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Some music et al (mostly 60s) for September 26...
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#ConnieFrancis #KingstonTrio #BobDylan #RoyOrbison #BrianEpstein #Beatles, and #JohnLennon.
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#ConnieFrancis #KingstonTrio #BobDylan #RoyOrbison #BrianEpstein #Beatles, and #JohnLennon.
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September 26 Music et al | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
September 26 Music et al, September 26, 1961: Dylan started as opening act for the Greenbriar Boys. He stayed two weeks, Roy Orbison Oh Pretty Woman #1
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September 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Some music et al (mostly 60s) for September 26...
Click thru to read more and listen some.
#ConnieFrancis #KingstonTrio #BobDylan #RoyOrbison #BrianEpstein #Beatles, and #JohnLennon.
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Click thru to read more and listen some.
#ConnieFrancis #KingstonTrio #BobDylan #RoyOrbison #BrianEpstein #Beatles, and #JohnLennon.
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September 26, 1996
The last #Magdalene asylum, in #Waterford, Ireland, closed
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The last #Magdalene asylum, in #Waterford, Ireland, closed
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Joni Mitchell Magdalene Laundries | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Joni Mitchell Magdalene Laundries, Societies have double standards. One of the most prominent, yet most denied is the relationship between males and females.
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September 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
September 26, 1996
The last #Magdalene asylum, in #Waterford, Ireland, closed
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The last #Magdalene asylum, in #Waterford, Ireland, closed
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September 25, 1976: the Irish rock band #U2 formed after drummer #LarryMullenJr. posted a note seeking members for a band on the notice board of his Dublin school.
September 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM
September 25, 1976: the Irish rock band #U2 formed after drummer #LarryMullenJr. posted a note seeking members for a band on the notice board of his Dublin school.
September 25, 1971: the final one featured: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Mimi Fariña and Tom Jans, Mickey Newbury, Big Sur Choir, Lily Tomlin & Larry Manson.
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Kris Kristofferson & Joan Baez - Hello In There (Live at the 8th Big Sur Festival 1971)
YouTube video by boyjohn
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September 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
September 25, 1971: the final one featured: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Mimi Fariña and Tom Jans, Mickey Newbury, Big Sur Choir, Lily Tomlin & Larry Manson.
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September 25 – October 1, 1965: #EveofDestruction” by #BarryMcGuire #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Eve Of Destruction
YouTube video by Barry McGuire - Topic
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September 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
September 25 – October 1, 1965: #EveofDestruction” by #BarryMcGuire #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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#Human is #Arthus-Bertrand’s 2015 work. He sticks to the theme of emphasizing our commonness.
From Wired: “Arthus-Bertrand and his team of 16 journalists interviewed 2,020 people in 60 countries."
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From Wired: “Arthus-Bertrand and his team of 16 journalists interviewed 2,020 people in 60 countries."
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand Human | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Yann Arthus-Bertrand Human, Yann Arthus-Bertrand was born in Paris on March 13, 1946. He is an environmentalist, activist, journalist, and photographer.
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September 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
#Human is #Arthus-Bertrand’s 2015 work. He sticks to the theme of emphasizing our commonness.
From Wired: “Arthus-Bertrand and his team of 16 journalists interviewed 2,020 people in 60 countries."
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From Wired: “Arthus-Bertrand and his team of 16 journalists interviewed 2,020 people in 60 countries."
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On September 25, 1965 ABC broadcast the first #Beatles cartoon. No need to be clever, the network simply called the show The Beatles.
The Saturday 10:30 AM time slot showed what demographic ABC sought: young adolescents.
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The Saturday 10:30 AM time slot showed what demographic ABC sought: young adolescents.
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1965 Beatles Cartoon Series | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
1965 Beatles Cartoon Series, In 1999, Mitchell Axelrod wrote BeatleToons, The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles. All Together Now
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September 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
On September 25, 1965 ABC broadcast the first #Beatles cartoon. No need to be clever, the network simply called the show The Beatles.
The Saturday 10:30 AM time slot showed what demographic ABC sought: young adolescents.
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The Saturday 10:30 AM time slot showed what demographic ABC sought: young adolescents.
