DAILY FUEL: Lead Belly – Blues Icon
American folk and blues virtuoso Huddie Ledbetter, known professionally as LEAD BELLY, was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana on this day in 1888, and had begun…
DAILY FUEL: Dolly Parton – Irrepressible
The fourth of twelve children, singer-songwriter and actress DOLLY PARTON was born on this date in 1946 in Pittman Center, Tennessee, and credits her mother…
DAILY FUEL: Mark Rylance “Aims at the Present”
Born on this day in Ashford, Kent in 1960, British actor and director MARK RYLANCE grew up partially in Connecticut and Wisconsin while his parents…
DAILY FUEL: James Earl Jones – Voice of Dreams
Actor JAMES EARL JONES was born on this date in Arkabutla, Mississippi in 1931, and was raised by his maternal grandparents on their Michigan farm.…
DAILY FUEL: Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes His Shot
American actor, playwright, composer and filmmaker LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA was born in New York City on this day in 1980 and grew up in the Inwood…
DAILY FUEL: Yves Tanguy – Pioneering Surrealist
Born on this day in Paris in 1900, YVES TANGUY grew up with various relatives around France and was drafted into the Army in 1918.…
DAILY FUEL: “Live at Folsom Prison” Reframes Johnny Cash
On this day in 1968, the live concert performance album “JOHNNY CASH LIVE AT FOLSOM PRISON” was recorded during two shows at the Folsom…
DAILY FUEL: “All in the Family” – Comedy as Revelation
The American television situation comedy ALL IN THE FAMILY debuted on this date in 1971 on the CBS network. Based on the British show “Till…
DAILY FUEL: Manfred Lee – Ellery Queen’s Partner in Crime
Born in Brooklyn on this day in 1905, EMMANUEL LEPOFSKY, writing under the pseudonym Manfred Lee, became half of the writing duo (with cousin Frederic…