March 10 - Bad Bunny; Peter DeRose (The Musical Birthday Series, 8th Annual Cycle)

For previous March 10th posts, check here: John Bacchus Dykes (2019), Arthur Honegger (2020), Camillo Schumann (2021), Lorenzo da Ponte; Pablo de Sarasate (2022), Bix Beiderbecke; Dudley Buck (2023), Lorenzo da Ponte (2024), and John Bacchus Dykes (2025)

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Bad Bunny (b. 10 March 1994) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, record producer, and occasional professional wrestler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You Lovely Island

Bad Bunny, a cultural beacon,

Is a passionate proud Puerto Rican;

He decided to go

To his Superbowl show

And sing in the language they speak in.

 

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No hablo español

Bad Bunny, on Superbowl night,

Gave a fright to America's Right;

Fox News called it clannish

To be rapping in Spanish,

And complained that the man wasn't White.

 

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Peter DeRose (10 March 1896 – 23 April 1953) was an American composer of jazz and pop music best known for "Deep Purple" and "A Marshmallow World."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parrish the Thought

"Deep Purple," as written by Peter ReRose,

   Was conceived for the piano, with words added later,

And that is the version that everyone knows,

   And the reason we're cheering DeRose its creator.

 

 

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November 4 - Arnold Cooke; Sean Combs (The Musical Birthday Series, 3rd Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 4th are here: Carl Tausig (2019) and Gena Branscombe (2020)

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Arnold Cooke (4 November 1906 – 13 August 2005) was a prolific British composer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cooke’s Tour

I thought today I’d take a look

At composer Arnold Cooke;

And so I took a look, and well,

There isn’t very much to tell.

All his pieces sound a bit

Like his teacher, Hindemith;

He wrote a lot, had some success,

And that’s the upshot, more or less.

 

 

 

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Sean Combs [Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Puffy or Diddy] (b. 4 November 1969) is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, and entrepreneur. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.K.A.

I cannot use his names as rhymes,

   Because we don’t how or when

(As he has done so many times)

   Sean Combs will change his name again.

 

 

 

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