In 1941, musical comedian Bob Burns was given his own radio show, called “The
Arkansas Traveler on CBS radio. The show was renamed “The Bob Burns Show”
in 1943 and ran until 1947. The comedy show featured Burns playing the bazooke
(above) and telling tall tales about mythical hillbilly relatives like Uncle Fud and
Aunt Doody.The music of Spike Jones was also featured often.
B.B. King (Riley B. King) had been ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at No.
6 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
B.B. King’s Restaurant and Blues Club in West Palm Beach
Stone in Vietnam (Sept. 16, 1967 – late November, 1968)
Oliver Stone was part of the battle at Firebase Burt on the
evening of January 1, 1968. He was wounded twice and
awarded the Bronz Star for combat gallantry. He was also
awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Oliver Stone is 66 today
