1950s
Golden age of sports. The 50’s had it all
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Music – Soul / R & B / Funk / Rap / Rock n Roll – James Brown – L E’s Stories Special – “The Godfather Of Soul Taught The World About Black Music and Dance While Developing Several Genres Of Music In His 50+ Years On Performing” – The Life and Legend Of James Brown – Part 2
2nd Part of James Brown’s Life and Legend (Continued from Prior Post) By the release…
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Music – Soul / R & B / Funk / Rap / Rock n Roll – James Brown – L E’s Stories Special – “The Godfather Of Soul Taught The World About Black Music and Dance While Developing Several Genres Of Music In His 50+ Years On Performing” – The Life and Legend Of James Brown – Part 1
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer extraordinaire…..who…
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NCAAF & NFL – Jim Brown – Syracuse Orangemen / Cleveland Browns – L E’s Stories Special – “Superman Was In A Cleveland Browns Uniform Wearing # 32” – Just Evidence That Power And Speed Just Works Well In The NFL – A Tribute To The Legend Of Jim Brown…..On And Off The Field…..A True American Hero
Posting a video story about the life and legend of the Cleveland Browns HOF running back Jim Brown is sincerely…
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Boxing – Heavyweights / Champion – Rocky Marciano – L E’s Story Special – “A ‘Get Knocked Down, Get Back Up’ Rocky Marciano Tribute To His Life & Legend As The Only Undefeated Heavyweight Champion @ 49 – 0 (43 KOs)”
Having spent my 1st nine years of life during the entire professional career of the only heavyweight boxing champion…
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Tennis – Professional – Rod Laver – L E’s Stories Special – “The Legend of the ‘Rockhampton Rocket’ From Down Under “- The Life and Legend of Rod Laver
My father was a corporate pilot who flew all over the world throughout his 45 year professional career…..and one…
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Track and Field & Olympics – Sprints – Wilma Rudolph – L E’s Stories Special – “Whether Called La Tornado, La Gazzella Nera, La Perle Noire or La Chattanooga Choo-Choo…..She Overcame Polio To Become An Olympic Sprint Legend – The Inspirational Life and Times of Wilma Rudolph
“The doctors said I would never walk again, but my Mom said that I would, so, I believed my Mom” was…
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Comedy – Stand-Up – Moms Mabley – L E’s Stories Special – “The Original Queen of Comedy” – Tribute To The Life And Career Of Jackie “Moms” Mabley – A True Pathfinder
I remember growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s…..while watching just about every comedy show on television…..be it the sitcoms…
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Comedy – Party Records / Stand-Up / TV Sitcom – Redd Foxx – L E’s Stories Special – “It’s The Big One…..I’m Coming To Join You Elizabeth” – Tribute To The Comedic Genius + King of the Party Records: Redd Foxx
Being a huge fan of stand-up comedy…..for the simple reason that the greatest stand-up comics are also at the top…
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Comedy & Music – Variety Show / Comic Skits / Singer – Ernie Ford – L E’s Stories Special -“The Ole Pea-Picker Cousin Ernie Was Very Funny And Had Quite A Singing Voice” – Tribute To The Life & Talents Of Tennessee Ernie Ford
Just beginning to tell this story has brought back so many fond memories of my growing up in West Texas…
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