THE BIRTH OF THE BLUES (PT 2)- A DEEP DIVE TO REMEMBER FROM 1001 (SEE NOTES)
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Release Date: 05/18/2025
RABBIT RABBIT
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The tradition of saying "Rabbit, Rabbit" (or "White Rabbits") on the first day of the month is a long-held superstition intended to ensure good luck for the next 30 days. While its exact origins are "fuzzy" and likely rooted in ancient folklore, the practice has several documented historical milestones: Earliest Recorded Origins 1909 (First Written Mention): The earliest known written record of this superstition appears in the British journal Notes and Queries. A contributor noted that his daughters had a habit of saying "Rabbits!" as their first word on the first of the month to bring luck....
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AJ'S PET PARROT (Our First of Many "Found In The Footnotes" Episodes (Every Wed 4pm ET at 1001 Heroes)
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BRAND NEW FOR 2026- FOUND IN THE FOOTNOTES- AMAZING HISTORY TOLD IN 5 TO 10 MINUTE SOUNDBITES- Right Here Every Wednesday at 4pm ET...and sometimes on Fridays at 4pm) The natural outcome of 10 years of researching stories for 1001 Heroes podcast ( now 680 episodes)- 'Found In he Footnotes" is my new collection of amazing stories delivered in 5-10 minute soundbites If you like it- sed us a review and share with your friends! Tell 'em to tune in to 1001 Heroes Podcast vey Wedsday at 4pm ET- Thanks!
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WE HAD IT ALL- REMEMBERING BOGART & BACALL
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Betty Joan Perske was 18 years old when she met 44 year-old screen star Humphrey Bogart on the sound stage of 'To Have and Have Not' at Warner Studios in Burbank, California, in 1942. Her picture had landed on the cover of a fashion magazine called Harpers which came in the mail to Warner film director Howard Hawks home- where his wife Slim picked it up and mentioned "You know what Howard, this might be the girl you're looking for for that movie". She was sent a letter and a train ticket to Hollywood, got a
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BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOWS WWII TO VIETNAM
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Bob Hope recalls three decades of Christmas Shows that he and his traveling troupe performed for our military beginning with an island in the Pacific and then his stops in 1972 in Vietnam, Guam, Korea, Thailand, Diego Garcia and Singapore. Lots of one liners and memories included.
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ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE : THE BACKSTORY & THE MESSAGE~ FEATURING OUR INTERVIEW W/ KAROLYN GRIMES WILKERSON (ZUZU BAILEY)
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"Its A Wonderful Life: The Movie Backstory & Message: The backstory to Frank Capra's film masterpiece "It's a Wonderful Life" featuring an exclusive interview with Karolyn Grimes Wilkerson, who played Zuzu Bailey in the film, and ended the movie with the memorable line : "Look, Daddy. Teacher says every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings." Karolyn, whose acting career placed her on screen with Cary Grant, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Stewart, and Donna Reed, to name a few, experienced multiple family tragedie
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NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION: HOW ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COMEDIES WAS MADE (+ BLOOPERS)
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It was the third "Vacation" comedy featuring the Griswald family- Clark. Ellen,Rusty and Audrey- and all Clark wanted to have a simple old-fashioned Christmas with family. His plan: to heavily decorate the house and roof with lights, Santa and reindeer, and to enjoy a simple Christmas dinner before celebrating the real meaning of Christmas. Instead he got uninvited family with their huge slobbering Rottweiler, an uninvited wild squirrel, electrical problems, big sewage problems, fire, and a SWAT team. Halleluyah! ENJOY ALL OUR SHOWS AND EPISODES NOW AT ! New! True Crime From Another Time...
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CHRISTMAS IN APPALACHIA: SUPERSTITIONS, WIVE'S TALES, AND SHARED MEMORIES
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America's Appalachain Mountain Range holds on to some of the oldest traditions and beliefs in our country and we share them here,along with celebrity meories of growing up poor in many of those mountain communities. You'll hear memories shared by Brad Paisley, Steve Harvey. Luke Combs, Earl Hamner, Loretta Lynn, and other celebrities who discoverd the real meaning of Christmas the hard way- when sometimes the best gift they received other than love and family was an orange.
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1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/UFO SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEW
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In 1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/SAUCER SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEWwe tell "the rest of the story", including the 1952 flying saucer swarms over Washington DC on two consecutive weekends in July of 1952, Washington's reaction, the scrambling and loss of US jet fighters, Feschino's work to discover this and tie all these events together with the Braxton County Monster incident, Project Blue Book, Capt. Ruppelt, Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting weeks before Roswell , the sighting that laun
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1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 1): THE FLATWOODS W.VA UFO/ALIEN SIGHTING
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A manned UFO lands in a small West Virginia town and becomes of the most believable UFO incidents in American history. Contains an in-depth Ivan Sanderson review. Part two next week we will be speaking with nuclear physicist Dr. Stanton Friedman.and covering the UFO swarm over Washington D.C. 1952.
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THE LOST CITY OF Z: PERCY FAWCETT'S ILL-FATED EXPEDITION TO BRAZIL
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"The Lost City of Z" is featured here along with "George Washington's Boyhood Rules of Behavior" from 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales as the bonus episode for this week.
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Resources Used:
https://www.britannica.com/art/blues-music
https://publicdomain4u.com
Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. The Memphis blues. 1923. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669804/
Ted Lewis Jazz Band, W. C Handy, and Ted Lewis. St. Louis blues. 1922. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-669595
https://jfderry.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/charlie-patton-1891-1934-father-of-the-blues-part-2/
https://visitmississippi.org/experiences/the-history-of-mississippi-delta-blues-music/
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ma-rainey-mn0000237213/biography
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ma-rainey-about/14074/
https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200197432/
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104187.Bessie: A comprehensive biography detailing Bessie Smith's life and career.
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bessie-smith-about-the-empress-of-the-blues/724/: An informative documentary exploring her impact on the music world.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-smith: A detailed biography highlighting her contributions to music and culture.
https://www.biography.com/musician/wc-handy
[Library of Congress’s collection](https://www.loc.gov/collections/w- c-handy-papers/about-this-collection/)
Explore B.B. King's discography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/discography
Listen to B.B. King and Eric Clapton's "Riding with the King": https://www.jamendo.com/track/riding-with-the-king
Discover more about B.B. King's honors: https://rockhall.com/inductees/bb-king
B.B. King's Official Website: https://www.bbking.com
AllMusic Biography: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bb-king-mn0000059156/biography
For more information on the blues and its history, visit https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org
https://blues.org
https://folkways.si.edu/blues
https://www.memphisrocknsoul.org
https://mohistory.org/
https://stlouisbluessociety.org/
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival.html is a must-visit for blues enthusiasts.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217091.Sammy_Davis_Jr_
[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom](https://www.imdb.com/title
https://classicsdujour.com/classic-rock-hits-that-are-actually-blues-songs/
https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/
https://www.pbs.org/robertjohnson/notebooks/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/blues-paramount-records/ - A comprehensive history of Paramount Records, the label that recorded some of Willie Brown's notable tracks.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/robert-johnson-the-search-for-the-man-behind-the-myth-116078151/