Outside the Beltway
Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs
Happy 30th birthday, Christina!
Happy 61st birthday, Mr. Waits.
For obvious reasons:
On the occasion of Al’s 51st birthday: And Dwight’s 54th:
25 years ago today, this song (known as much for this seminal musical video as the tune itself) topped the Billboard charts:
Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer, ordained minister, and mortician Solomon Burke died Sunday at age 70. R.I.P.
Janis Joplin died forty years ago today. This is her last live TV performance, from two months earlier:
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For a terrific NFL opening night, a selection from this year’s Madden soundtrack: