By Jenny Callison, posted May 7, 2021
RETAIL & HOSPITALITY | TOPSAIL STEAMER DANIELLE MAHON, FOUNDER | YEAR FOUNDED: 2017 | EMPLOYEES: 25 (Photo by Terah Wilson) Inspired by her experiences of summer seafood cookouts on the Jersey Shore when she was growing up, Danielle Mahon decided to share the experience of a low country boil with folks in coastal North Carolina.
Soon after she and her family moved to the state, she developed her signature offering – seasoned, ready-to- cook seafood in a metal pot – and opened a location in Topsail Island in 2017. Since then she has opened a store in Wrightsville Beach as well as two in her native New Jersey: one in Ocean City and one in Long Island Beach.
The
music died early on the morning on February 3, 1959, midway through
the
Winter Dance Party tour whose line-up included some of the
best rock and roll artists of the day. Headliner Buddy Holly had
chartered a four-seater Beechcraft Bonanza to fly him from Clear
Lake, Iowa to Fargo, North Dakota, taking along with him J.P
Richardson (aka the “Big Bopper”) and Ritchie Valens. Bad
weather, a pilot not certified for instrument flying and a new gyro
contributed to the 1 a.m. crash in an Iowa cornfield, killing all on
board instantly.
Charles Hardin Holley, 1936-1959 (Publicity picture for Brunswick Records, public domain)
Happy 84th birthday to Don Everly! The singer was born on Feb. 1, 1937, in the small town of Brownie, Ky.
Everly was born to musical parents, Isaac and Margaret. Together with his younger brother Phil, the family formed the Everly Family band and traveled all over the South and Midwest; they also hosted their own show on a local radio station. After both brothers finished high school, they officially became a duo and caught the attention of Chet Atkins, who helped secure their first record deal, on Columbia Records. However, after the release of one single, Keep a Lovin Me, which failed to chart, they were released from their deal.
By Keefer
Jan 19, 2021
HAPPY DOLLY DAY! Today in 1946, Dolly Parton was born. In 1999, she was well-deservedly inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed thousands of songs, notably I Will Always Love You (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper for Parton, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), Jolene , Coat of Many Colors , and 9 to 5 . She is also one of the few to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she starred in films such as 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone, and Steel Magnolias. And most recently, she donated money to help develop a Coronavirus vaccine.