From the Desk of CLASSICKONG 🎙️

Good morning, friends, and welcome to another edition of This Day in Music History from WTSG-DB!

Before we turn up the music, we begin where we always should — by remembering the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, past and present.

To everyone who has worn the uniform, to the families who waited at home, and especially to those who never returned:

Thank you. We remember you. We honor you. 🇺🇸

August 15 gives that remembrance additional meaning.

In August 1945, after years of unimaginable sacrifice, World War II was finally coming to an end. Americans celebrated news of Japan’s acceptance of the Allied surrender terms on August 14. Because of the time difference, Emperor Hirohito’s recorded announcement was broadcast to the Japanese people on August 15. The formal surrender would follow aboard the USS Missouri on September 2.

For millions of Americans and Allied families, it meant something they had scarcely dared imagine after years of war:

Their loved ones might finally be coming home.

Not all of them did.

Today, we remember them too.

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Three Days That Changed Music — Woodstock Begins ☮️

On August 15, 1969, a dairy farm near Bethel, New York, became the center of the musical universe.

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair had begun.

Hundreds of thousands of people eventually descended upon Max Yasgur’s farm for what became one of the defining cultural events of the 20th century.

CLASSICKONG was only about four years old when Woodstock happened — a little young to pack up the Volkswagen bus and head for Max Yasgur’s farm. 😂

But even those of us who weren’t there can look back with tremendous respect for the musicians who made history that weekend.

And the first musician to take the stage was Richie Havens.

Richie Havens — January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013

Traffic surrounding Woodstock had become nearly impossible, delaying many performers. Havens was asked to keep playing.

And playing.

He ultimately held the audience for an extraordinarily long opening set. After exhausting much of the material he had prepared, Havens improvised around the old spiritual “Motherless Child.”

The result became:

“Freedom.”

One of the enduring musical moments of Woodstock.

The first day’s performers included Richie Havens, Sweetwater, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie and Joan Baez.

Over the following days would come Santana, Canned Heat, Mountain, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Ten Years After, The Band, Johnny Winter, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and finally Jimi Hendrix.

What an extraordinary collection of musicians.

More than half a century later, simply saying “Woodstock” still means something.

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Bye Bye, Peggy Sue — Hello, Maria! ❤️🎸

Buddy Holly — September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959

Now here’s a love story.

During the summer of 1958, Buddy Holly met Maria Elena Santiago, who worked at the Peer-Southern music publishing company in New York.

Buddy asked her out.

And then apparently decided there wasn’t any sense wasting time. 😂

He proposed on their first date.

Maria said yes.

On August 15, 1958, Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago were married at the Holly family home in Lubbock, Texas.

Sadly, they would have far too little time together.

Less than six months later, on February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly was killed in the plane crash that also took the lives of Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson.

Buddy was only 22 years old.

Yet consider what he accomplished in those few years.

Essential Buddy Holly Recordings 🎶

• “That’ll Be the Day” — 1957 — The “Chirping” Crickets
• “Oh, Boy!” — 1957 — The “Chirping” Crickets
• “Maybe Baby” — 1957 recording / 1958 single — The “Chirping” Crickets
• “Peggy Sue” — 1957 — Buddy Holly
• “Everyday” — 1957 — originally released as the B-side of “Peggy Sue”
• “Rave On” — 1958 — originally issued as a single; later included on compilations
• “It’s So Easy!” — 1958 — originally released as a Crickets single
• “True Love Ways” — recorded 1958 / released posthumously in 1960 — later collected on The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2
• “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” — 1959 — originally released as a single shortly before Buddy’s death

And don’t stop with individual songs.

Essential Buddy Holly Albums 💿

• The “Chirping” Crickets — 1957
• Buddy Holly — 1958
• That’ll Be the Day — 1958

Buddy Holly helped write the vocabulary that generations of rock musicians would use after him.

Gone impossibly young.

But certainly never forgotten.

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Dino Knocks the Beatles Off the Top! 🍸😂

Dean Martin — June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995

On August 15, 1964, something happened that probably didn’t seem very likely in the middle of Beatlemania.

Dean Martin’s “Everybody Loves Somebody” reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

And the record it replaced?

The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night.”

Dean’s recording career had cooled considerably by then. He hadn’t enjoyed a Top 40 hit since 1958.

But Dino wasn’t finished.

