inc.
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher pose in the press room at the 21st
Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January
25, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage
Debbie Reynolds
at A Photocall to promote her new UK Tour
'Debbie Reynolds: Alive And Fabulous'
Photo credit: / WENN
Photo credit: / WENN
Never stop dancin' . . .
. . . or . . .
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, December 28, 2016
December 27, 2016
Carrie Fisher ~ Forever Princess Lea
Carrie Fisher
1956 - 2016
May the Force be with you!
Viewfinder links:
Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
all things Star Wars
YouTube:
Carrie Fisher Tribute - Star Wars Celebration 2017
Styrous® ~ Tuesday, December 27, 2016
December 26, 2016
20,000 Vinyl LPs 74: Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Last Days and Time
Album Design – Mati Klarwein
photo of album cover by Styrous®
~ Last Days and Time
Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin and African. They are one of the most successful bands of all time. Rolling Stone Magazine
described them as "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet
galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black
pop". The band was founded in Chicago by Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) in 1970.
vinyl LP label, side 1
detail photo by Styrous®
As usual, I have favorite cuts from this album. At the top is the opener for the album, Time Is On Your Side. A driving syncopated and jazzy tune backed up with brass. It can be danced to sensually and vigorously or with slow, steamy determination. Very erotic!
My second favorite is, Mom. It has a quiet guitar intro. It is a gentle cha-cha with orchestral backing and some terrific piano by Larry Dunn. It has a very sensual and romantic instrumental break featuring Dunn.
vinyl LP label, side 1
detail photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
1 - Time Is On Your Side - written by M. White*, R. Bautista*, V. White* - 3:40
2 - They Don't See - written by M. Davis* - 3:29
3 - Make It With You - written by D. Gates* - 3:27
4 - Power - written by M. White* - 7:16
Side 2:
1 - Remember The Children - written by M. White*, R. Bautista*, V. White* - 4:01
2 - Where All Have The Flowers Gone - written by P. Seeger* - 4:51
3 - I'd Rather Have You - written by S. Scarborough* - 4:39
4 - Mom - written by M. White*, V. White* - 5:50
Companies, etc.:
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
Published By – Hummit Music, Inc.
Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.
Published By – Fall River Music, Inc.
Published By – Alexscar Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Roland Bautista
Bass – Verdine White
Clavinet – Larry Dunn
Congas – Philip Bailey, Jr.
Drums – Maurice White, Ralph Johnson
Flute – Ronnie Laws
Guitar – Roland Bautista
Kalimba – Maurice White
Organ – Larry Dunn
Piano – Larry Dunn
Percussion – Philip Bailey, Jr., Ralph Johnson, Verdine White
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ronnie Laws
Vocals – Jessica Cleaves, Maurice White, Philip Bailey, Jr., Verdine White
Design [Album] – Mati Klarwein
Arranged By – Earth, Wind & Fire
Mastered By – Bob MacCloud Jr.*, Johnny Golden*
Photography By – Roland Charles
Producer – Joe Wissert
Recorded By – Kent Nebergall
Engineer [Recording] – Al Schmitt
Remix – Al Schmitt
Notes:
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Calif.
Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders
A1, A2, A4, B1, B4 Published by Hummit Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
A3 Published by Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. (BMI)
B2 Published by Fall River Music, Inc. (BMI)
B3 Published by Alexscar Music/Unichappell (BMI)
© ℗ 1972 CBS, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A. (Label)
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc. (Sleeve)
Label and spine both read C 31702 and back cover has 31702
Some copies have gold "For Promotion Only" stamp on back cover
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): AL 31702
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): BL 31702
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout): T1 PAL 31702-1H TML=M A2
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout): T1 PBL 31702 1E NEW D
Earth, Wind & Fire – Last Days And Time
Label: Columbia – C 31702, Columbia – 31702
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Released: 1972
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk
Net links:
Official Site Discography
YouTube links:
Make It With You
Power
Remember The Children
Where All Have The Flowers Gone
I'd Rather Have You
Mom
Styrous® ~ Tuesday, December 27, 2016
George Michael ~ Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
December 25, 2016
December 22, 2016
John Glenn ~ America's first astronaut
1921 ~ 2016
Time & Life Pictures
Getty Images
Headlines
Life
John Glenn with his wife, Anna Margaret Castor 
John Glenn as a teenager, circa 1935
photographer unknown
John Glenn Archives, The Ohio State University
Glenn at nine months old in Cambridge, Ohio, 1922
photographer unknown
Styrous® ~ Thursday, December 22, 2016