Category Archives: Music

Baltimore Rocks (…and Raps …and Scats)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by almosthipguy

Find out which musicians called Charm City home by Claire Croft (Baltimore Sun, 1/27/2006) Did you know Tori Amos received a citation from the Mayor of Baltimore for a song about the 1980 Orioles? Or, that before Tupac Shakur was … Continue reading →

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Songs of Baltimore

Posted on August 25, 2010 by almosthipguy

A Musical Tour Through the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music Lester S. Levy’s mother was obsessive about having her baby born in the same house in Philadelphia in which she had been born. Thus Lester’s birthplace was in … Continue reading →

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Baltimore, My Home Town – WCAO Baltimore

Posted on August 22, 2010 by atomictv

Youtube user grahamc231 posted this gem: “This is a promotional record for WCAO Baltimore (600 on the AM dial), that was released in 1961. Euel Box wrote the tune, which was then recorded by Terry Lee Jenkins (using lyrics written locally … Continue reading →

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Santo Gold & “Blood Circus”

Posted on August 20, 2010 by almosthipguy

One of the most ridiculous infomercials archived by the folks at Ridiculous Infomercial Review is this one for the mother of all mondo bizarro videos, Santo Gold! Santo Gold Commercial This infomercial tries to do two very different tasks at … Continue reading →

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