Which reminds us of the story about the man who once said that he wanted to go peacefully in his sleep like his grandfather – unlike his grandmother who went to her maker screaming in terror in the passenger seat.
Today is also National Jump Over Things Day.
History 101: April 6, 1909 Robert E. Peary's cook, carpenter, and blacksmith, Mathew Henson, and two Eskimo guides were the first humans to reach the North Pole. Peary arrived 45 minutes later.
Music History 101: April 6, 1971 – Two performers met for the very first time at the Troubador nightclub in Los Angeles. They would soon fall in love, get married, fall out of love and get divorced: James Taylor and Carly Simon .
The 101 number one song of the Day was recorded by the group once known as Bjorn and the Blablus. The song had been a top 5 hit once before in 1969 but British entertainer Jonathan King dramatically re-arranged it and released it in England with minor success in 1972. The head of A & R of EMI in Sweden heard the song and decided to encourage one of his groups – the aforementioned Bjorn and the Blablus to record it for themselves. They did and when it became a hit in their own country they decided to try the American market and it easily surpassed the original version by landing at number one on April 6, 1974. But before that happened they had to do something about that name: Blablus which roughly translated into Blue Denim. They decided to keep the color and add a reference to their homeland and thus became “Blue Swede” (Hooked on a Feeling)
Thanks to Look Who’s Dancing contestant Savonne Griffin for stopping by the 101 Gold studios this morning.
Savonne is Board President of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southwestern New Mexico and Marketing Representative of Business Development and Community Involvement at First Light Federal Credit Union. Her dance partner, Derek Leyva, also happens to be her first cousin. They are both excited and looking forward to the Big Night on April 16th at the Pan American Center.
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