Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)
" Hot Diggity( Dog Ziggity Boom)" is an American popular song written by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
Published in 1956, it was recorded by Perry Como and went to# 1 on the" Billboard" pop music chart in March of that year and reached# 4 on the British charts in May..
The song's melody is almost identical in melody and triple- time rhythm to a portion of Emmanuel Chabrier's 1883 composition," España".
Perry Como's recording was done at Webster Hall in New York City.
The conductor was Mitchell Ayres and the producer was Joe Carlton.
The back- up vocals were provided by the Ray Charles Singers.
The nonsense phrase of the song's title, repeated throughout the song, is used as counterpoint to the lines it precedes in the lyrics, as in the following excerpt:
At the end of the song, Como exclaimed" HOT DOG !!!!" before the last two chords.
The phrase" hot diggity dog!" dates to at least 1928, when Al Jolson was recorded saying" Hot diggity dog!
Hot kitty!
Hot pussycat!
Did n't I tell you you'd love it?" after a performance of the tune
" There's a Rainbow' Round My Shoulder".
There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
"There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" is a 1928 song sung by Al Jolson in the early Warner Bros. talking picture "The Singing Fool" the same year.
The song, along with "Sonny Boy" and
"I'm Sitting on Top of the World", which were also in "The Singing Fool", were big hits for Jolson.
The song was written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer.
According to John A. Lomax in his "American Ballads and Folk Songs" published in 1934, from the song "Goin' Home".
The line "Got a rainbow tied all 'round my shoulder
" refers to the "Rainbow" as "the arc of a swinging pick, probably going so fast
it becomes red hot.
"
This song is in the section entitled "Songs from Southern Chain Gangs".
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Donald McKayle
Donald McKayle( July 6, 1930 – April 6, 2018) was an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works during the 1950s and'60s that focus on expressing the human condition and, more specifically, the black experience in America.
He was" among the first black men to break the racial barrier by means of modern dance."
His work for the concert stage, especially" Games"( 1951) and" Rainbow Round My Shoulder"( 1959), has been the subject of widespread acclaim and critical attention.
In addition, McKayle was the first black man to both direct and choreograph major Broadway musicals, including the Tony Award- winners" Raisin"( 1973) and" Sophisticated Ladies"( 1981), and he worked extensively in television and film.
As a young man he appeared with some of the twentieth century's most important choreographers, including Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow, and Merce Cunningham, and in some of Broadway's landmark productions, including House of Flowers( 1958) and" West Side Story"( 1957), where he served for a time as the production's dance captain.
A Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee, McKayle held an endowed chair for the last decades of his life in the Dance Department at UC Irvine, where he was the Claire Trevor Professor of Dance.
He previously served on the faculties of Connecticut College, Sarah Lawrence College, and Bennington College.
Al Jolson
Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and actor.
He was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer" at the peak of his career.
His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized many songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach.
" In the 1920s, Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer.
Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, "The Jazz Singer" (1927)
, he starred in a series of successful musical films during the 1930s.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II.
After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with "The Jolson Story" (1946), for which Larry Parks played Jolson, with the singer dubbing for Parks.
The formula was repeated in a sequel, "Jolson Sings Again" (1949).
In 1950, he again became the first star to entertain GIs on active service in the Korean War, performing 42 shows in 16 days.
He died weeks after returning to the U.S., partly owing to the physical exertion of performing.
Defense Secretary George Marshall posthumously awarded him the Medal for Merit.
According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway."
Author Stephen Banfield wrote that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical".
Jolson has been dubbed "the king of blackface" performers, a theatrical convention since the mid-19th century.
With his dynamic style of singing jazz and blues, he became widely successful by extracting traditionally African-American music and popularizing it for white American audiences who were otherwise not receptive to the originators.
Despite his promotion and perpetuation of black stereotypes, his work was sometimes well-regarded by black publications and he has sometimes been credited for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway as early as 1911.
In an essay written in 2000, music critic Ted Gioia remarked, "If blackface has its shameful poster boy, it is Al Jolson", showcasing Jolson's complex legacy in American society.
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
No More Looking Over My Shoulder (song)
" No Looking Over My Shoulder" is a song recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt.
It was released in January 1999 as the second single and title track from the album" No More Looking Over My Shoulder".
The song reached# 38 on the" Billboard" Hot Country Singles& Tracks chart.
The song was written by Michael Peterson and Craig Wiseman.

Question: When did the performer of song There'S A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder die?
Answer: October 23, 1950