Previous posts for' April 16th may be found here: Henry Mancini; Charlie Chaplin (2019) and Dennis Russell Davies (2020)
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Herbie Mann (16 April 1930 – 1 July 2003) was an American jazz flutest.
Mann Oh Mann Oh Mann: Variations on a Theme
"The critics, for the most part, were not impressed. ''To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G,'' he said in an interview....'I was too successful. I made too much money.' " --from Herbie Mann’s New York Times obituary
An effort was made to recruit
Some players for jazz on the flute.
And thus there began
For the young Herbie Mann,
A lucrative lifelong pursuit.
There are those who are quick to dispute
Whether jazz should be played on the flute.
Said young Herbie Mann,
“I think that I can,”
But the critics said, “Isn’t that cute.”
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Edie Adams (16 April 1927 – 15 October 2008) was an American comedienne, actress, singer and businesswoman.
Sometimes a Cigar...
"Edie Adams, Actress and Singer (and Flirt With a Cigar), Dies at 81" — headline of New York Times obituary
"But of all her incarnations, she will be best remembered as the face (and the legs and the body) of Muriel cigars." -- from New York Times obituary
Edie Adams was the star
Who sang to sell a cheap cigar.
Her acting fame has proved mercurial
But she’s recalled for hawking Muriel.
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