Nashville songwriter Archie Jordan Built on Crossovers and Hits
Aiken native Archie Jordan charted success after moving to Nashville writing It Was Almost Like A Song for Ronnie Milsap. He also penned What a Difference You Made In My Life for Milsap and songs for Anne Murray and B J Thomas. Jordan has two Grammy nominations and two CMA nominations, interests in publishing deals, and plans to produce. He values collaboration with Hal David and Bach inspired melodies, with degrees from USC aiding his arranging. He and his wife Mary live on a Brentwood farm outside Nashville.
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Ronnie Milsap
Nashville
Aiken
Archie Jordan
Jordan
Milsap
Anne Murray
B.J. Thomas
James T. Jordan
Hal David
Burt Bacharach
David
New York
University of South Carolina
Aiken High School
Beta Club
AHS
USC
USC Orchestra
USC Chamber Orchestra
Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra
Mary
Brentwood
Calendar Honors Talents of Elderly Artists and Visionary Seniors
The 1982 wall calendar from the Smithsonian highlights late life creative work by George Inness Georgia O Keeffe Gilbert Stuart Alma Thomas and Benjamin West. It celebrates aging artists who continued to paint sculpt and teach into advanced years. Georgia O Keeffe age 94 continues to adapt her vision and Georgia O Keeffe and Alma Thomas reflect dedication to art later in life. The calendar underscores that creativity persists beyond age with figures like Mary Cassatt not listed.
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Gilbert Stuart
John Adams
Benjamin West
Benjamin Franklin
Verdi
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Grandpa
Grandma
Congress
Thomas Hart Benton
Maria Martinez
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Grandma Moses
Henri Matisse
John Grabach
White House
Smithsonian
National Museum of American Art
George Inness
Georgia O'Keeffe
Alma Thomas
Robert N. Butler
National Institute On Aging
Georgia O’keeffe
O’keeffe
Laurie Lisle
New York City
Seymour Lipton
Washington, D.C
Washington
Thomas
Adolphus Ealey
Barnett-Aden Gallery
Whitney Museum of American Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
Walk In Your Kids Junk Mail To Know Them
A humorous essay about peeking into children’s mail as a window into their lives and interests. The narrator recalls scams, subscriptions, and odd notices that land for his kids, illustrating how junk mail reveals traits and habits they’d never admit aloud. The piece ends with a quip that if the kids ever write, it won’t be for humor.
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Forbes
E. F. Hutton
Dept. of Motor Vehicles, Traffic Division
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Smithsonian News Service
Harry Rand
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Peggy Bacon
Maine
Raphael Soyer
Erma Bombeck