May 13
It's May 13th
On this day in 1958 – Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
In 1968 - Frank Zappa releases "Lumpy Gravy"
Capitol Records A&R representative Nick Venet commissioned an album of orchestral music composed
by the Mothers of Invention's leader, Frank Zappa, a self-taught composer. Venet spent $40,000 on the
album. Because Zappa's contract with Verve and MGM Records did not allow for him to perform on
albums recorded for any other label, he could not play any instrument on the proposed album, and
instead served as the conductor of an orchestra consisting of session musicians hired for the recording.
Zappa stated that "my contract [with MGM] did not preclude me from doing that. I wasn't signed as a conductor."
In 1985 - New Order releases "Low-Life"
It is considered to be among the band's strongest work, displaying the moment they completed their
transformation from post-punk to dance-rock.
Birthdays:
Chuck Schuldiner
Alison Goldfrapp
Stevie Wonder
Armistead Maupin
"Tales Of The City"
Mary Wells
Tim Piggot-Smith
as Thallo in
"Clash of the Titans"
Lou Marini
Ritchie Valens
Harvey Keitel
as Charlie Cappa in "Mean Streets"
Zorha Lampert
as Jessica in "Let's Scare Jessica to Death"
Nandor Fodor
Ken Darby
Darby was the principal composer of the 1956 Elvis Presley hit "Love Me Tender" for the movie of the same
name but signed the rights over to his wife, Vera Matson, whose name appears as co-lyricist and co-composer
with Presley. The song was adapted from the Civil War-era song "Aura Lee." Presley's composing credit was
mandated by his management, to entice him to record the song.Darby was often asked about his decision to
credit the song to his wife along with Presley, and his standard response was an acid, "Because she didn't write
it either. "In actuality, Ken Darby wasn't credited because he was represented by another musicians association.
Georges Braque
"Femme à la guitare"
Arthur Sullivan
Louis Léopold Robert
"Portrait of a Young Woman of Retuna"
On this day in 1958 – Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
In 1968 - Frank Zappa releases "Lumpy Gravy"
Capitol Records A&R representative Nick Venet commissioned an album of orchestral music composed
by the Mothers of Invention's leader, Frank Zappa, a self-taught composer. Venet spent $40,000 on the
album. Because Zappa's contract with Verve and MGM Records did not allow for him to perform on
albums recorded for any other label, he could not play any instrument on the proposed album, and
instead served as the conductor of an orchestra consisting of session musicians hired for the recording.
Zappa stated that "my contract [with MGM] did not preclude me from doing that. I wasn't signed as a conductor."
In 1985 - New Order releases "Low-Life"
It is considered to be among the band's strongest work, displaying the moment they completed their
transformation from post-punk to dance-rock.
Birthdays:
Chuck Schuldiner
Alison Goldfrapp
Stevie Wonder
Armistead Maupin
"Tales Of The City"
Mary Wells
Tim Piggot-Smith
as Thallo in
"Clash of the Titans"
Lou Marini
Ritchie Valens
Harvey Keitel
as Charlie Cappa in "Mean Streets"
Zorha Lampert
as Jessica in "Let's Scare Jessica to Death"
Nandor Fodor
Ken Darby
Darby was the principal composer of the 1956 Elvis Presley hit "Love Me Tender" for the movie of the same
name but signed the rights over to his wife, Vera Matson, whose name appears as co-lyricist and co-composer
with Presley. The song was adapted from the Civil War-era song "Aura Lee." Presley's composing credit was
mandated by his management, to entice him to record the song.Darby was often asked about his decision to
credit the song to his wife along with Presley, and his standard response was an acid, "Because she didn't write
it either. "In actuality, Ken Darby wasn't credited because he was represented by another musicians association.
Georges Braque
"Femme à la guitare"
Arthur Sullivan
Louis Léopold Robert
"Portrait of a Young Woman of Retuna"
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