Obernkirchen connection from 1964
A connection from 60 years ago when the Glee Club performed with the Obernkirchen Children’s Choir. Continue reading
on: 7/19/2024, by: Paul L., 0 comments
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1964 European tour
Details about the Glee Club's 1964 European Tour during the summer of 1964 and the third European tour by the Glee Club at that point. At least nine performances were held in Ireland, England, Wales, France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Germany. Continue reading
on: 4/26/2024, by: Paul L., 0 comments
75 years ago: Disney and PVGC
On Jan. 15, 1949, legendary filmmaker Walt Disney visited #Purdue to premiere “So Dear to My Heart,” a live-action and animated #Disney movie that depicts a young boy’s life growing up on an Indiana farm in the early 1900s. Continue reading
Al Stewart’s “Song of the Month” Record Series
Al Stewart's music series sent out to Indiana home economics clubs for several decades. Continue reading
on: 11/16/2023, by: Paul L., 2 comments
Happy Birthday, Al Stewart!
Today is Al Stewart’s birthday. Why not take a listen to the 1973 Swan Song concert, (particularly Purdue President Hansen’s remarks about Al Stewart), watch Those Were The Days, or review his obituary below. Continue reading
on: 9/15/2023, by: Paul L., 0 comments
Gala Week, 1961
The 1961 Gala Week was a fine performance featuring a collaboration with the Purduettes (and the Purduette Trio!) Al recognizes graduates from prior decades, including those that graduated before 1911. Continue reading
on: 7/21/2023, by: Paul L., 0 comments
Broadway Methodist performances
We have three Broadway Methodist recordings from the 60's through the 90's. Each performance has very clear audio, and the selections and performances themselves are top-notch, studio quality. As I… Continue reading
on: 3/17/2023, by: Paul L., 0 comments
White Christmas, Alaska, 1956, Bob Hope USO tour
Performance at the Bob Hope USO show in Alaska, Christmas of '56, flying military aircraft from an Indiana Air Force base to Seattle, and on to Anchorage. Continue reading
Albert Stewart was a man with a dream, as well as a big heart
_Written by Sonya (Stewart) Eddy; reposted with the author's permission_ Albert Pearson Stewart was a man with a dream, as well as a big heart. As I have stated before, he had a dream to start an… Continue reading
on: 10/17/2022, by: Paul L., 3 comments
Lost Chords from Sonya
Christmas came early today with a package from Sonya (Stewart) Eddy, Al's daughter. Sonya has been in touch via email and was kind enough to send some treasures she had in the attic. About a dozen… Continue reading
on: 9/28/2022, by: Paul L., 3 comments