Dolly Parton is playing an important role in the global effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The Country star, who is known for her charitable work, helped fund the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, which has been shown to be 94.5% effective. Parton’s funding of the vaccine was confirmed in the New England Journal of…
Name a sound you used to hear a lot before the pandemic, but not anymore . . . A new survey asked people to name the top sounds they’ve missed during COVID. And live music got the most votes. 1. Live music. 38% said it’s one of the top sounds they miss. 2. Surround sound at movie…
It’s looking like we might be seeing the second coming of the short-lived superstar duo, Coverdale-Page. David Coverdale and Jimmy Page teamed up for one studio set — Coverdale-Page, which was released on March 15th, 1993 and peaked at Number Five on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The reunion never went beyond the one album, with Page soon after reuniting with Robert Plant. We…
HOUSE MANAGERS CONCLUDE CASE AFTER SECOND DAY OF PRESENTATION IN SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: The House managers prosecuting the case against former President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial concluded their presentation after a second day Thursday (February 11th) that was shorter than the first. The managers repeated some of their points from the first day, including their…
U.S. LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES ON FACILITIES IN SYRIA USED BY IRAN-BACKED MILITIA: The U.S. launched airstrikes yesterday evening (February 25th) on facilities in Syria used by an Iran-backed Iraqi militia. One of the members of the Kataeb Hezbollah militia was killed and several others were wounded, AP reported, citing an Iraqi militia official. The Pentagon said the airstrikes…
Saturday (February 26th) marks what would have been rock n’ roll pioneer Fats Domino‘s 93rd birthday. Domino died on October 25th, 2017 at age 89 at his home in Harvey, Louisiana across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. Domino, whose real name was Antoine Domino, Jr. — and affectionately referred to as “The Fat Man” — is best remembered…