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Geddy Lee *VII 29 1953 / The Life You Give
Few hard rock bassists have been as influential as Rush’s Geddy Lee. Born Gary Weinrib on July 29, 1953, in Toronto, his parents migrated from Europe to Canada and got his nickname “Geddy” from when his mother would try to pronounce “Gary” in her accent. Taking up bass as a teenager and influenced by the…
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Enrique Granados *VII 27 1867 / La Vida Que Das
See the biography in English below Enrique o Enric Granados y Campiña nacido en Lérida, 1867, en el canal de la Mancha, fue pianista y compositor español, hijo de padre cubano y de madre gallega. Su disposición para la música se reveló ya en su niñez; estudió los primeros elementos de solfeo y teoría, en…
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“Parsifal” (Wagner) premiered today in 1882
The Poem Parzival, an epic poem, is one of the masterpieces of the Middle Ages, written between 1200 and 1210 in Middle High German by Wolfram von Eschenbach. This 16-book, 25,000-line poem is in part a religious allegory describing Parzival’s painful journey from utter ignorance and naïveté to spiritual awareness. The poem introduced the theme…
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We all scream for Ice Cream in July — History and Celebration
In 1984, July was proclaimed National Ice Cream Month, and a resolution was introduced, subsequently signing it as bill into law. Join us in celebrating this comfort wonder. La Vida en Blanco y Negrocelebrael mes del helado24 de Julio, 3 pm ESTen Clubhouse continue abajo para el texto en español The Evolution of Ice Cream…
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Tequila: Ciudad, Cultura, Bebida —
24 de julio: Día Internacional del Tequila Caballito de tequila con sal y limón para celebrar este día El tequila es una bebida que se produce en México desde el siglo XVI, y que toma el nombre de la región donde nace. Tequila es por tanto también el nombre de la ciudad que dio origen…
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Brian May *VII 19 1947 / The Life You Give
Few rock guitarists possess a playing style as instantly recognizable as Queen’s Brian May. With his orchestrated guitar armies (multi-tracked guitar lines overdubbed on top of each other) and instantly memorable, well-constructed melodic leads, May is in a class all by himself. Born in Hampton, Middlesex, in July 1947, May showed an interest in music…
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