Today in Music History - April 18
Today in Music History for April 18:
In 1839, violinist Frantz Jehin-Prume, the first musician of international reputation to choose Canada as his home, was born in Spa, Belgium. He made many successful concert tours of Europe and in 1863 was appointed violinist of the king s own music by Leopold I of Belgium. Jehin-Prume settled in Montreal in 1871 and along with his wife, singer Rosita del Vecchio, played an important role in the development of Montreal s musical life. In 1891, he formed Quebec s first professional chamber music society. He died in 1899.
In 1927, Canadian composer and pianist Marian Grudeff was born in Toronto. She and another Canadian, Ray Jessel, wrote songs for the musical Baker Street, based on the story of Sherlock Holmes, which premiered in Boston in December 1964 and moved to New York two months later. Baker Street was called one of the best musicals of the 60s. She died Nov. 4, 2006.
Best Country Music Albums of All Time
By Michele Zipkin, Stacker News
On 1/16/21 at 10:00 AM EST
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Ray Price messed around with rhythm, Willie Nelson veered into jazzy realms, and modern country artists such as Eric Church and Sam Hunt meld rock and R&B with country flavors. The genre has continued to expand to feature new subgenres such as country trap perhaps the most well-known song to fit into this genre is Lil Nas X s Old Town Road. Country has gone by several different names. Country musician Harlan Howard pegged it as three chords and the truth, while others have described it as the music of heartache or line dancing. Besides having various names, country music is also a genre that welcomes the reinventing of existing songs as much as it embraces the writing of new ones.
Parents Of The Rich And Famous Who Tried To Extort Their Children Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
By Daniel Johnson/Jan. 6, 2021 4:40 pm EDT/Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 8:18 pm EDT
There are many parents who look at their children s success as the product of years of hard work. They re filled with joy, knowing that their kids have achieved a level of success and financial stability they themselves couldn t give them. Then there are some parents who look at their children s success and start singing the Berry Gordy-penned lyrics, The best things in life are free/ But you can give them to the birds and bees/ I need money.