Songs for February 17
Gitti & Erika, Wings, Garland Green, Johnny Bush, Johnny Leyton, Gene Pitney, The Boo Radleys, Alice Dona, Claude Francois, The Meters, Silver Convention, and Michael Hurley.
Good morning from bucolic Lower Mills.
It’s February 17, and Lola Montez was born this day in 1821. She was an Irish dancer and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who held enough sway over the king that a cabinet minister who blocked her ambition was summarily removed. She used her influence to rail against Catholics and Jesuits. And as a dancer, she…
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