Today's birthday boys: Robert Fripp (1946), Liberace (1919), and Henry Fonda (1905)

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May 16th: On this Day

1962, B Bumble and the Stingers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Nut Rocker.' The instrumental was based on Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite.'
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May 16th: Born on this day

1919, Born on this day, American pianist, singer, and TV presenter, Liberace, (Wladziu Valentinon Liberace) who had a career spanning four decades and for a period, his TV show would pull in over 30 million viewers at any one time and he was the became the highest-paid entertainer in the world. He died on 4th February 1997. Behind the Candelabra, a film adaptation of Scott Thorson's autobiography, featured Michael Douglas stars as Liberace, with Matt Damon playing Thorson.

1946, Born on this day, English guitarist, composer and record producer Robert Fripp, who with King Crimson had the 1969 UK No.5 album, In The Court Of The Crimson King. He has also worked extensively as a studio musician, notably with David Bowie on the albums Heroes and Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), Brian Eno, Porcupine Tree, Andy Summers, Slow Music, Theo Travis, The Humans, Jakko Jakszyk and many others.

Two for one. Possibly my favorite video on all of YouTube, Liberace playing "The Bumble Boogie," Jack Fina's orchestration of "Flight of the Bumblebee." I see Jack Fina died 48 years and two days ago, in 1970, "during an engagement at the Beverly Hills Hotel."

Here's the same tune, this time by B Bumble and the Stingers:

Nut Rocker:

Hey, we did this yesterday. Yes, and that's Robert Fripp on the guitar solo:

One for the Chapman Stick fans:

From what I sometimes think is the best movie ever made. I found my DVD of it the other day. When Henry Fonda was asked, of all the roles he had played, what was his favorite, he said this one:

Bonus: how could I leave this out?

Here's a favorite from years gone by. "And lots of wavy hair, like Liberace":

One last tune from Liberace, a grerat one, I'll Be Seeing You:

[kmla]

1. Other guys (and girls) having birthdays today include:

- Janet Jackson
- Gabriela Sabatini
- Tori Spelling
- Debra Winger
- David Boreanaz
- Pierce Brosnan
- Megan Fox
- John Conyers
- Danny Trejo
- Olga Korbut
- Krist Novocelic

And me.

[lunasun]

2. Happy Birthday kmla