On this day in music history - Desert Journey, by Sherry Finzer (2006):

Desert Journey

Album by Sherry Finzer, with guitarist Ric Flauding,
released December 28, 2006.

Track List:

Jal; Heart Dancer; Redwoods; Chilean Prayer; Impulso; Lamento; Caleo; Tango Andaluz; Primavera; Por Siempre Para Siempre; Amigos; My Love Awaits; Rejoice.

Born on this day – Chad McQueen:

Chad McQueen

Actor

Producer

December 28, 1960 – September 11, 2024

Credits:

A Life of Endless Summers: The Bruce Brown Story (2020); Biography (2004); Bullet II (1994); Celebrity Rides: Hollywood's Speeding Bullitt (2009); Death Ring (1992); Dust to Glory (2005); E! True Hollywood Story (1998); Ed & Vern's Rock Store (2008); Fall: The Price of Silence (2001); Fever Pitch (1985); Filming at Speed: The Making of the Movie Le Mans (2001); Firepower (1993); Hadley's Rebellion (1983); Hollywood Beat (1993–2005); Hollywood Greats (1984); I Am Steve McQueen (2014); Indecent Behavior II (1994); Jesse Hawkes (1989); Jimmy Hollywood (1994); John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Martial Law (1990); Movies' Greatest Cars (2005); New York Cop (1993); Nightforce (1987); Number One Fan (1995); Papertrail (1998); Possessed by the Night (1994); Red Line (1995); Return to 'the Great Escape' (1993); River of Rage (1993); Skateboard (1978); Squanderers (1996); Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989); Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005); Steve McQueen: The King of Cool (1998); Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015); Surface to Air (1998); The Fascination (1985); The Hunter (1980); The Karate Kid (1984); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Karate Kid Part III (1989); The Other Man (1994); The Way of the Karate Kid (2005); Tom Horn (1980); V (1984); Vicki! (1994); Where the Red Fern Grows: Part Two (1992).

Born on this day – Herb Gardner:

Herb Gardner

Writer

Producer

Director

Artist

Cartoonist

December 28, 1934 – September 25, 2003

Born on this day – Nichelle Nichols:

Nichelle Nichols

Actress

Singer

Dancer

Writer

December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022

Credits:

Books:

Beyond Uhura (1994); Saturn's Child (1995); Saturna's Quest (2002).

Beyond Uhura

Star Trek and Other Memories

By Nichelle Nichols.

Hardcover.

Published 1994.

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.

ISBN 13: 9780399139932

ISBN 10: 0399139931

ASIN: 0399139931

Description: The first African-American woman to have a major, continuing television role tells the inside story of "Star Trek" and its creator – her one-time lover and life-long friend – and her struggle to overcome racism and bias against women.

Albums:

Down to Earth (1967); Uhura Sings (1986); Out of this World (1991).

Movies and television:

12 to Midnight (2021); Renegades: Ominara (2021); Space Command (2020); Surge of Power: Doctor Who Tribute (2020); Star Trek First Frontier (2020); Unbelievable!!!!! (2020); Surge of Dawn (2019); American Nightmares (2018); White Orchid (2018); Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017); Renegades (2017); Downward Dog (2017); Star Trek: Renegades (2015); The Young and the Restless (2016); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Starship Excelsior (2016); The Order (2016); Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff (2014); This Bitter Earth (2012); Billy Blackburn's Treasure Chest: Rare Home Movies and Special Memories (2011); Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010); The Cabonauts (2009); The Torturer (2008); Tru Loved (2008); Lady Magdalene's (2008); Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (2007); Heroes (2007); Are We There Yet? (2005); Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes (2004); The Simpsons (2004); Roddenberry on Patrol (2003); Futurama (2000–2002); Snow Dogs (2002); Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000); Good vs Evil (2000); A Stitch in Time (1999); Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1997); Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1997); Gargoyles (1994–1996); The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995); Batman: The Animated Series (1994); Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993); ABC Weekend Specials (1993); Star Trek 25th Anniversary (1992); Star Trek Adventure (1991); Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991); Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989); Head of the Class (1988); Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986); The Supernaturals (1986); Antony and Cleopatra (1984); Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984); Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982); Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979); Woman in the Rain (1976); Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1974); Truck Turner (1974); The D.A. (1971); Insight (1960); Star Trek (1966–1969); Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967); Tarzan (1966); Mister Buddwing (1966); Peyton Place (1966); Made in Paris (1966); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1964); The Lieutenant (1964); Great Gettin' Up Mornin' (1964); Porgy and Bess (1959).

