This Land is Your Land was written by Woody Guthrie, in 1940, while traveling from California to New York. Like last months’ offering,...

In 1918, Irwin Berlin, born Israel Baline, arrived in the US from Russia at the age of five. I know the time frame is outside of my usual...

Dancing in the Street reached number 2 on the Billboard Charts in 1964. Released on July 31st, the song was sung my Martha and the...

To end this eventful year, I chose Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes’ “Wake up Everybody,” released in November 1975. This song, on the...

This is the opening song on my favorite album, (yes, I said album), “Songs in the Key of Life”. Stevie Wonder released this album in...

“Hey Jude,” released in 1968, is a song of encouragement. It was written by Paul McCartney to cheer up John Lennon’s young son Julian...