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Walter Winchell – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Welcome back as we continue down the lyrics of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire. Today we look at Walter Winchell, a newspaper gossip columist and radio news commentator from the 1930s-1950s. Winchell started his career as a Vaudville actor, but quickly switched to a newspaper career as a Broadway critic and columnist for…
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South Pacific – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Continuing with the We Didn’t Start the Fire lyrics, we come to South Pacific. A Rogers and Hammerstein musical that released in 1949, South Pacific was a hit. The musical was based on the book by James A. Michener titled Tales from the South Pacific.. The book, MIchener’s first, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948.…
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Johnny Ray – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Next up in the lyrics of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire is American singer Johnnie Ray. He was a singer/song writer most famous in the 1950s. Many put his music as a precurser to Rock and Roll with his jazz and blues influenced sound. Born in Dallas, Oregon, Ray was born partially deaf…
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Red China – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Up next in the lyrics of Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire is Red China. This was the term used primarily during the Cold War to refer to the People’s Republic of China, aka communist China. It distinguished between the mainland government ruled by Mao Zedong, who came to power in 1949, from the…
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Doris Day – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Today I continue the We Didn’t Start the Fire series with Doris Day. Day was an American anctress and singer. Born in 1922 she made her film debut in the musical Romance on the High Seas in 1948. She starred beside Rock Hudson in 3 big films in the 50s and 60s. Day ended her…
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Harry Truman – We Didn’t Start the Fire
Harry Truman was the 33rd US President. He served from April 12, 1945, after the death of Franklin Roosevelt, until January 20, 1953. Hailing from Missouri, Truman was a senator for 10 years before being named Vice President in FDR’s 4th term. He would go on to be VP for just a few months. Truman…
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We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
One of my favorite musical artists has long been Billy Joel. I can still remember going into Service Merchandise in the mall to buy the album Innocent Man for my brother for Christmas. I grew up with the sounds of him playing the piano, and still listen to this day. Plus, it was one of…
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