Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Birmingham Photo of the Day (61): Eddie Rickenbacker's Visit

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The city of Birmingham has hosted appearances by many famous people over the years. I recently did a blog post on two by John Philip Sou...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Alabama Author: William Chambers Morrow

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In 1985 Doubleday published  Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural : A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New, 650 pages of sto...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Guy Morton, the "Alabama Blossom"

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I recently did a post on the town of Joppa , the hometown of major league baseball pitcher Jack Lively. He played for the Detroit Tigers in ...
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

"When that Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'"

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This song and the 78 RPM recording featured here involve two of the best known figures in America popular music in the 20th century, Irving ...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Quick Visit to a North Alabama Town: Joppa

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I visit mom, watercolor artist Carolyn Shores Wright , in Huntsville on a regular basis. On the drive to and from Pelham I often make brief ...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Mobile and "Blues in the Night"

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I am always on the lookout for appearances of Alabama-related things in popular culture and came across this one recently. Over the life of ...
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