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\"\"<\/a>50 Years Ago Today: “W.T” from Oak Park asked The Free Press action line, “Is there really a Wichita Lineman?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Glen Campbell<\/a> tune,\u00a0written by the\u00a0Jimmy Webb<\/a>\u00a0in 1968 was a hit that fall, but still on the minds of Detroiters on February 8, 1969. Here’s their answer:<\/p>\n

Yep. But he sings ”I’m a lineman for Kansas Gas and Electric.’\u00b7 Sedgwick County (Wichita.) doesn’t hire guys to ride around singing songs and looking for electrical overloads. Wichita is the second city Jim Webb and Glen Camp\u00adbell have spotlighted. “By the Time I Get to Phoe\u00adnix” started it and there’s a big country to cover. Next will be “Galveston”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Under The Covers: Back in the early days of rock and roll, it was a common practice to expropriate the work of others. Original artists, many African American, didn’t have the savvy or the money to protect their work. In time, that changed, but imitation of the originals is still the sincerest form of flattery. Sometimes “Cover Tunes” are better. Sometimes they are worse. Here are a few originals and some remakes we thing land on the cool side of the scale.<\/p>\n

Originals:
\nBig Mama Thornton – Hound Dog<\/a> (1952)
\nRichard Berry & the Pharaohs – Louie Louie<\/a> (1957)
\nRemakes:
\nRod Stewart – Day After Day<\/a> (2006)
\nHuey Lewis &\u00a0Gwyneth Paltrow – Cruisin<\/a> (2000)
\nEric Clapton – Layla – Acoustic<\/a> (1982)<\/p>\n

Quick Takes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Long serving Michigan Congressman John Dingell<\/strong> passed away yesterday. In retirement, he became known for his candid, often acerbic tweets. Here are some of the best<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Harvard Business Review’s argument<\/a> for why you should work less and spend more time on hobbies<\/strong>. I argue that if you can find the right gig, hobby and career blur.<\/p>\n

NY Cops<\/strong> are asking Waze to remove DUI Checkpoints from their maps<\/a>. Not sure the drunks I’ve seen at record hops could change up their driving to avoid them.<\/p>\n

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Actor Albert Finney died today at 82 after a short illness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Albert Finney<\/strong> 1936-2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is it possible to live without Goggle & Amazon in our lives<\/strong>? We are linked at the hip to many of the tech giants who are selling what we reveal about ourselves to advertisers, the FBI and others. Here’s how one hacker tried to block the big boys<\/a> without losing his Internet experience.<\/p>\n

12 simple strategies<\/strong> all memorable brands use to leave a lasting impression<\/a>. Via Canva.<\/p>\n

How Tech disruption<\/strong> is like a cover tune<\/a>. Via Jacobs Media.<\/p>\n

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This Date In History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1942, Congress advises FDR that, Americans of Japanese<\/strong> descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn’t oppose the US war effort.<\/p>\n

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NFL Trivia: The Cleveland Browns are the only team to be named after their coach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1945, From our “I didn’t know that” department,\u00a0Paul Brown<\/strong> agrees to coach the new American football expansion team in Cleveland, which would later be named The Cleveland Browns<\/strong> after their coach.<\/p>\n

1964, On their first full day in New York, The Beatles<\/strong> (minus George who had a sore throat), went for a photo-opportunity walk around Central Park. Over 400 girl fans followed The Beatles and extra police were called in to control them. Later in the day The Ronettes interviewed The Beatles for radio.<\/p>\n

1965, President Johnson deploys 1st US combat troops to South Vietnam<\/strong>, with 3500 marines sent to protect key US airbase near Da Nang.<\/p>\n

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Planet of the Apes premiered today in 1968<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1968, “Planet of the Apes<\/strong>” premieres in New York City.<\/p>\n

1969 The Saturday Evening Post<\/strong> publishes it’s final edition. It was first printed in 1897.<\/p>\n

1973, Max Yasgur<\/strong> died of a heart attack aged 53. He was the owner of the dairy farm in Bethel, New York that was home to the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held in August 15 of 1969.<\/p>\n

1976, “Taxi Driver<\/strong>” directed by Martin Scorsese<\/strong>, starring Robert De Niro<\/strong> and Jodie Foster<\/strong>, is released.<\/p>\n

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Happy Birthday to:<\/strong> Terry Melcher, 1942 (d. 2004); Creed Bratton (Grass Roots – The Office), 1943; Paul Wheatbread (Union Gap), 1946; England Dan Seals, 1948 (d. 2009); John Grisham, 1955<\/p>\n

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Much More Music:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1965, The Supremes<\/strong><\/a> release “Stop In the Name of Love”. The\u00a0choreography for this song involved one hand on the hip and the other outstretched in a “stop” gesture.\u00a0Paul Williams<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Melvin Franklin<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0The Temptations<\/a>\u00a0taught the girls the routine backstage in\u00a0London<\/a>, before the Supremes’ first televised performance of the single on the\u00a0Ready Steady Go!<\/a><\/i>\u00a0special<\/a>\u00a0“The Sound of Motown,” hosted by Motown enthusiast\u00a0Dusty Springfield<\/a>.[citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup>\u00a0They also performed the song on an episode of the\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u00a0variety program<\/a>\u00a0Shindig!<\/a><\/i>\u00a0which aired on Wednesday, February 24, 1965. (Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1967, Peter<\/strong><\/a> (Asher) & Gordon<\/strong><\/a> (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership. Asher’s sister, Jane\u00a0dated\u00a0Paul McCartney<\/a>\u00a0between 1963 and 1968. He later became\u00a0head of\u00a0A&R<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Apple Records<\/a>, continuing his career as a recording executive in California, where he managed and produced\u00a0Linda Ronstadt<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0James Taylor<\/a>\u00a0throughout the 1970s and 1980s.Their million sellers included\u00a0“World Without Love”, “Nobody I Know”, “True Love Ways”, and “Lady Godiva”. The duo reunited later for a number of concert appearances until Waller’s death in 2009. (Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1990, Suffering from depression American singer songwriter Del Shannon<\/strong> died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. He scored the 1961 No.1 single ‘Runaway’, plus nine other Top 40 singles. In 1963, he became the first American to record a cover version of a song by the Beatles: his version of \u2018From Me to You\u2019 charted in the US before The Beatles’ version. Shannon had been working with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne and was rumoured to be replacing Roy Orbison who had recently died, in the Traveling Wilburys supergroup. (Video<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Today’s Quote Worth Re-quoting<\/strong>:\u00a0\u201cAlways forgive your enemies \u2013 nothing annoys them so much.<\/em>\u201d ~Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n

Sometimes some of the best cover tunes are often done by the original artists. Up above, we presented Eric Clapton’s acoustic version of “Layla” as first heard on MTV’s “Unplugged”. We leave you with a rollicking remake of The Turtles<\/strong><\/a>‘ “Elenore<\/a>“, as re-imagined by “Flo & Eddie<\/a>“Mark Volman<\/a> and Howard Kaylan<\/a>, the two artists who were the band’s heart and soul. Turn this one up and tell me if you don’t agree that it supercharges your day.<\/p>\n