Not even close.

“Everybody Loves Somebody” became one of his signature recordings and later served as the theme for The Dean Martin Show.

Of course, CLASSICKONG remembers Dean for something else too.

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 😂

Oh, what a wonderful era of television that was.

Some of the biggest names in entertainment willingly sat down knowing that their friends were about to absolutely destroy them.

Don Rickles.

Foster Brooks.

Bob Hope.

Phyllis Diller.

Jonathan Winters.

Red Buttons.

Nipsey Russell.

Frank Sinatra.

And even Muhammad Ali could show up and join the fun.

What made those shows special wasn’t merely the insults.

It was the affection underneath them.

These were enormously successful people who could still laugh at themselves.

Maybe there’s a little lesson in there for all of us.

Don’t take yourself so seriously that you forget how to laugh.

Laugh with your friends.

Let them bust your chops.

Give it right back.

Then put your arm around them afterward.

Love one another. Appreciate one another. Have some fun.

Life is short.

And as Dino might remind us…

🎶 When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie…

Well…

That’s amore! 😂🍕❤️

Essential Dean Martin Recordings 🎶

• “That’s Amore” — 1953 — introduced in the film The Caddy; originally issued as a Capitol single
• “Sway” — 1954 — originally issued as a Capitol single
• “Memories Are Made of This” — 1955 — originally issued as a Capitol single
• “Return to Me” — 1958 — originally issued as a Capitol single; later associated with the album This Is Dean Martin!
• “Everybody Loves Somebody” — 1964 — Everybody Loves Somebody
• “The Door Is Still Open to My Heart” — 1964 — The Door Is Still Open to My Heart
• “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” — 1964 — The Door Is Still Open to My Heart

And for collectors, Dean’s catalog is enormous.

That’s part of the fun.

Dig.

There are treasures in there.

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Peter Gabriel Leaves Genesis — Why Did He Go? 🎹

By the summer of 1975, Genesis fans were confronting something difficult to imagine:

Peter Gabriel was leaving Genesis.

Gabriel had helped create one of progressive rock’s most imaginative and theatrical bands.

Essential Gabriel-Era Genesis 💿

• Trespass — 1970
• Nursery Cryme — 1971
• Foxtrot — 1972
• Selling England by the Pound — 1973
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway — 1974

But why leave?

Gabriel eventually explained that there wasn’t one dramatic backstage explosion.

Genesis had started as a cooperative creative endeavor among friends, but as the band became increasingly successful, Gabriel felt the growing machinery surrounding Genesis was beginning to control their lives rather than simply serving the music.

He also wanted greater freedom to explore ideas involving music, visuals and other creative forms without being restricted by the established roles within Genesis.

There was also something considerably more important than rock & roll:

Family.

During the creation of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Gabriel and his wife Jill experienced a difficult period surrounding the birth of their first daughter. Gabriel’s priorities were changing.

He wanted greater control over his time and his life.

Importantly, Gabriel made clear that his departure wasn’t because he suddenly hated Genesis or believed the music had dried up.

There didn’t have to be a villain.

Sometimes people simply reach a fork in the road.

Gabriel would go on to an extraordinary solo career, giving us recordings including:

• “Solsbury Hill” — Peter Gabriel (Car) — 1977
• “Games Without Frontiers” — Peter Gabriel (Melt) — 1980
• “Shock the Monkey” — Peter Gabriel (Security) — 1982
• “Sledgehammer” — So — 1986
• “In Your Eyes” — So — 1986

And Genesis?

They weren’t finished.

Far from it.

Eventually drummer Phil Collins stepped forward as lead vocalist.

Essential Collins-Era Genesis 💿

• A Trick of the Tail — 1976
• Wind & Wuthering — 1976
• …And Then There Were Three… — 1978
• Duke — 1980
• Abacab — 1981
• Genesis — 1983
• Invisible Touch — 1986
• We Can’t Dance — 1991

Peter Gabriel was brilliant.

Phil Collins was brilliant.

You don’t have to tear one down to appreciate the other.

For CLASSICKONG, however, many of the Collins songs simply hit a little closer to the heart.

And that’s the wonderful thing about music.

It’s not a scoreboard.

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Rod Stewart Crosses the Atlantic 🎙️❤️

On August 15, 1975, Rod Stewart released his sixth solo studio album:

Atlantic Crossing

Produced by the legendary Tom Dowd, the album reached #1 in the UK and the Top 10 in America.

