Ephéméride du Samedi 2 Février 2008

1891 - Frank "Cicero" Weaver 1891-1967, of "The Weaver Bros. & Elviry" born in Ozark, Missouri.

1900 - Emmett Miller, early recording artist, born in Macon, Georgia. Emmett was the first singer to record "Lovesick Blues," "Anytime," and "Right or Wrong."

1902 - Lester McFarland 1902-1984, of "Mac & Bob," born in Gray, Kentucky.

1935 - Glenn Barber country, rockabilly, vocals, and guitarist born in Hollis, Oklahoma.

1938 - Rusty Kershaw, of "Rusty & Doug" born in Tiel Ridge, Louisiana.

1946 - Howard Bellamy of the Bellamy Brothers born in Darby, Florida.

1951 - Sortie du film "Topaze" de Marcel Pagnol avec Fernadel, Hélène Perdrière et Jacques Morel.

1961 - Johnny Horton's Columbia Records single "North to Alaska," topped the charts. This song came from the movie soundtrack by the same name. The movie starred the Duke, a.k.a. (John Wayne) for you young whipper-snappers. John Horton has been dead for 47 years as of this writing, and continues to be ignored by the country music experts that elect the members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Music City politics smells as bad as America's jewel in the sun, a.k.a. Washington D.C. John did not live in Nashville, and he chose to remain at the Louisiana Hayride, rather than accept the invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. If anyone tells you that's not the reason Johnny Horton is not a member of the Hall of Fame, you tell them I said they're a liar.

1968 - Jenks "Tex' Carman 1903-1968, singer, and guitarist died at the age of 64.

1969 - Décès de l'acteur Boris Karloff, une des plus grandes vedettes du film d'épouvante, à l'âge de 81 ans. Il a joué dans FRANKENSTEIN (1931), LA MOMIE (1932) et dans plusieurs autres classiques.

1970 - Susan Raye and Buck Owens Capitol single "We're Gonna Get Together" was released today.

1971 - Loretta Lynn, and Bill Anderson were featured guests on "Hee Haw" 1971.

1974 - Tom T. Hall, Sunday Sharpe, Charlie McCoy Johnny Bench, and Ralph Emery were featured guests on "Hee Haw."

1977 - The ACM announced the nominees for this years Awards show in California. Marty Robbins, Loretta Lynn, and Mickey Gilley all received multiple nominations.

1985 - Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke's Epic single "A Place To Fall Apart," topped the charts.

1996 - Décès de l'acteur, danseur et chorégraphe Gene Kelly à l'âge de 83 ans.

1999 - Sony released Johnny Cash's album "16 Biggest Hits."

2001 - Hal Blair 1915-2001, age 85, died in Biggs, California. Blair wrote, "Please Help Me I'm Falling," and "One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart," among others. Hal was inducted into the NSHF in 2003.

2005 - Jimmie Crawford 1935-2005, member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame, died at 69.

2006 - Louise Certain Scruggs 1927-2006, age 78, wife of Earl Scruggs died at Nashville's Baptist Hospital. Louise managed her husband's career, and was the first female manager in country music history. Louise was awarded the 25th Annual IFCO Tex Ritter Award in 1999, in recognition of her very successful five decades of artist booking and management. Louise saw Earl for the first time at the Ryman Auditorium.



INSOLITES

2002 Fabien Barthez viole une règle de son club de foot (Manchester United) en rentrant chez lui après avoir fait la fête dans un pub de Londres. Son club impose un "couvre feu" de 48 heures avant chaque match et le condamne à 65 000 euro d'amende.

[Way up north, north to Alaska
Way up north, north to Alaska]
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of Ninety-two
With George Pratt his partner and brother Billy too
They crossed the Yukon river and found the bonanza gold
Below that old white mountain, just a little southeast of Nome
Sam crossed the Majestic mountains to the valleys far below
He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed on through the snow
With the northern lights a-runnin' wild in the land of the midnight sun
Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of Nineteen-One
Where the river is windin', big nuggets they're findin'
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
[Way up north, north to Alaska
Way up north, north to Alaska]
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand
Said Sam, you're a-lookin' at a lonely, lonely man
I'd trade all the gold that's buried in this land
For one small band of gold to place on sweet little Jenny's hand
Cause a man needs a woman to love him all the time
Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard to find
I'd build for my Jenny a honeymoon home
Below that old white mountain, just a little southeast of Nome
Where the river is windin', big nuggets they're findin'
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
North! to Alaska, they're goin' north, the rush is on
[Way up north, north to Alaska
Way up north, north to Alaska...

Tous les 2 février se fête la Chandeleur. Elle évoque aujourd'hui la coutume des crêpes, mais la fête de la Chandeleur est liée à la lumière, et officiellement à la "Purification de la Vierge"



Un peu d'histoire

Le 15 février les Romains fêtais déja Lupercus le dieu de la fécondité, Ensuite les Celtes fêtait l'Imbolc le 1er février la fête de la purification de l'eau, qui assurait fertilité et fécondité.
A la fin de l'empire romain l'église engagea un vaste chantier de remplacement des rites païens par des fêtes religieuses. La chandeleur aurait été instituée par le pape Gélase en l'an 472. Cette fête devint en 1372 en Avignon fête de la Purification de la vierge.




Chandelier ?

Chandeleur vient de candela - la chandelle - reprise dans l'expression Festa candelarum, fête des chandelles. Car dans les églises, les torches sont remplacées par des chandelles bénies que l'on conserve allumées, autant pour signifier la lumière que pour éloigner le malin, les orages, la mort,etc... et invoquer les bons augures à veiller sur les semailles d'hiver qui produiront les bonnes moissons de l'été prochain. Les cierges bénis sont emportés dans les foyers pour le protéger.
Aujourd'hui, on bénit les cierges pour rappeler que Jésus est lumière du monde.




Les dictons

Les derniers jours de l'hiver arrivant de nombreux dictons sont associés à la chandeleur :
"Rosée à la Chandeleur, Hiver à sa dernière heure."
"A la Chandeleur, L'hiver s'apaise ou reprend vigueur"
"A la Chandeleur le jour croît de deux heures.
"À la Chandeleur, grande neige et froideur.
"À la Chandeleur, le froid fait douleur.
"À la Chandeleur, au grand jour, les grandes douleurs




Vous avez dit crêpes ?

La forme et la couleur de la crêpe évoque le Soleil un disque doré de retour après la nuit de l'hiver.
On dit aussi que le pape Gélase 1er, réconfortait les pèlerins arrivés à Rome avec des crêpes.
Pour s'assurer prospérité tout le long de l'année, il faut faire sauter les crêpes avec une pièce dans la main. Une autre coutume dit qu'il faut faire atterrir la crêpe sur l'armoire et de l'y laisser toute l'année (c'est vous qui voyez...).

Très bonne idée pour l'historique de la chandeleur.
On en apprend tous les jours

a la chandeleur on écoute le BIG BOPPER.
[/b]