Category: Music

We Will Be Remembered: Taylor Swift’s Grandfathers and Their Unsung Military Service

by ncurrie, posted in Music, Navy, Marines, & Coast Guard, World War II

Today's post was written by Katherine Terry, archives technician at the National Archives at St. Louis Keep your helmet, keep your life, son Just a flesh wound, here’s your rifle Crawling up the beaches now “Sir, I think he’s bleeding out” And some things you just can’t speak about - “epiphany” In the vast landscape … Continue reading We Will Be Remembered: Taylor Swift’s Grandfathers and Their Unsung Military Service

man w/sunglasses on, no shirt, sitting at piano

Isaac Hayes Gets a B-, 1976

by ncurrie, posted in African American History, Music, State and Foreign Affairs

The singer and actor Isaac Hayes had a distinctive voice.  When he sang or when he spoke, it was unmistakably him.  Hayes was a singer, songwriter, composer, and actor.  He was a major contributor to the “Memphis Sound” of the 1960s and 1970s.  Hayes is perhaps best known for writing and performing the theme song … Continue reading Isaac Hayes Gets a B-, 1976