Referring to themselves, tongue in cheek, as your East Nashville sugar dealer, the Einsteins earned accolades for their baked goods from the likes of Southern Living and Glamour magazines. As artists, they create clever and timeless ways of spinning musical stories. It would be some time before he could return to the air. On June 11, 1989, 8,000 people crowded into a Wheaton parking lot in front of Joes Record Paradise for what the Washington Post described as, a grass-roots rebellion, to protest the removal of beloved WHFS FM 99.1 deejay, Damian Einstein, from the airways. "He was a severe critic of modern methods of education. In other words, the jocks play essentially whatever they want. Damian is credited not only with exposing this new trend to local listeners but also for helping to launch ground-breaking artists like Frank Zappa to world-wide recognition. Obituary Send Flowers Dan Einstein Dan Einstein was a son, brother, and uncle; a music business groundbreaker; a community builder, baker and husband who And in 2021 they were named East Nashvillians of the Year by the magazine The East Nashvillian, for their community-mindedness and generosity: Their hospitality extended both to hungry neighbors unable to afford the price of their award-winning breakfast sandwich and to those who had lost homes when tornadoes ravaged Nashville in 2020. Much of his leisure time, too, was spent in playing the violin. Damian Singleton, Sr., entered into eternal rest at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, May 1, 2020. The promotion was a tactic to remove Damian from the air, a decision based on the speaking disability that had resulted from his auto accident. ", More:40 years of 'no B-sides' with John Prine's Oh Boy Records. As progressive rock fan and talent buyer for The Black Cat Club, Chris Thompson, decried, reflecting on his experience at the 1994 festival, Ive been here for two hours and it sucks. In focusing on Mr. Einsteins supposed disability instead of his tremendous ability to communicate and educate in a simple, eloquent manner, you have created an issue where an issue has never before existed. I called every friend and musician I knew to come down to rally, remembers Joe Lee, owner of Record Paradise. With support in his corner, he filed a discriminatory complaint with the Maryland Commission on Human Relations. MyLife is NOT a Consumer Reporting Agency - You may NOT use this information to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, tenancy or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. The new owners of WHFS moved the station to Landover to give it an information-age make-over. You walk in and there's just love and acceptance.". Paradoxically, as the years passed, the figure of Einstein the man became more and more remote, while that of Einstein the legend came ever nearer to the masses of mankind. You started seeing some artists that had a following small, medium or large follow the model. This profile was gathered from multiple public and Many walks of life are represented, from the rich to the poor, urbanites to country bumpkins. experience the totality of existence as a unity full of significance. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1978, two years after Mr. Einsteins mothers death from cancer. What are these people doing here? and after pointing to a huge inflatable Miller Beer can, he said that pretty much sets the tone, doesnt it.[10], The commercialization of WHFS was, in part, driven by the rise of national radio conglomerates. Many other scientific papers, of startling originality and intellectual boldness, were published by Dr. Einstein in the succeeding years. A Florida native, Dominics love for local history was inspired by Patrick D. Smiths historical fiction novel, A Land Remembered, which follows the transformation of Florida from an east coast backwater to a retirement oasis. He graduated from the wheelchair to a cane, then to walking on his own. In this photo, apparently in the first days after WHFS moved to Annapolis in 1983 disc jockeys, Weasel (Jonathan Gilbert) second from left, and Damian Einstein, right, ham it up with musician Jesse Colin Young, between them. At left is an unidentified record executive. 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He returns to his corner, turns, bends at the waist, remains suspended there for a microsecond, exhales, then plops down in his seat. They had two sons, Albert Einstein Jr., an electrical engineer who also came to this country, and Eduard. We use cookies to personalize & enhance your experience. Raised in New London, Connecticut, Einstein enrolled at UCLAafter his family moved to Los Angeles in 1978. "Once you go, you can't leave," Hayes said, adding: "Some days, when you're having a rough day and you just have a minute [and] you want to go to the happiest place on earth, you go to the bakery. The witness, in refusing to cooperate with the subcommittee then headed by Senator McCarthy, said he From then on the destiny of mankind hung on a thin mathematical thread. Damien and Family, My condolances for your loss and a tribute for the way the Einstein's have touch so many lives. I was sitting in the middle of my two friends, and I just remember the weather was getting really bad, recalls Damian, looking down at his hands. If anybody knows good music, its Damian. I lose something by it, to be sure, but I am compensated for it in being rendered independent of the customs, opinions and prejudices Besides his wife, Mr. Einstein is survived by his stepmother, Beverly Kaplan Einstein, and two sisters, Susan Richman and Loryn van den Berg. When it came to a crashing halt, Damian was barely alive. One of the highest American scientific honors, the Franklin Institute Medal, came to him in 1935, when he startled the scientific world by failing to deliver more than a mere "thank-you" in lieu of the scientific address customary on such occasions. itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms--this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. It was, without a doubt, the coolest station around, remembers Bay Weekly writer and former WHFS listener Christy Grimes. Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, Wuerttemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. For this delicate little plant, Immediately many nations invited him to make his home in their lands. "We put together flyers, postcards, used whatever available information we had to get to people. and went to Belgium. "What matters is how you treat people.". All over again, he learned to walk and to talk. He lived a life of fullness with a heart of kindness. A few years later, Damian found love and wed long-time acquaintance and co-worker Pattie Ebbert by way of a justice of the peace in the romantic and musical town of New Orleans. As a pioneering rock n roll DJ, Damian overcame the shadows of death and the ugly leer of discrimination to become an inspiration to radio listeners and musicians around the globe. I had the blues so bad one time Whats it like ingesting a Damian radio show? world at large he is not just a great scholar, but rather one of the legendary figures of the twentieth century. When he finally came out of it, it was only to awake to many injuries, including a broken neck, shattered jaw, multiple limb fractures and multiple head traumas. Your! While at U.C.L.A., Mr. Einstein became immersed in Los Angeless vibrant punk-rock scene. Second to his love of music was Damian's love of sports, especially his Texas Longhorns and Dallas Cowboys. Beloved husband of Teresa, devoted father of Timothy, David, Learn more in our Privacy Policy. Other family members and associates include Jacob Einstein, Jesse Einstein, Patricia Ebbert, Nia Mills and Irina Kuzina. that a new star of the first magnitude had appeared on their firmament. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images). And for decades before cornering Nashville's sweet tooth, Einstein worked in the record business on the ground floor of multiple influential independent operations, including co-founding John Prine's Oh Boy Records and aiding its artist-owner counterpart, Steve Goodman's Red Pajamas Records. Life was good. Damian and buddies were cruising down the highway near Silver Spring, Maryland, in an old pick-up truck. Damian loved to travel the world with his family and In the midst of this morning madness, one character stands out in the crowd. Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany and essential human liberty, even for Jews with world reputations like Dr. Einstein, became impossible in Germany. But with the passing of time his fame spread to other circles, and by 1920 the name of Einstein had become synonymous with Damian was in and out of hospitals all over the country, grinding through hours of painful rehabilitation. David Daley, writing for the Washington City Paper, described Ferrise as a model of grace and humor, who had a singsong voice and a tendency to enunciate every syllable and to dissolve the end of sentences into gales of laughter. Ferrsie even admitted to the Washington City Paper that he was constrained by upper management and cant always play his favorite songs on the air.[6] WHFS experienced a ratings and popularity boom, grabbing the attention of the Rolling Stone, which declared WHFS one of the top five most influential progressive rock stations in the country. Contact Information is currently not available. He won aGrammy Award in 1987 for co-producing the year's Best Contemporary Folk Recording, "Tribute to Steve Goodman" a celebration of the late singer-songwriter that featured Bonnie Raitt, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Prine and others. Presiding over this thanksgiving is, of course, the father. I just want to let people in on a good thing, the veteran DJ said. Many delivered online donations with words of kindness, much like what they likely received when visiting the bakery. Imagine yourself taking a seat at a giant dinner table. They also worked with artists who had left major labels for small independents, disregarding the usual trajectory in which performers are incubated at niche labels before graduating to big conglomerates and the money and prestige they promise (but only sometimes deliver). We gotta get out while were young 1900. Damian explains his transition into radio jockin. Ratings soared as deejays began jamming the repeat button more frequently than ever, playing the same Pearl Jam, Cranberries, Nirvana, and other alternative tracks over and over again. Not sure where to start reading? This move opened the door for Westinghouse, owner of CBS radio and the largest radio broadcaster in the country, to purchase Liberty which, by 1996, had grown to the second largest broadcasting company in the nation. Railing against the change initiated by Alan Hay back then, Brooks warned that the changes sound reasonable if you are dealing with a normal radio station competing for a normal audience.
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