It included:

• “Three Time Loser”
• “Alright for an Hour”
• “All in the Name of Rock ‘n’ Roll”
• “Drift Away”
• “Stone Cold Sober”
• “I Don’t Want to Talk About It”
• “It’s Not the Spotlight”
• “This Old Heart of Mine”
• “Still Love You”
• “Sailing”

Rod’s career, of course, extends far beyond one album.

From the Jeff Beck Group and Faces through one of rock’s longest and most successful solo careers, that wonderfully raspy voice has been coming out of radios for generations.

CLASSICKONG’s Essential Rod Stewart Albums 💿

• Every Picture Tells a Story — 1971
• Never a Dull Moment — 1972
• Atlantic Crossing — 1975
• A Night on the Town — 1976
• Foot Loose & Fancy Free — 1977
• Blondes Have More Fun — 1978
• Tonight I’m Yours — 1981
• Camouflage — 1984
• Out of Order — 1988

Essential Rod Stewart Songs — And Where to Find Them 🎶

• “Maggie May” — 1971 — Every Picture Tells a Story
• “You Wear It Well” — 1972 — Never a Dull Moment
• “Sailing” — 1975 — Atlantic Crossing
• “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” — 1975 — Atlantic Crossing
• “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” — 1976 — A Night on the Town
• “You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)” — 1977 — Foot Loose & Fancy Free
• “Hot Legs” — 1977 — Foot Loose & Fancy Free
• “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” — 1978 — Blondes Have More Fun
• “Young Turks” — 1981 — Tonight I’m Yours
• “Infatuation” — 1984 — Camouflage
• “Forever Young” — 1988 — Out of Order

And that last one…

“Forever Young” ❤️

There are songs that change as we get older.

“Forever Young” is one of them.

What once sounds like a beautiful song gradually begins to feel like a blessing from one generation to the next.

A wish that someone you love will find happiness, courage, wisdom and good people beside them wherever life takes them.

Some songs become more meaningful with age.

“Forever Young” is one of those songs.

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Don’t Look Back — Boston Creates Another Masterpiece 🚀❤️

On August 15, 1978, Boston released its second studio album:

Don’t Look Back

Following Boston’s extraordinary 1976 debut was an almost impossible assignment.

But Tom Scholz and company did it.

Don’t Look Back reached #1, reportedly sold more than a million copies within its first ten days, and eventually earned 7× Platinum certification in the United States.

Ironically, Tom Scholz didn’t believe the album was finished.

Epic wanted another Boston record following the enormous success of the debut and pushed for its release.

What emerged was another classic.

The Band 🎸

• Brad Delp — June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007 — vocals
• Tom Scholz — guitar, keyboards, bass and musical architect
• Barry Goudreau — guitar
• Fran Sheehan — bass
• Sib Hashian — August 17, 1949 – March 22, 2017 — drums

And that sound…

Those guitars.

Those harmonies.

The enormous production.

And above everything:

Brad Delp’s voice.

There are singers who fit a band.

Then there are singers whose voice becomes inseparable from the band’s identity.

Brad Delp was that kind of singer.

Don’t Look Back — 1978 💿

1. “Don’t Look Back”
2. “The Journey”
3. “It’s Easy”
4. “A Man I’ll Never Be”
5. “Feelin’ Satisfied”
6. “Party”
7. “Used to Bad News”
8. “Don’t Be Afraid”

For CLASSICKONG, those first Boston albums aren’t simply records.

They’re memories.

There are people who once occupied enormous parts of our lives.

Friends come.

Friends go.

And as the years pass, even faces we thought we’d remember perfectly forever can begin to fade.

Then something remarkable happens.

A song starts playing.

Suddenly you’re not standing where you were five seconds ago.

You’re somewhere else.

Someone you once knew is there.

A place you haven’t thought about in years suddenly has walls again.

You can almost hear someone’s voice.

You remember a laugh.

And for just a few minutes…

there they are.

That’s what those early Boston records can do.

The title itself seems almost ironic now:

Don’t Look Back.

Because, of course, sometimes we do.

We’re human.

But looking back doesn’t necessarily mean wanting to go backward.

Sometimes we look back because we’re grateful we were there in the first place.

