Recorded On This Day 1938 🎙️ Judy Garland ~ Over The Rainbow 'Over The Rainbow' is arguably considered the greatest film song of all time. A song well known to everyone from the Wizard of Oz', that speaks to young and old alike, always bringing with it a universe of hope and optimism against a backdrop of yearning. Yet it almost didn’t make it into the final cut. MGM had originally considered the opening Kansas sequence too long and that it slowed the pace. Thankfully, it was later reinstated.

Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, his name meaning "the fearless eye/the bold face," was born on May 20, 1959. Iz was a rare breed, almost pure Hawaiian of unusual lineage where he could trace his roots all the way to the island of Niʻihau. His first taste in performing was at Steamboats in Waikīkī, where his father was a bouncer and his mother was the manager. He would spend time with Gabby Pahinui and the Sons of Hawai'i and occasionally they would call him onstage at the age of 10 with his ʻukulele. In