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MarkUK
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Date Posted：2024-01-01 08:58:20Copy HTML 1 January 1944 - Sir Edwin Lutyens died. English architect, designer of many country houses, public buildings and war memorials, most notably the Cenotaph in Whitehall (1920). He was the principal architect in the construction of New Delhi in the 1920s and 30s. Knighted in 1918.
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-19 09:00:16Copy HTML 19 December 1851 - Joseph Mallord William Turner died. J M W Turner the great English landscape artist exhibiting his first piece at the Royal Academy when he was just 15. His travels in Europe and the thousands of sketches he brought back allowed him to create many and varied works with the sea being an especial favourite. Increasingly reclusive in old age he left hundreds of works to the nation upon his death aged 76.
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Arnold Bennett
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 08:52:22Copy HTML 20 December 1999 - Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow died. I suppose this counts as The Arts. A Country and Western singer apparently, I know nothing about him, he's only here because Tom has mentioned him before and I can't find anything better. It's the anniversary of John Steinbeck's death in 1968, but I covered him on his birthday in February and I don't do the same person twice, so Hank Snow gets the nod.
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 12:06:01Copy HTML Hank Snow, "The singing Ranger" from Canada. Had many country hits back in the day. Wore "Nudie" suits & was quite a showman. |
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 12:13:57Copy HTML December 19, 1947
Now that you are including country artists, you missed the birthday of Janie Fricke, Mark. Country singer-songwriter whose hit song, "It ain't easy being easy" is one of my favorites. |
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 12:41:34Copy HTML I'm sure most would agree that J M W Turner takes precedence over some C&W singer we've never heard of. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 01:09:40Copy HTML Yes, some reclusive guy who painted trees, bushes, water, & was a bit odd. That goes with being an "artist," eh? Like the great country singer Del Reeves said in a song............."I guess I've arrived, this must be the bottom." |
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Re：Anniversaries for 2024 - The Arts Date Posted：2024-12-20 01:38:52Copy HTML December 20, 1933
Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel" released. The "Singing Brakeman" considered the father of country music. |
