“Big Apple” in the 1930s (Two clubs, plus song and dance)
The activities of the mid-late 1930s did not coin "the Big Apple" as New York's nickname, but they helped to popularize the term "Big Apple." In 1934, the Big Apple night…
“Big Apple” in the media
The "Big Apple" story has made the following media: Irish America, January/February 1994 (not online) New York Post (New York, NY), October 18, 1995 (not online) New York Post (New York,…
“Big Apple” lyric in the Joni Mitchell song “Song for Sharon” (1976)
Hejira (1976) is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. "Song for Sharon" is the first cut on the second side. "I went to Staten Island, Sharon"…
“Big Apple” lyric in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “I’m a Country Boy” (1975)
"I'm a Country Boy" is a song on the album Nuthin' Fancy (1975) by the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The singer is a country boy, and New York City is not for him. The song…
“Big Apple” lyric in The Rolling Stones song “Shattered” (1978)
"Shattered" is a song by The Rolling Stones from the album Some Girls (1978). Mick Jagger talks a bit about the "Big Apple" (New York City) in the song. The…
“Big Apple” nightclub (The Three Faces of Eve film, 1957)
The Three Faces of Eve is an American mystery drama film, written and directed by Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). Joanne Woodward won an Academy Award for her roles(s) of a woman with dissociative…
“Big Apple” on websites
The "Big Apple" story has been published on the following websites: Wikipedia New York Public Library World Wide Words Word Origins Mental Floss Gotta Love New York HowStuffWorks History…
“Big Apple” T-shirts from the Daily News (1975)
The Daily News newspaper popularized "Big Apple" by selling T-shirts, sweat shirts and beach towels in 1975 and 1976. The first ad was printed on July 13, 1975, and the last ad on August…
“Big Bugs in the Big Apple” (James and the Giant Peach film, 1996)
James and the Giant Peach (1961) is a novel by Roald Dahl (1916-1990). It was made into a 1996 film of the same name. James and some anthropomorphic bugs travel across the Atlantic ocean on a giant…
“Big Flavor in The Big Apple” (New York Apple Association ad campaign, 2024)
The New York Apple Association began the advertising campaign "The Big Flavor in The Big Apple" in October 2024 to promote apples grown in New York State. Ads were placed on 600 buses in…
“Bite the Big Apple” (Murder, She Wrote episode, 1991)
Murder, She Wrote, an American Comedy/Mystery crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, had an episode set in New York City…
“Bite the Big Apple” (The Devil’s Advocate film, 1997)
The Devil's Advocate (1997) is a film where Florida lawyer Kevin Lomax (played by Keanu Reeves) is lured to a big New York City law firm by John Milton (played by Al Pacino), who actually is…
“Everybody bites on the Big Apple” lyric in the Cat Stevens song “New York Times” (1978)
"New York Times" is a song on the album Back to Earth (1978) by Cat Stevens. He would convert to Islam and take a long break from music, and his next album (credited to "Yusuf/Cat…
“Fun City” nickname (1966)
New York's "Fun City" nickname was born in the first days of Mayor John Lindsay's administration in January 1966. There was a transit strike; after observing New York's…
“Get back to the big apple” (Ebony magazine, 1968)
Ebony magazine was founded in 1945 to serve the African-American community. This quotation from a Vietnam War article was printed in August 1968: "Here a lanky, Brooklyn draftee stated:…
“God Bless New York City, My Big Apple Pie” (song by Y’all, 1995)
The folk/county duo "Y'all" (James Dean Jay Byrd and Seven Cheslik-DeMeyer) recorded the song "God bless New York City (my Big Apple pie)" on the album Big Apple Pie…
“I feel like doin’ a Big Apple” (Mae West on a 1937 radio show)
Brooklyn-born actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol Mae West (1893-1980) appeared on ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's radio show The Chase and Sanborn Hour on…
“I had heard so much raving about ‘The Big Apple,’ as it was called” (Malcolm X, 1964)
African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X (1925-1965) was assassinated in Harlem's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. In 1987. New York Mayor Ed Koch re-named…
“I’m crazy about the Big Apple” (1976 ad campaign)
The Committee in the Public Interest sought to improve New York City's public image in 1976, leading to its hosting of the Democratic National Convention that year. William E.…
“It’s another fabulous morning in the Big Apple!” (Madagascar film, 2005)
Madagascar (2005) is an American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The story features animals of the Central Park Zoo, including Alex the lion and Melman the giraffe.…