Monday, April 23, 2018

Birthday Season - Comic Relief

Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld

April 29, 1954

Full history - Wikipedia

Television -

Seinfeld
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Books -

Seinlanguage (1993)
Halloween (2002 - Children's Book)

Honor -

2005 - Comedy Central named Jerry Seinfeld the "12th Greatest Stand-up Comedian of All Time" (Wikipedia)

As you can tell, Jerry Seinfeld is by far one of my most favorite comedians.  With this said, Comic Relief does have a tie into music.  I researched popular music in the 1950s, honoring the decade Jerry Seinfeld was born in.  The results are astounding.

(The list below highlights music in the U.S. in the 1950s.  A further detail and global history can be found on Wikipedia.)

Rock and Roll
(Electric guitar as developed and popularized by Les Paul)
(American Bandstand)
Classic Pop
R&B
Blues
Country Music
Jazz
Folk Music




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