January 14, 2021 / With the weather heating up this week in Hollywood, all the headlines today read It s June in January,
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the title of the jazz standard, composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo Robin. Leo Robin would tell this story about the origins of the song: One day Ralph Rainger came in and said, I hit on a little jingle tune, maybe you ll like it . He started to play this thing, one of those kind of bouncy schottisches, and I said, Let me think about it , and as usual, I went out and started to walk around the Paramount lot. That was the way I used to concentrate during the day. When I came back, I said, Gee, I ve got a great title - no, I never said that, because I never thought any of those things were great. In fact, my dear wife used to say, if I had the Number One song on the Hit Parade - I would still say, Well, if they d given me more time, I could have done it better . So I just said, It s June in January . Ralph said, You re crazy - J
Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Airs Monday, January 18, 2021 at 11 a.m. Join the renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir for a celebration of hope this Martin Luther Kind Day as we listen to He s Got the Whole World in His Hands; Peace Like a River; I m Runnin On; Great Day; I Want Jesus to Walk with Me; My Country, Tis of Thee; Gently Raise the Sacred Strain; As the Dew from Heaven Distilling; God Be with You Till We Meet Again.
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One Sunday morning in 2007, Eric McKirdy was standing in the garage of his new home in Albany when he heard pipe organ music.
The house was literally across the street from Albany First United Methodist Church on 28th Avenue Southwest. Local resident Russ Tripp had deeded a portion of his property to the congregation, which explains why the ânewâ building, built in 1962, is tucked away in a largely residential neighborhood.
McKirdy had grown up in Albany, learned to play the organ, studied music at college and spent some time in the Bay Area during the dot-com era. Now he had returned to his hometown.
Joe Biden on Wednesday began signing 17 executive orders, memorandums and proclamations addressing the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and racial inequality, and immediately undoing some policies put in place by his predecessor Donald Trump.