I’m My Own Grandpa” (sometimes rendered as “I’m My Own Grandpaw”) is a novelty song written by Dwight Latham and Moe Jaffe, performed by Lonzo and Oscar in 1947, aboutContinue readingI’m My Own Grandpaw
Stars Fell on Alabama
Meteors streaking across Alabama were the inspiration for a jazz standard and a state motto. The song “Stars Fell on Alabama” was a hit in 1934, the same year aContinue readingStars Fell on Alabama
Stars Fell on Alabama
“Stars Fell on Alabama” is the title of a 1934 jazz standard composed by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. The title of the song appears to have beenContinue readingStars Fell on Alabama
This Land of My Fathers
Happy St. David’s Day Saint David’s Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdɨːð ˌɡuːɨ̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant, ˈdiːð ̩ɡʊi̯l ˌdɛu̯.i ˈsant]), or the Feast ofContinue readingThis Land of My Fathers