It’s a day to remember the all-time favorite Christmas gift you received and what happened to it. What about the gift you are most glad you gave, and can you top it this year?
History 101: This was the date in 1963 that the last American-made Studebaker automobile rolled off the assembly line in South Bend, Indiana -- the Studebaker Company had been in existence since the US Civil War when it made covered wagons.
Music History 101: December 9th, 1969: A new kind of opera opened to an enthusiastic crowd in London 36 years ago tonight -- in the orchestra pit Keith Moon, Roger Daltry and Rod Stewart. The Who's rock opera "Tommy" (Pinball Wizard)
The 101 number one song of the day reached the top of the charts twice and the original version was sung by a group calling themselves the Casinyets. That name, by the way, stood for something that most struggling artists would not want you to know. It stood for Can’t Sing Yet. That’s what the four girls from Michigan thought of themselves when they formed the group in High School. They performed in a local talent show and that led to an audition in front of the head of a fledgling record label in Detroit. He thought they sang pretty good but he wanted to hear some original material. One of the members asked a songwriter friend if he had anything that might work for them and he offered the song you’re about to hear. Actually not, because the group member stayed up all night and totally rewrote the song keeping only the title. The head of the record company agreed to sign them to a contract and it would lead to his label’s first number one song. His name is Berry Gordy, Jr. and Motown was on its way. The song reached the top during this week in December, 1961. And since everyone involved agreed that by this time the girls could sing – and pretty well – they came up with a new name: the Marvelettes. (Please Mr. Postman)---That song was also recorded by the Beatles and later on, the Carpenters who also took it to number one.
Today we’re signing our Christmas Cards for clients and writer’s cramp is rampant at the 101 Gold studios.
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