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Who Was María Grever? Google Doodle Celebrates Mexican Composer On 2/11/21 at 3:55 AM EST Google Doodle celebrates María Grever, the Mexican singer and songwriter thought to be one of the countrys greatest composers, on February 11. On this day in 1938, Grever recorded "Ti-Pi-Tin," which became one of her biggest hits. She was born María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres in León, central Mexico, in the late 19th century. Her mother was Mexican and her father was Spanish and, as a child, she mo...

Ti-Pi-Tin. Born in the city of León in central Mexico on 14 September 1894, before moving to Spain, María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres showed musical ability at a young age, reportedly composing a holiday carol when she was just four years old.  To foster her talents, which allegedly included possessing “perfect pitch,” Grever’s father hired some of the best tutors of the time to teach his daughter, with the talented songwriter learning from composers Claude Debussy and Franz Lehár....

Enter your number to get our free mobile app 92.9 WTUG, Praise 93.3, and 105.1 The Block in partnership with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Delta Phi Lambda Chapter, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Eta Xi Omega Chapter, along with Robinson Automotive, Bryant Bank, and Dixie Motors in Northport, we are proud to salute  Dinah Washington. Dinah Washington was one of the greatest female vocalists to have sung jazz and popular music in the 20th century, according to ud...

02/02/21 In 1985 Timbuk 3 released " The Futures So Bright." The songs perspective is of a student who "study(ies) nuclear science" and who "love(s) his classes." He explains that he has "a crazy teacher" who "wears dark glasses." And, he concludes, "The futures so bright, I gotta wear shades." I can feel that. Our future is certainly looking bright. There is an assortment of impacts to this world from COVID-19. We have seen impacts on micro and macro levels, ranging from our own personal conv...

If I kept a daily tab of the past week or so, it might read like this: Dear Diary, New Year’s Day: Our own Sen. Hawley plans to formally contest the

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s latest virtual concert celebrated singers and composers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Guatemala, Argentina and the US. Lyric’s Ryan Opera Center, which sponsored the concert, assembled an array of fine singers, most of whom are members or alums of the Ryan Center itself. The event was subtitled, “Celebrating music from the Spanish-speaking world with Ana María Martínez and Friends,” and Martínez was sparkling not only as a singer bu...