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September 24, 2019. After months of reticence by Democrats who had feared the political consequences of impeaching a president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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Trump Impeachment Inquiry | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Trump Impeachment Inquiry, September 24, 2019, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry
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September 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
September 24, 2019. After months of reticence by Democrats who had feared the political consequences of impeaching a president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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The newly minted Jimi Hendrix’s path to the legendary Jimi Hendrix opened when he arrived in London on September 24, 1966–a Saturday At least that seems to be the date. He arrived with an overnight bag and $40 he’d borrowed from drummer friend Charles Otis.
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Hendrix UK Haze | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Hendrix UK Haze, the release of the Experience's first album arrived in the UK on May 12. Hendrix wrote each of the eleven songs:
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September 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
The newly minted Jimi Hendrix’s path to the legendary Jimi Hendrix opened when he arrived in London on September 24, 1966–a Saturday At least that seems to be the date. He arrived with an overnight bag and $40 he’d borrowed from drummer friend Charles Otis.
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September 24, 1965 at 8:30 PM: Sing-In For Peace. The program stated that “The undersigned are gathered for one purpose: to protest the immoral, irrational and irresponsible act of war which are government carries out in Viet-Nam in our names.
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1965 Sing-In For Peace | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
1965 Sing-In For Peace, to protest the immoral, irrational and irresponsible act of war which are government carries out in Viet-Nam in our names
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September 24, 2026 at 9:53 AM
September 24, 1965 at 8:30 PM: Sing-In For Peace. The program stated that “The undersigned are gathered for one purpose: to protest the immoral, irrational and irresponsible act of war which are government carries out in Viet-Nam in our names.
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September 23, 1974: #JohnLennon single, Whatever Get You Through the Night released. It would be Lennon’s only solo #1 single in the US during his lifetime. #EltonJohn
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Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Remastered 2010)
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September 23, 2026 at 1:10 PM
September 23, 1974: #JohnLennon single, Whatever Get You Through the Night released. It would be Lennon’s only solo #1 single in the US during his lifetime. #EltonJohn
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFT...
September 23 – October 20, 1967: “The Letter” by the Boxtops #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The Box Tops - The Letter (Upbeat 1967)
YouTube video by vinylsolution
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September 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
September 23 – October 20, 1967: “The Letter” by the Boxtops #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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The Saturday Evening’s September 23, 1967 edition featured a “hippie” on its cover.
Interesting. Follow link to read all about it.
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Interesting. Follow link to read all about it.
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Saturday Evening Post Hippie | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Saturday Evening Post Hippie, On tours in the Museum at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, I talk about who attended the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The Saturday Evening’s September 23, 1967 edition featured a “hippie” on its cover.
Interesting. Follow link to read all about it.
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Interesting. Follow link to read all about it.
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On this day in 1955, an all-white jury in Mississippi acquitted the two white men who murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till.
Sep. 23, 1955 | All-White Jury Acquits White Men Who Murdered 14-Year-Old Emmett Till
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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September 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1955, an all-white jury in Mississippi acquitted the two white men who murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till.
Two Michigan guys, strangers to each other, got out of two different beds on September 22, 1975. Neither imagined that someone was about to intertwine their lives forever: Sara Jane Moore The 45-year-old mother of 4 packed a chrome revolver. #OliverSipple
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Hero Oliver Sipple Outed | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Hero Oliver Sipple Outed, Two Michigan guys, strangers to each other, got out of two different beds on September 22, 1975. Neither imagined that someone
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September 22, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Two Michigan guys, strangers to each other, got out of two different beds on September 22, 1975. Neither imagined that someone was about to intertwine their lives forever: Sara Jane Moore The 45-year-old mother of 4 packed a chrome revolver. #OliverSipple
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September 21 – 27, 1968: “Harper Valley, PTA” by Jeannie C Riley #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A.
YouTube video by kkiilljjooy
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September 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
September 21 – 27, 1968: “Harper Valley, PTA” by Jeannie C Riley #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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“Blue Velvet”
September 21 – October 11, 1963, “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written in 1950, it had been recorded already by Tony Bennett (1951) and The Clovers (1955).
