Frank Sinatra told Jimmyi Hendris, “That’s not music, it’s noise on the Mike Douglas Show.” What Jimmy played next made Sinatra stand up and apologize in front of millions. It was May 1968, and the Mike Douglas Show was the most watched daytime talk show in America. Unlike the stiff formality of nighttime television, Mike…
Dean Martin walked into the International Hotel showroom in Las Vegas on July 23rd, 1970. It was 10:47 p.m. on a Thursday night, late in the evening. The kind of Vegas late where the first round of shows had finished and the late shows were in full swing. The kind of late where the real…
Backstage at Monterey Pop, Pete Townsend confronted Jimmyi Hendris in front of 30 people. You set your guitar on fire. I’ve been smashing mine for years. You copied me. What Jimmy said next left the room in stunned silence. Then Pete picked up his guitar and smashed it differently than he ever had before. It…
It’s 10:22 a.m. on the 4th of June, 1942. Commander Mitsuo Fuida looks up from the bridge of the carrier Akagi and sees death falling from the sky. American dive bombers, dozens of them, peeling out of the clouds with nothing to stop them. >> The lookout scream is not a report. It’s pure terror….
That March evening in 1956, Ed Sullivan slammed his fist on the mahogany desk at CBS Studios in New York City. I will not book that man on my show ever. His voice was ice cold final. The 54 yearear-old host of America’s most popular television show was talking about a 21-year-old singer from Mississippi…
As the war in the Pacific develops, the United States takes the fight to Japan itself – by crippling its economy, destroying its industry, and crushing civilian morale. To do this, American submarines and heavy bombers wage campaigns beneath the sea and above the clouds. And even 80 years later, there’s a …
Bobby Harrison was halfway through his demonstration on proper acoustic guitar setup when a voice from the back of the room interrupted him with quiet confidence. Excuse me, sir, but I think your saddle height might be causing intonation problems on the upper frets. What happened in the next 20 minutes would become the most…
Germany in the spring of 1945. American troops were gradually conquering the Third Reich. US Army cameramen were at the forefront of the fighting as the GIS advanced further into the country despite the fierce resistance of the Germans. Thousands of German soldiers were still dying for Hitler’s vision of world domination. After 12 years…
Intro He was an iconic singer and film actor. He was charismatic and talented, and literally shocked the world of music with a new sound. Thousands of American teenagers dreamed about his hairstyle. And other thousands envied his popularity among girls. Today we will talk about the “king of rock and…
It’s 7 am in the morning on June 4th, 1942. In the midst of the Pacific Ocean, Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi paces the bridge of the immense Japanese aircraft carrier, the Hiryū. Today he bears the great honor of commanding two aircraft carriers, the Hiryū and the Sōryū. Alongside two other carriers, the Akagi and Kaga,…
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