21 October

80 67 66 52 49 1917

Whitey Ford

Steve Cropper

Judy Sheindlin (“Judge Judy”)

Carrie Fisher

Ken Watanabe

Dizzy Gillespie

NewMexiKen’s parents eloped 66 years ago today. She was a high school senior just turned 17. He was a 19-year-old sailor.

BTW, do you even know who Steve Cropper is?

According to the All Music Guide:

Probably the best-known soul guitarist in the world, Cropper came to prominence in the early ’60s, first with the Mar-Keys (“Last Night”), then as a founding member of Booker T. & the MG’s. A major figure in the Southern soul movement of the ’60s, Cropper made his mark not only as a player and arranger (most notably on classic sides by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, and Wilson Pickett) but as a songwriter as well, co-writing the classic “In the Midnight Hour.”

And Green Onions is the single greatest rock instrumental ever, period (Booker T. Jones, organ; Steve Cropper, guitar; Lewis Steinberg, bass; Al Jackson, drums). MG’s, by the way, stands for Memphis Group, not the car.

And Whitey Ford:

Edward Whitey Ford was the big-game pitcher on the great Yankees teams of the 1950s and early ’60s, earning him the moniker Chairman of the Board. The wily southpaw’s lifetime record of 236-106 gives him the best winning percentage (.690) of any 20th century pitcher. He paced the American League in victories three times, and in ERA and shutouts twice. The 1961 Cy Young Award winner still holds many World Series records, including 10 wins and 94 strikeouts, once pitching 33 consecutive scoreless innings in the Fall Classic.

National Baseball Hall of Fame

2 thoughts on “21 October”

  1. For a second I thought you had started posting winning lotto numbers. That might get more readers to the site :-).

    Green Onions, now there’s a great song.

  2. That’s a great idea. Maybe I should go play with these numbers – if I win anything, I’ll split it with you.

    Alright, that’s a lie. I’ll pretend I never heard of you.

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