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September 21 – October 11, 1963, “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written in 1950, it had been recorded already by Tony Bennett (1951) and The Clovers (1955).
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Bobby Vinton ~ Blue Velvet (1963)
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September 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
“Blue Velvet”
September 21 – October 11, 1963, “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written in 1950, it had been recorded already by Tony Bennett (1951) and The Clovers (1955).
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September 21 – October 11, 1963, “Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written in 1950, it had been recorded already by Tony Bennett (1951) and The Clovers (1955).
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The Daughters of Bilitis were founded on September 21, 1955 and lasted nationally until 1970. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were two of the founders. They simply wanted to dance together. That was against the law in 1955. #LGBTQ+
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1955 Daughters Bilitis LGBTQ | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
1955 Daughters Bilitis LGBTQ, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were two of the founders. They simply wanted to dance together, The Ladder
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September 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The Daughters of Bilitis were founded on September 21, 1955 and lasted nationally until 1970. Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were two of the founders. They simply wanted to dance together. That was against the law in 1955. #LGBTQ+
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September 20, 1959. #IzolaCurry stabbed #MartinLutherKingJr (29 years old) in his chest with a steel letter opener.
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Izola Curry Stabs MLK | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Izola Curry Stabs MLK, Boomers remember the day that James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr., Sirhan Sirhan's assassination
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September 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM
September 20, 1959. #IzolaCurry stabbed #MartinLutherKingJr (29 years old) in his chest with a steel letter opener.
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Happy independence day to #SaintKitts and #Nevis who became independent of the United Kingdom on September 19, 1983.
September 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Happy independence day to #SaintKitts and #Nevis who became independent of the United Kingdom on September 19, 1983.
September 19, 1969: #RichardNixon cancelled draft calls for November and December. This move was calculated to quell antiwar protests by students returning to college campuses after the summer.
Keep in mind that the US involvement would not end for more than 3 years. #VietnamWar
Keep in mind that the US involvement would not end for more than 3 years. #VietnamWar
September 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM
September 19, 1969: #RichardNixon cancelled draft calls for November and December. This move was calculated to quell antiwar protests by students returning to college campuses after the summer.
Keep in mind that the US involvement would not end for more than 3 years. #VietnamWar
Keep in mind that the US involvement would not end for more than 3 years. #VietnamWar
September 19 – 25, 1960: “The Twist” by 18-year-old #ChubbyChecker #1 Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by #HankBallard and originally the B-side of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters’ “Teardrops on Your Letter” in 1959.
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Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - "The Twist" ORIGINAL VERSION (1959)
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September 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
September 19 – 25, 1960: “The Twist” by 18-year-old #ChubbyChecker #1 Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by #HankBallard and originally the B-side of Hank Ballard & the Midnighters’ “Teardrops on Your Letter” in 1959.
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On September 19, 1959 #Disneyland said nyet to #NikitaKhrushchev who got to see #FrankSinatra #GaryCooper #ElizabethTaylor, and #MarilynMonroe that day but not #MickeyMouse.
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Khrushchev Disneyland Nyet | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Khrushchev Disneyland Nyet, Nikita Khrushchev had come to power in the Soviet Union following the death of Josef Stalin. Heeventually he was the leader.
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September 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
On September 19, 1959 #Disneyland said nyet to #NikitaKhrushchev who got to see #FrankSinatra #GaryCooper #ElizabethTaylor, and #MarilynMonroe that day but not #MickeyMouse.
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Remembering Brother #GeneDinwiddie on his birthday. Played with #PaulButterfield at #Woodstock and much more.
September 19, 1936 – January 11, 2002
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September 19, 1936 – January 11, 2002
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Remembering Brother Gene Dinwiddie | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley
Remembering Brother Gene Dinwiddie, He joined Paul Butterfield Blues Band in mid-1967 in time for the group's appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival.
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September 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Remembering Brother #GeneDinwiddie on his birthday. Played with #PaulButterfield at #Woodstock and much more.
September 19, 1936 – January 11, 2002
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September 19, 1936 – January 11, 2002
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