Today's Tune: "Perry Mason" By Ozzy Osbourne

Raymond Burr died on September 12, 1993 (Born May 21, 1917). Burr was a Canadian actor, who worked in stage productions in his early career. He also appeared with several popular actors and actresses in many successful films. One of those being when he played the suspected murderer in the Alfred Hitchcock movie 'Rear Window' (1954), where he acted alongside James Stewart and Grace Kelly. However, he is probably best known for his television roles, such as the lead characters in the TV dramas Perry Mason and Ironside. Therefore, I chose "Perry Mason" by Ozzy Osbourne for this installment of 'Today's Tune'.

September 12 Births: 1931 - English film and stage actor Ian Holm ('Robin And Marian', 'King Lear', 'Lord Of The Rings' ), 1944 - American singer Barry White ("I've Got So Much To Give", "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe", "Practice What You Preach") and in 1952 - Canadian drummer Neil Peart (Rush).

September 12 Deaths: 1992 - American film actor Anthony Perkins ('Friendly Persuasion', 'Psycho', 'The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean'), 1995 - English stage, television and film actor Jeremy Brett ('War And Peace', Rebecca, Sherlock Holmes), 2003 - American singer and guitarist Johnny Cash ("Cry, Cry, Cry" , "Man In Black", "God's Gonna Cut You Down").

Ozzy Osbourne - "Perry Mason" Standard Version



Ozzy Osbourne - "Perry Mason" Extended Version (Humorous Intro)

Today's Tune: "Time Goes By" By Triumph

Triumph inducted into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame April 6, 2008.
Photo from band web site TriumphMusic.com .

H.G. Wells died on August 13, 1946. An English writer, Wells ('The Island Of Doctor Moreau', 'The War Of The Worlds', 'The First Men In The Moon') was well known for authoring books on many subjects, but mostly science-fiction fantasy works. A favorite by readers of Wells is his 'The Time Machine'. There are many incredible songs and instrumental tracks to choose from that carry the time theme. The tune I picked for today is one of the more rocking ones. It's "Time Goes By" from the November 1984 album 'Thunder Seven' by Triumph, a very underrated and underplayed Canadian rock band.

Also died on an August 13th: 1995 - American baseball legend Mickey Mantle, 2004 - American cooking show host and cookbook author Julia Child.

Born on an August 13: 1899 - English film and television producer and director Alfred Hitchcock ('Dial M For Murder', 'Psycho', 'The Birds'), 1948 - American soprano singer Kathleen Battle ('The Barber Of Seville', 'The Marriage Of Figaro', 'Don Pasquale'), 1959 - American actor and radio talk show host Danny Bonaduce (The Partridge Family, The Danny Bonaduce Show).

Triumph - "Time Goes By" from the album 'Thunder Seven' (1984)

Alice Cooper's "Along Came A Spider" Bites USA July 29th

Alice Cooper is returning to his dark side on July 29th (USA) with a new album called 'Along Came A Spider' . This new album brings back the horror movie sounds that made us love him in the 1970's and 1980's. Real music and intelligent lyrics, twisted though they might be, are all over this release. As famous DJ Dr. Johnny Fever would say ... "Nice 'n Weird".

Alice is currently doing some European dates on his '2008 Psycho Drama Tour', with some North American stops between July 31st and October 31st. Sadly, none in the Hershey, PA / Baltimore, MD / Washington, DC area. So, no decapitations or hangings on any local stages around here. Hopefully his macabre theatre will be back here soon. As the horror movie master Vincent Price said in the 1975 'Welcome To My Nightmare' (link = TV special version) song "The Black Widow", ... "She is Delicious!"

If you're unsure about buying this latest spider/killer themed CD or tickets for the concert (if he comes to your area), don't fret. You can check out the entire 11 song album on the player provided at the Alice Cooper MySpace. Some video, ads, etc. are available at AliceCooper.com and at Alice's YouTube channel. Go on, get bitten now!

'Along Came A Spider' Album Trailer 1

'Along Came A Spider' Album Trailer 2

'Along Came A Spider' Album Trailer 3
(a.k.a. 'Psycho' Version)