01 Sep

National Clock Month

You could do Grandfather’s Clock, ‘Round the Clock Loving, and various time related songs (Any Old Time, Every Second, Every Minute, among others).

Relevant Records

  • Round the Clock LovinÕ (Bogan 1354)
  • I’m In a Hurry (Sting 107)
  • Every Second, Every Minute (Golden Eagle 0017)
  • New York Minute (Panhandle 109)
01 Sep

Guillotine Used

On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by the guillotine.

Could feature the call Heads Rollaway

01 Sep

First artificial heart transplant performed

There are lots of heart songs out there. A couple that come to mind are Achey Breaky Heart (I knew there was a use for that fad song somehow) and Mend a Broken Heart.

Relevant Records

  • Achy Breaky Heart (ESP 177)
  • Mend a Broken Heart (Mountain 63)
  • Hole In My Heart (Platinum 108B)
01 Sep

Flossie Beadle Week

Who the heck is Flossie Beadle? A search on Google reveals more pages listing Flossie Beadle Week than pages even mentioning Flossie Beadle herself. I found two:

  • SDRM La Mesa Depot, which states only that a woman by the name of Flossie Beadle purchased the La Mesa Depot building and ran an antique store and museum out of the building.
  • Lindo Lake, which says, “History of the park would not be complete without the courageous fight led by Flossie Beadle and others to ‘save the boathouse.'”

From all this, we can surmise that Flossie lived in Southern California inland from San Diego, and that she was interested in preserving old buildings related to transportation (a train depot and a boathouse).

So train, boat, and old building songs would be appropriate.

01 Sep

Bill Monroe\’s Birthday

Bill Monroe is known as the \”father of bluegrass music\”.

Celebrate by playing nothing but bluegrass. Monroe\’s known for singng \”Blue Moon of Kentucky,\” among other songs.

Relevant Records

  • Blue Moon of Kentucky (Red Boot 3078)