“Big Apple Rock” (disco song by Black Ivory, 1979)
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
Robert S. Gold published A Jazz Lexicon (1964), providing historical citations for many terms. A follow-up book was Jazz Talk (1975). This entry is from A Jazz Lexicon, page 7: apple, (big), [by…
John S. Wilson (1913-2002) was a music critic for the New York (NY) Times and one of the country's leading jazz authorities. He wrote about New York City's role in the jazz world in…
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
Entry in progress --BP TwitterMidwest vs. Everybody@midwestern_opeQueso = Spanish for cheese K, so... = Midwestern for here’s the plan and you might not like it6:46 PM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter…
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
"Forte" is a word, but "fortay" is not. "Spelling is not my fortay" was posted on Twitter by James Fish on November 2, 2009. "Spelling is not my fortay" was…
"Vacksinashun" (vaccination) is a variant spelling, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spelling became popular in 2020 with the COVID-19…
"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is, according to Wikipedia, the leading national public health institute of the United States. Many people believe that CDC actually makes…
"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…
"New York, the 'Big Apple,' the jazz mecca" was printed in a New York City guide book. This was printed in Hart's Guide to New York City (1964) by Harold H. Hart:…
“New York, the ‘Big Apple,’ the jazz mecca” was printed in Hart’s Guide to New York City (1964) by Harold H. Hart. New York City has also been called a "jazz capital." "Big…
"Big Apple" became popular in the 1970s, and there were several bands with the name "Big Apple Band." "The Big Apple Band" (1972-1977) was formed by New York City-born…
"Hotel and "hostel" and "motel" are words, but "mostel" is not a word. There was a famous actor called Zero Mostel (1915-1977). "So there's a Hotel,…
New York is (1959) is a book with text by Gilbert Millstein (1915-1999) and photos by Robert Frank (1924-2019). According to Biblio.com, the book was published by the New York Times as a…
"Scaredemic" (scare + pandemic) became a popular term during the 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but it had appeared earlier. "Homespun Craft Show tomorrow, the Scaredemic will…
New York is (1959) is a book with text by Gilbert Millstein (1915-1999) and photos by Robert Frank (1924-2019). According to Biblio.com, the book was published by the New York Times as a…