Archive for 1940s
Dr. Swett’s Early American Root Beer Sign
I’m not sure about the name Dr. Swett, but I love root beer. This is a metal sign that I suppose you could stick magnets on, »»
50 Greatest Movies – The Maltese Falcon
“By gad sir, you are a character. There’s never any telling what you’ll say or do next, except that it’s bound to be something astonishing.”
Sam Spade »»
50 Greatest Movies – My Favorite Brunette (1947)
“You see, I wanted to be a detective too. It only took brains, courage, and a gun… and I had the gun. ”
Spoofs are nothing new. »»
50 Greatest Movies – Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane?
Yes. I said my list was going to be like no other, yet here I am starting with the movie that ranks #1 on almost every »»
Country Music: South and West
Country Music: South And West. New World Records, Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. NW 287, 1977.
Once again, the liner notes are available at New »»
Let’s Get Loose – New World Records
Let’s Get Loose: Folk and Popular Blues Styles from the Beginnings to the Early 1940s. New World Records, Recorded Anthology of American Music, NW 290, 1978. »»
