Over 1 billion people around the globe are celebrating the Lunar New Year, often referred to as Chinese New Year, this weekend. Out with the quick-witted rabbit and in with the auspicious, fiery dragon for 2024.
The festival is a time for family, friends and feasting — often prompting the world’s largest annual migration of people. You can wish friends and colleagues a happy new year by saying “gong hei fat choy” in Cantonese or “xin nian kuai le” (pronounced “shin nyen kwai le”) in Mandarin. Read More...
James Joseph Brown was an American entertainer, record producer, and bandleader who lived from May 3, 1933, until December 25, 2006. He is credited with creating funk music. In 1986, Brown became a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
17 of Brown’s recordings were No. 1 hits on the Billboard R&B charts. On Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 greatest artists of all time, he comes in at number seven. Read More...
Singer-songwriter Alan Eugene Jackson was born in the United States on October 17, 1958.
He is renowned for writing many of his own songs and singing in a genre sometimes referred to as “neotraditional country.”
In addition to his 16 studio albums, Jackson has also released three greatest hits collections, two-holiday albums, and two gospel albums.
Jackson’s first position in Tennessee was in the mailroom of The Nashville Network.
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