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Peter Maffay *VIII 30 1949 — The Life You Give
Peter Maffay was the best-selling German pop star of his generation, wielding his celebrity to become a powerful advocate for antiwar efforts and an outspoken critic of domestic abuse. Born Peter Alexander Makkay on August 30, 1949, in Brasov, Romania, he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents’ native Germany. Soon after, he…
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“Black Man”
First man to dieFor the flag we now hold high [Crispus Attucks]Was a black manThe ground were we standWith the flag held in our handWas first the red man’sGuide of a shipOn the first Columbus trip [Pedro Alonzo Nino]Was a brown manThe railroads for trainsCame on tracking that was laidBy the yellow manWe pledge allegianceAll…
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Weekly Woman: Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
The Aristipposian Poet Club presents a room with the music of Fanny Mendelssohn. Today — Thursday November 11 2021, at 6pm EST, on Clubhouse
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The songs that had never been, suddenly are, and existed only once
I know a world I do not knowIt impulses in me melodies I do not knowwhich I gently succumb to and the singing begins—- at homeon the streetin a wagonI sing as if delighting on a classic of yesteryear though the tune and its rhythm have never existed before deliveranceIn Melody and rhythm, it carries…
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Happy Birthday, Peter Maffay! 1949
Born in Romania but one of the most loved, successful and important pop musicians in Germany of the last 5 decades, Peter Maffay celebrates his birthday today. I must celebrate his work and life, with a bit of the music that has made him an important part of the German pop culture and spirit, since…
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