Portugal Day Videos by Victor Morgado, Grenville Pinto & Tony Camara, Trovante

Please join us in celebrating our founder/blogger Lou's ethnic background!

Victor Morgado is a Niagara area musician of Portuguese descent.

Links: Victor Morgado, More Victor Morgado Stories, Video above courtesy of VictorMMorgado

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Grenville Pinto is a Hamilton born musician of Portuguese descent. Tony Camara is a Toronto musician of Portuguese descent.

Links: Grenville Pinto, More Grenville Pinto Stories, Tony Camara, Video above courtesy of Grenville Pinto

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Trovante were a popular 70's-80's Portuguese band

Links: Trovante, Video above courtesy of Warner Music Portugal

More Portugal Day Videos

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Jim Reeves' 100th Birthday + Local Covers

Today (August 20, 2023) would have been American country singer Jim Reeves' 100th birthday.

Biography highlights

• Born James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923)
• 1955-1958: Guest hosted many episodes of TV show, Ozark Jubilee.
• Nicknames Gentleman Jim
• Early 60's: Was more popular in South Africa than Elvis  and recorded several albums in the Afrikaans language.
• Died: July 31, 1964
• 1967: Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

Here are a few covers of songs that Jim recorded. Courtesy of local artist Victor Morgado

Links: Victor Morgado,  Video above courtesy of VictorMMorgado

Links: Victor Morgado, Video above courtesy of VictorMMorgado

And a song from the man himself

Links: Video above courtesy of TheQueenOfCountry, More 100th birthdays

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