John Strausbaugh

By: John Strausbaugh
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  • Award-winning history writer John Strausbaugh tells fascinating stories about the past, bringing fresh perspectives to events and characters great and small.
    © 2024 John Strausbaugh
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Episodes
  • King Don

    King Don
    Nov 16 2024

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    Al Smith, King Kong, Donald Trump, and the Empire State Building

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    7 mins
  • Jimi's Mentor

    Jimi's Mentor
    Nov 4 2024

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    In 1966, Jimi Hendrix – who was then still an obscure musician going as Jimmy James -- wandered into a club near Times Square called the African Room. On stage he saw a tall, muscular black man in a black leotard, boots with eight-inch heels, and a spider monkey on his shoulder, doing a voodoo-inspired dance in front of a rock band. Mike Quashie, from Trinidad, had once been famous as the Limbo King. He now helped Jimmy James become Jimi Hendrix, as well as inspiring Lou Reed, the New York Dolls, and David Bowie. Excerpted from my book, "The Village."

    #jimihendrix #greenwichvillage #ledzepellin #davidbowie #loureed #mikequashie #rockmusic
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    9 mins
  • Ronald Reagan Paves the Way

    Ronald Reagan Paves the Way
    Oct 17 2024

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    Ronald Reagan was the first television celebrity to become President. That was quite remarkable in the 1980s, when no one knew what the 21st Century would bring. A handful of rehearsed poses, he was less the country's leader than its logo.


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    10 mins

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