Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1) Who is considered Brazil's George Gershwin?

2) On this date, during his administration, this president was the first to hold a live television and radio broadcast of the presidential news conference. When and who?

3) This Harlem nightclub was made famous by Duke Ellington. What was its name?

4) What instrument did Gerry Mulligan play?

5) Irving Berlin was a hugely prolific songwriter. In all, how many songs did he write?

Answers:

1) Antonio Carlos Jobim, who was born on this date in 1927.

2) 1/25/1961; JFK

3) The Cotton Club

4) baritone saxophone

5) more than 900 songs, 19 musicals and 18 movies

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