Trivia

“Monster Mash” reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 chart for the first time on October 20, 1962. It stayed there for two weeks. The popular song was banned by BBC when it first came out because it was too "morbid." Isn't that the point?

Paul Simon has gone from teen hitmaker, to folk-singing duo, to solo act, to one of the 20th century’s greatest songwriters. Simon turns 82 today. He was born October 13, 1941.

One of Elvis Presley's signature songs and our Song of the Day, "Love Me Tender," was released on September 29, 1956. It quickly zoomed to number one the Billboard Hot 100, knocking "Hound Dog" off the top of the chart. The song's origins are equally interesting.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.