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Today in Music History - March 3
The Canadian Press 2021-03-03
Today in Music History for March 3:
In 1875, one of the most popular operas ever written, Georges Bizet s Carmen, premiered in Paris. It unfolds a story of love, hate, jealousy and murder set in the world of Spanish gypsies and bullfighters. The composer was booed out of the theatre.
In 1927, bluesman Herman (Junior) Parker was born in West Memphis, Ark. Influenced and aided early in his career by Sonny Boy Williamson, Parker cut his first records for the Sun label in 1952. His Feelin Good hit the R&B top-10 the following year. And, Elvis Presley recorded Parker s Mystery Train for Sun in 1955. Parker later took his modern country blues to Duke Records, where he had his biggest hit in 1962 Annie Get Your Yo-Yo. Junior Parker died in 1971 following eye surgery.
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Theatre / “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”, written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Anne Somes. Canberra Rep at Theatre 3, Acton, until March 6. Reviewed by LEN POWER.
ONE of his most popular plays, Tennessee Williams’ “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” was first produced on Broadway in 1955 to great acclaim. It won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and was made into a popular movie with Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
Set in the home of wealthy plantation owner, Big Daddy Pollitt, on the evening of his birthday, the play examines the relationships of the various family members, primarily that of Big Daddy’s son, Brick, and daughter-in-law, Maggie, whose marriage is in crisis.
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