The past isn’t somewhere we should live.

But that doesn’t mean we have to throw away the key.

Tom Scholz created something extraordinary.

Brad Delp gave it a voice.

And nearly fifty years later…

It still hits.

Essential Boston 💿

• Boston — 1976
• Don’t Look Back — 1978
• Third Stage — 1986

If you’ve somehow never heard those first two albums from beginning to end…

CLASSICKONG has homework for you. 🎧❤️

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Turn It Up — August 15 Gets LOUD 🤘⚡

Apparently August 15 decided we’d been sentimental long enough.

TIME FOR GUITARS.

AC/DC — Flick of the Switch ⚡

Release dates for AC/DC’s Flick of the Switch vary by territory and source, with August 15, 1983 documented for its U.S. release.

This was AC/DC stripping things down.

No unnecessary polish.

No nonsense.

Just Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd plugging in and doing what AC/DC does.

Flick of the Switch — 1983 💿

1. “Rising Power”
2. “This House Is on Fire”
3. “Flick of the Switch”
4. “Nervous Shakedown”
5. “Landslide”
6. “Guns for Hire”
7. “Deep in the Hole”
8. “Bedlam in Belgium”
9. “Badlands”
10. “Brain Shake”

CLASSICKONG remembers buying Flick of the Switch on cassette when it was new.

That’s how long AC/DC has been part of the soundtrack around here.

And while we’re talking AC/DC…

“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”?

BANGER.

Case closed. 😂⚡

Essential AC/DC — Bon Scott Era 💿

• High Voltage — 1976
• Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap — 1976
• Let There Be Rock — 1977
• Powerage — 1978
• Highway to Hell — 1979

Essential AC/DC — Brian Johnson Era 💿

• Back in Black — 1980
• For Those About to Rock We Salute You — 1981
• Flick of the Switch — 1983
• The Razors Edge — 1990

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Cheap Trick — Next Position Please 🤘

Also arriving in August 1983 was Cheap Trick’s seventh studio album, Next Position Please, produced by Todd Rundgren.

Featuring Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Bun E. Carlos and Jon Brant, the record included:

• “I Can’t Take It”
• “Borderline”
• “I Don’t Love Her Anymore”
• “Next Position Please”
• “Dancing the Night Away”

Essential Cheap Trick 💿

• Cheap Trick — 1977
• In Color — 1977
• Heaven Tonight — 1978
• Cheap Trick at Budokan — 1979
• Dream Police — 1979
• One on One — 1982
• Next Position Please — 1983

And if At Budokan isn’t somewhere in your rock collection…

We need to talk. 😂🤘

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Dio — Sacred Heart 🤘⚔️

Ronnie James Dio — July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

August 1985 brought Dio’s third studio album:

Sacred Heart

The album featured Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice and Claude Schnell.

Sacred Heart — 1985 💿

1. “King of Rock and Roll”
2. “Sacred Heart”
3. “Another Lie”
4. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Children”
5. “Hungry for Heaven”
6. “Like the Beat of a Heart”
7. “Just Another Day”
8. “Fallen Angels”
9. “Shoot Shoot”

Ronnie James Dio’s career deserves considerably more than one album.

Rainbow Essentials 🌈

• Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow — 1975
• Rising — 1976
• Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll — 1978

Black Sabbath Essentials 🤘

• Heaven and Hell — 1980
• Mob Rules — 1981
• Dehumanizer — 1992

Dio Essentials ⚔️

• Holy Diver — 1983
• The Last in Line — 1984
• Sacred Heart — 1985
• Dream Evil — 1987

And we can’t forget Elf — or Ronnie’s later reunion with his Sabbath bandmates under the Heaven & Hell name.

What a voice.

What a career.

What a legacy.

Ronnie James Dio remains one of the most respected voices in heavy metal history.

A Brief WTSG-DB Safety Announcement 🐅😂

A few days ago, CLASSICKONG became so inspired while listening to Holy Diver that he apparently attempted to ride a tiger into the WTSG-DB studio.

Management has requested clarification.

CLASSICKONG’s official response:

“We’re not gonna talk about that.”

😂😂😂🐅🤘

Moving right along…

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“Endless Love” Reaches #1 ❤️

On August 15, 1981, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie reached #1 with:

“Endless Love”

The song remained there for an extraordinary nine weeks.

