Saturday, May 11, 2024

Born on this day – Doug McClure:

 

Actor

May 11, 1935 – February 5, 1995


Born on this day – Phil Silvers:

 
Actor

Comedian

May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985


Born on this day – Kansas Joe McCoy:


Blues singer

Musician

Songwriter

May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950


Credits:

Songs:

Botherin' That Thing; Delta Bound; Evil devil woman blues; Hey Hey Loretta; Hoodoo Women; If You Take Me Back; If You're a Viper; I'm Going Back Home; Joliet Bound; Lake Providence Blues; Let's Get Drunk and Truck; Let'sTry It Again; Look Who's Coming Down The Road; Meat Cutter Blues; Motherless and Fatherless Blues; My Babe, My Babe; My Garbage Man; Oh! Red; Pile Driver Blues; Pile Drivin' Blues; Root Hog or Die; That will be alright; That'll Be Alright; The Candy Man; The World Is a Hard Place to Live In; Time A-Wastin'; Twenty Minutes To Hell; Well, Well; Wet It; When the Levee Breaks; Why Don’t You Do Right; You Done Tore Your Pants With me.


Ann Patchett, on writing:


Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head.
It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.
- Ann Patchett.