Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, Part 1

February 6, 2025 | by Al Hunter

On August 28, 1963, Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to over 250,000 civil rights supporters during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In that speech, King called for civil and … Read More

“PeeWee the Piccolo” born in Indianapolis

January 30, 2025 | by Al Hunter

Okay all you Irvington audiophiles, quick, name the first song ever released on a 45 record. If you said it was the “Texarkana Baby” by Eddy Arnold, pat yourself on the back for remembering that lost gem. But you’re wrong. The first commercial 45rpm was “PeeWee the Piccolo” by Russ … Read More

The Lyric Theatre

January 23, 2025 | by Al Hunter

Frank Sinatra’s career began at the Lyric Theatre in Indianapolis on February 2, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Sinatra stuck with Dorsey for a couple years before he went solo. Allegedly, Dorsey only let go of Frankie at the gentle urging of Ole Blue eyes’ Mafia Godfather, who was … Read More

Fleetwood Mac: 50 years ago today

January 16, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This was supposed to be published in the Jan. 3 issue. The editor apologizes for the delay. On January 1, 1975, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac and changed music history forever. The duo produced an album, Buckingham and Nicks in September 1973, which was a commercial failure … Read More

The Last of the Radium Girls

January 2, 2025 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in Jan. 2015. The year 2014 has come and gone and along with it, the passing of many notables whose time on this earth has run out. Lost among them is a woman you may have never heard of. Mae Keane died this year. She was … Read More