Sometimes we spend a lot of time explaining why a record works.

Not this time.

Listen to Diana.

Listen to Lionel.

Listen to the melody.

Listen to the way those voices fit together.

It’s simply…

Beautiful.

Some records don’t need to be dissected.

They need to be felt.

And “Endless Love” is one of them.

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Happy Birthday, Oscar Peterson! 🎹❤️

Oscar Peterson — August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007

Today’s birthday star was one of the greatest jazz pianists who ever sat behind a keyboard.

The technique was astonishing.

The speed could be breathtaking.

But don’t make the mistake of believing Oscar Peterson was merely about playing a lot of notes.

The man could swing.

He could play a ballad with extraordinary tenderness, construct seemingly endless melodic ideas and make a piano sound like an entire rhythm section was living inside it.

CLASSICKONG Remembers Oscar ❤️

CLASSICKONG was fortunate enough to see Oscar Peterson perform at the Civic Center in Evansville, Indiana many years ago.

And apparently somebody in the audience decided that while one of history’s greatest pianists was performing would be the perfect time to start clicking a camera.

CLICK. 📸

Oscar stopped.

Oscar stood up.

Oscar was not pleased.

And young CLASSICKONG suddenly began wondering whether the evening’s entertainment had changed without anybody updating the program.

“I came here to hear ‘C Jam Blues’ and apparently we’re getting Friday Night Fights as an encore!” 🥊🎹😂

Fortunately, Oscar returned to the piano and CLASSICKONG’s unexpected ringside career ended before it began.

And we’re still laughing about it all these years later.

But Oscar Peterson meant more to CLASSICKONG than one memorable concert.

As a young pianist, CLASSICKONG owned an Oscar Peterson piano book and performed Billy Strayhorn’s immortal “Take the ‘A’ Train” in a talent show.

And won.

Years later, the young pianist who studied those arrangements got to sit in an audience and watch Oscar Peterson himself.

That’s the power of musical influence.

Essential Oscar Peterson 💿

• Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington — 1952
• At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival — 1956
• On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio — 1958
• The Trio: Live from Chicago — 1961
• Night Train — 1963
• We Get Requests — 1964
• Exclusively for My Friends — recorded 1963–1968
• The London Concert — 1978

If you love jazz piano, Oscar Peterson isn’t optional.

He’s required listening. 🎹❤️

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Bill Pinkney and The Drifters 🎙️❤️

Bill Pinkney — August 15, 1925 – July 4, 2007

Another August 15 birthday belongs to Willie “Bill” Pinkney, one of the foundational members of The Drifters.

Pinkney’s story stretches beyond music.

He sang gospel as a youngster, served in the United States Army during World War II and even played Negro league baseball before becoming part of the early Drifters story.

Pinkney joined Clyde McPhatter and other early members in establishing the Drifters’ sound at Atlantic Records.

The Drifters would go through numerous personnel changes over the decades, eventually featuring remarkable singers including Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis and Johnny Moore.

Essential Drifters Recordings 🎶

• “Money Honey” — 1953 — early Clyde McPhatter-era Drifters single
• “Such a Night” — 1954 — early Drifters single
• “Honey Love” — 1954 — early Drifters single
• “White Christmas” — 1954 — Drifters single
• “There Goes My Baby” — 1959 — later included on The Drifters’ Greatest Hits
• “This Magic Moment” — 1960 — single; later collected on Drifters albums and compilations
• “Save the Last Dance for Me” — 1960 — Save the Last Dance for Me
• “Some Kind of Wonderful” — 1961 — Save the Last Dance for Me
• “Up on the Roof” — 1962 — single; later collected on Under the Boardwalk
• “On Broadway” — 1963 — single; later collected on Under the Boardwalk
• “Under the Boardwalk” — 1964 — Under the Boardwalk

Those records are part of the foundation of American R&B, soul and rock & roll.

And yes…

You’ll still hear The Drifters around here on WTSG-DB.

Just the way CLASSICKONG likes it. ❤️🎙️

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road — The Wizard of Oz 🌈

Judy Garland — June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969

On August 15, 1939, MGM held the official Hollywood premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

The distinction matters: the movie had already received preview and test-market screenings in several cities before the Hollywood gala, and its wider U.S. release followed later in August.

But what happened afterward is indisputable.

The Wizard of Oz became one of the most beloved movies in American popular culture.

And at the center of it was a young Judy Garland.

“Over the Rainbow” became far more than a song from a movie.

It became inseparable from Judy herself.

There was vulnerability in that voice.

Hope.

Longing.

The feeling that somewhere beyond whatever you’re facing, perhaps something beautiful is waiting.

CLASSICKONG has enormous affection and respect for Judy Garland.

Her life wasn’t always easy.

But what she gave us remains.

And somewhere…

there’s still a rainbow. 🌈❤️

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National Honey Bee Day 🐝❤️

Okay.

Everybody move over.

THE BEES HAVE ARRIVED.

😂🐝

National Honey Bee Day is observed on the third Saturday in August, and in 2026 that falls on August 15.

Honey bees are remarkable little creatures.

They communicate.

They navigate.

They cooperate.

They maintain extraordinarily complex colonies.

And through pollination, bees and other pollinators play an essential role in the plants and foods surrounding us.

CLASSICKONG loves the bees.

There’s something beautiful about watching these tiny creatures quietly going about their work from flower to flower.

Recently, CLASSICKONG saw a video of an enormous lion watching a tiny bee with what almost looked like fascination.

We can’t know what Mr. Lion was thinking.

But we like to imagine the conversation.

🐝: “Hey, Mr. Lion. How’s your day?”

🦁: “What exactly are you?”

🐝: “Name’s Buzz. I’m working the flowers. You?”

🦁: “I’m an apex predator.”

🐝: “Cool. I’m a pollinator.”

🦁: “What’s a pollinator?”

🐝: “The reason you’ve got flowers to stare at, Big Dawg. Nice mane.”

😂😂😂

And off Buzz goes.

Maybe there’s even a lesson hiding in there.

Being powerful doesn’t mean everything smaller than you is insignificant.

Sometimes the strongest among us should make room for the smallest.

So today, CLASSICKONG salutes the honey bee.

Keep buzzing, little buddies.

You’ve got important work to do. 🐝❤️

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A CLASSICKONG Thought for Today ❤️

There’s been an unexpected theme running through today’s stories.

Time.

Buddy Holly and Maria.

Dean Martin laughing with his friends.

Boston transporting us to another place.

Oscar Peterson reminding us of the people and music that shaped our lives.

And maybe it all points toward something simple:

Tell people what they mean to you while they’re still here to hear it.

It’s so easy to think:

I’ll call tomorrow.

We’ll get together next week.

I’ll tell them some other time.

Tony Bennett sang a beautiful song called “Some Other Time.”

And perhaps part of growing older is realizing that “some other time” isn’t promised to any of us.

That doesn’t mean life should be lived in sadness.

Quite the opposite.

It means the good things deserve our attention.

Love one another.

Appreciate one another.

Laugh together.

Don’t demand perfection from everybody you admire, because none of us would qualify.

Be strong when strength is needed.

Be gentle when gentleness is needed.

Stand beside somebody who needs help — because sometimes people aren’t incapable of fighting their own battles.

They simply shouldn’t have to fight them alone.

And don’t become so busy looking toward tomorrow that you forget to appreciate today.

Life moves quickly.

Friends come and go.

Faces sometimes fade.

But every once in a while, a song begins…

And somebody we haven’t seen in years suddenly feels very close again.

So play the record.

Make the phone call.

Tell somebody you love them.

Laugh at yourself.

Remember the people who helped you become who you are.

And every once in a while…

Stop and watch the bees. 🐝❤️

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Today’s Music Trivia ❓

Today’s birthday star, Oscar Peterson, was known throughout the world as one of jazz’s greatest pianists.

But here’s today’s question:

Which legendary jazz pianist was one of Oscar Peterson’s greatest early influences and left the young Peterson astonished by what was possible at the piano?

A. Count Basie
B. Art Tatum
C. Thelonious Monk
D. Dave Brubeck

Don’t peek!

The answer is waiting below.

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Trivia Answer 🎹

B. Art Tatum

Oscar Peterson was already an extraordinarily talented young pianist when he encountered the playing of Art Tatum.

Tatum’s technique and musical imagination were so astonishing that even Peterson — who would himself become one of history’s great virtuosos — recognized that the bar had just been raised considerably.

Great musicians inspire great musicians.

And the rest, thankfully for all of us, is jazz history. 🎹❤️

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