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Nobody is associated more with our song of the day than Ray Charles. But the music for “Georgia On My Mind” was written by Hoagy Carmichael. Stuart Gorell wrote the lyrics. Carmichael recorded it September 15, 1930.
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More than a wedding march, the Song of the Day, Canon in D, has been foundational for songs in every modern genre. Johann Pachelbel was baptized on this day in 1653.
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From native territory, to the French to the Spanish, back to the French, and then becoming a United States territory, New Orleans has earned its multi-cultural background.
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Dolly Parton wrote the Song of the Day in 2019 for “27: The Most Perfect Album.” The compilation album, includes songs from various artists about each of the 27 amendments.
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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong was born August 4, 1901 in New Orleans. He sang "What a Wonderful World" in 1967 in an attempt to bring about racial harmony. Unfortunately, the song flopped in the U.S.
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Leonard Cohen's long-time muse, Marianne Ihlen, passed away on July 28, 2016, three months before he did. He wrote the Song of the Day, "So Long, Marianne" in 1967.
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Our Song of the Day, “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf, is the best-known song in the movie, "Easy Rider." This counter-culture film was released July 14, 1969.
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On this last day of June, the Song of the Day remembers the events of June 30 when Adolph Hitler solidified his power as dictator of Germany. Scottish Singer songwriter Al Stewart read 40 books in order to write the history in "Last Day of June 1934."
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On June 23, 2007, the Largest Guitar Ensemble , 1,802 guitar players, strummed our Song of the Day in Stutgart, Germany. That record has been broken many times over, but the opening guitar riff from "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple is considered legendary.
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Who knew that Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, singing "Soul Man" dressed as killer bees on Saturday Night Live, would become the cultural icons known as the Blues Brothers? It was evident after the movie premiered on June 16, 1980.