@ChrisIsaak @joshgroban @celinedion The second of two 70th Anniversary Connie Francis YouTube playlists features Connie's popular TV rendition of "Come Rain Or Come Shine" and her definitive version of "Speak Softly Love (Theme from The Godfather)". https://t.co/R6eFgTn4M7

Do you love the social media sensation "Pretty Little Baby?" Can't get enough of the Apple iPhone commercial "Come Rain Or Come Shine?" Props to Connie Francis. Babe drops it mad hot en Español and six more languages on my CONCHITA LA BELLA playlist: https://t.co/gIzIQszVin

@JoeGayHistorian @jaradon2 @TheGay_Redneck Gay Conservatives made the difference here. Believe me, they are well represented in all three branches of the US government, including the judicial branch. What jurist wants to face pissed-off Gay law clerks with invalidated marriages?

Habanera Rock: A music that isn't White or Black or Latin. It's an invention born of interplay between musicians of various ethnic backgrounds. THE DRIFTERS ON BROADWAY is the story of the group that popularized this uniquely American sound: https://t.co/nOhwSMh7Cy

If you adored Connie Francis singing "Pretty Little Baby", then you haven't lived until you've heard the songs she recorded in Germany during the 1960s. Her bright and bouncy German catalogue offers quite the contrast to her American hit parade: https://t.co/JpV0ceQoLf

Can we talk? WTAF is up with with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's dearth of early female Rock legends? The induction of Dolly Parton can't hide a shameful history of excluding women. Read about one of the Hall's most glaring omissions: Miss Lesley Gore. https://t.co/17krxHU53A

@JoeGayHistorian @HomoLittlest @Gaynotqueer1 I have come to despise sex and gender acronyms. They conflate very distinct kinds of people and issues. We've got to insist on being called Lesbian and Gay people again! Separate everyone else into their own group for accuracy's sake.

Cartoon narratives, book reviews, celebrity profiles and musical fantasies, too! You've never seen a website like Substack's POP CULTURE CANTINA. Now showcasing CONCHITA LA BELLA, a musical fantasy set in México City circa 1966 posted in commemoration of Connie Francis.

@RohasePiercy MILADY! Stop thinking about what you're thinking about this very minute!

CONNIE FRANCIS ON BROADWAY! What about a production focused on Connie's life? Dig this musical concept inspired by a concert in Mexico that never happened: CONCHITA LA BELLA is a teaser for Substack's forthcoming Connie Francis profile series. https://t.co/nacGsCVCib

Los Straitjackets just released a bitchin' new album called SOMOS. Now's a good time to revisit my 2008 review of their much-loved ROCK EN ESPAÑOL album with special guest stars Big Sandy, Little Willie G and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos: https://t.co/BDAJuJBVUP