Music History Today: April 9, 2023

April 9, 2005: Green Day entered Billboard's Hot 100 with "Holiday."

"Holiday" by Green Day is about the American government and society during the Iraq War. It begins by commenting on how the thousands of dead Americans and Iraqis are nameless to the average American citizen.

Music History Today: April 3, 2021

April 3, 1922: Actress and singer Doris Day was born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Doris Day studied ballet and tap dance growing up. She even won a local dance contest with her partner Jerry Doherty in her early teens. 

Doris Day with her dog in 1968