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July 30, 2015 (July 28, 2015)

Bigger than life: Sinatra’s image at 100

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Today our 1915: Whatta Year! series turns to pop culture colossus Frank Sinatra, born on December 12 of that storied year in Hoboken, New Jersey. “Ol Blue Eyes” made his name with his voice, […]

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July 1, 2015 (June 17, 2015)

Blues you can’t lose

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Today our 1915: Whatta Year! series turns to musician Willie Dixon, born on this date 100 years ago. Dixon brought the term “Hoochie Coochie man” to the mainstream and, oh, yeah, along […]

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May 6, 2015 (May 5, 2015)

Orson Welles Week: It was 100 years ago today

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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of George Orson Welles. The pride of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Welles dropped into life as the son of inventor-wagon factory owner Richard Welles […]

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May 5, 2015 (May 6, 2015)

Orson Welles Week: Bully for you, chilly for me

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Orson Welles spent his declining years as a pop culture man of all seasons. Hounded by the IRS, desperate to fund the numerous films on his artistic agenda, the director […]

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May 4, 2015 (May 5, 2015)

Orson Welles Week: Twist of Lime

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A large part of the twentieth century was born in 1915. That storied year, an all-star lineup of cultural giants found their way to our reality, and in short order […]

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