Florence from Mankato
Born in Mankato in 1892, Florence Macbeth studied in New York and Paris before making her 1913 debut as as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Royal Theatre in Braunschweig, Germany. Florence joined the Chicago Opera in 1914 and appeared annually at the Summer Opera in Ravinia near Chicago until 1930. She .In [...]
Georgie’s Hot Violin
Georgie Stoll was born in Minneapolis on May 7th, 1905. Stoll was a musical director, conductor, composer and jazz violinist, associated with the Golden Age of MGM musicals and performers from the 1940s to 60s. Georgie made his musical debut as a boy violin prodigy, gaining nationwide fame. He toured North America as a [...]
My Little Old Shack In Minneapolis
The tuneful styling of Yogi Yorgesson on Capital in 1950. The flip-side is “Someone Spiked The Punch At Lena’s Wedding”. Harry Stewart, better known as, Yogi Yorgesson, was born in Tacoma, Washington in the autumn of 1908. His father was a Norwegian immigrant. In the 1920′s Stewart worked as an announcer, weather reporter, newsman and [...]
When We Were Kids
Haze was the first ‘Black’ band from Minnesota to have a National Chart Record Single. Their record, “I Do Love My Lady” appeared years before any other Minnesota ‘Funk’ band. The band has recorded four albums. The First Haze Album, “When We Were Kids” was recorded in 1973 and released in 1974. The next two [...]
Todd Rundgren at the Guthrie Theater
Dear Mounds, Shaveless Hardjaw and I slipped into the Guthrie last night and got to see to Todd Rundgren for free. Yep! Just walked through the lobby, up the stairs and into the theater. Nobody asked us for a ticket. Light of the world shine on me, Go Todd! Go! It was pretty mellow, [...]
