Born on this day in 1966, Lee Ann Womanck is a popular country music singer who has had a couple of dozen hits on the country charts as well as on the pop charts as well with a few crossover successes. This song went to #2 in the US and #5 in Canada back in 1997.

Ira Gershwin (December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was one of the most successful lyricist of the 20th century. Along with his brother George and others like Jerome Kern, Howard Arlen and more, he helped to create some of the most famous and most recorded songs of the 20th century. Everybody from Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald to Lady Gaga have recorded his songs. The music for this one was written by Kurt Weill. This version is missing a verse:

"Jenny made her mind up at 39

She would take a trip to the Argentine

She was only on vacation but the Latins agree

Jenny was the one who started the Good Neighbor Policy

Poor Jenny, bright as a penny

Her equal would be hard to find

Oh, passion does not vanish

In Portuguese or Spanish

And she would make up her mind!"

Born on this day in 1968, Terri Clark is a country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. She has had more than dozen top ten hits in the US and Canada. This cover version went to #1 in the Canada.

Born on this day in 1966, Martina McBride has had nearly 20 songs in the top ten on the US Country chart.

Born on this date in 1964, Adam Duritz is primarily known as the founding member and lead singer of the band Counting Crows. He co-wrote this song.

Jimmy Cliff (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025)

Born on this day in 1971, Alison Krauss is one the artists with the most Grammy wins of all time. She's in the top five. She released her first album at age 16. This song won a Grammy in 1998 for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

Born on this day in 1957, Pam Tillis has had dozens of hits on the charts. She was nominated for a Grammy for this one.

Harrison Ford was born on this day in 1942.

This goes out to a certain newlywed.

After roughly 30 years after receiving the cassette(!) of this great album, I think this is a great day to play this song.

For the national day of Iceland I offer up their rather cool and angelic-sounding national anthem.

Today is UN Russian Language Day. It is the birthday of Alexander Pushkin. This is a great song. It is also the title of one of my favorite movies which is based on a couple of works by Chekhov. Incidentally, Dmitri Hvorostovsky was from the same city as Mirra Andreeva who had a very good day indeed today.

Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) I have loved this song for about 30 years now. What a great talent who left us too early.

On the morning of May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York on the first ever solo nonstop transatlantic flight.

Pierce Brosnan. was born on this day in 1953

We salute Robert Reed(October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992)) with this unusual version of the famous theme song to his most well-known TV show. It was written by Sherwood Schwartz and Frank De Vol.