Born on this day – Robert Scheerer:

Robert Scheerer

Director

Producer

Actor

December 28, 1929 – March 3, 2018

Born on this day – Beverly Michaels:

Beverly Michaels

Actress

December 28, 1928 – June 9, 2007

Credits:

Adventures of the Falcon (1955); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956); Betrayed Women (1955); Blonde Bait (1956); Cheyenne (1956); Crashout (1955); East Side, West Side (1949); No Holds Barred (1952); Pickup (1951); The Girl on the Bridge (1951); The Marrying Kind (1952); Three Little Words (1950); Wicked Woman (1953); Women Without Men (1956).

Born on this day – Véra Norman:

Véra Norman

Actress

December 28, 1924 – May 19, 2023

Credits:

A Day with You (1952); Caroline Cherie (1953); chec au roy / Failure of the king (1945); General Electric Summer Originals (1956); In France as if you were there (1966); In the Land of the Sun (1951); Just Me (1950); La canción del penal (1954); La renégate / The Renegade (1948); La rose de la mer / The Rose of the Sea (1946); Lady Paname (1950); Le grand rendez-vous / The big event (1950); Le tampon du capiston / The capiston buffer (1950); Les corsaires du Bois de Boulogne / The corsairs of the Bois de Boulogne (1954); Les petites Cardinal / The little Cardinals (1951); L'homme de la Jamaïque / The man from Jamaica (1950); Mission à Tanger / Mission to Tangier (1949); Monsieur Vincent (1947); Retour à la vie / Return to life (1949); Rouletabille joue et gagne / Rouletabille plays and wins (1947); Sérénade au bourreau / Serenade to the executioner (1951); The double mistake (1952); The Snow Was Black (1954); The temptations of La Fontaine (1958); This Man Is Dangerous (1953); Torticola contre Frankensberg / Torticola, against Frankensberg (1952); Violetas imperiales / Imperial Violets (1952).

Born on this day – Andrew Duggan:

Andrew Duggan

Actor

December 28, 1923 – May 15, 1988

Born on this day – Maris Wrixon:

Maris Wrixon

Actress

December 28, 1916 – October 6, 1999

Credits:

Dayton's Devils (1968); The Graduate (1967); The Double Life of Henry Phyfe (1966); Slattery's People (1964); Breaking Point (1963); The Untouchables (1963); Peter Loves Mary (1960); Hong Kong (1960); Sea Hunt (1960); Target (1958); The Millionaire (1958); Whirlybirds (1958); The Silent Service (1958); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); Big Town (1956); Your Favorite Story (1953); Boston Blackie (1951 / 1952); The Cisco Kid (1951); As You Were (1951); Highway 13 (1948); The Saxon Charm (1948); Hollywood Wonderland (1947); The Glass Alibi (1946); The Face of Marble (1946); Black Market Babies (1945); This Love of Ours (1945); White Pongo (1945); The Master Key (1945); Trail to Gunsight (1944); Waterfront (1944); Phantom Lady (1944); Women in Bondage (1943); Silent Witness (1943); The Old Homestead (1942); Sons of the Pioneers (1942); Spy Ship (1942); Navy Blues (1941); Bullets for O'Hara (1941); Sunset in Wyoming (1941); Million Dollar Baby (1941); A Shot in the Dark (1941); Meet John Doe (1941); Footsteps in the Dark (1941); High Sierra (1941); The Case of the Black Parrot (1941); Santa Fe Trail (1940); Lady with Red Hair (1940); Knute Rockne All American (1940); The Ape (1940); The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940); Cinderella's Feller (1940); Flight Angels (1940); Saturday's Children (1940); 'Til We Meet Again (1940); Alice in Movieland (1940); Calling Philo Vance (1939); Private Detective (1939); A Child Is Born (1939); British Intelligence (1939); Jeepers Creepers (1939); The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939); No Place to Go (1939); Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); Each Dawn I Die (1939); Daughters Courageous (1939); Code of the Secret Service (1939); Dark Victory (1939); The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939); Off the Record (1939).

Born on this day – Lew Ayres:

Lew Ayres

Actor

Director

Producer

December 28, 1908 – December 30, 1996

Credits:

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994); Cast the First Stone (1989); Highway to Heaven (1985–1989); L.A. Law (1989); The English Programme (1988); Cagney & Lacey (1988); Outlaws (1987); The A-Team (1986); Simon & Simon (1986); Lime Street (1985–1986); Under Siege (1986); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); Hotel (1984); Fame (1984); The World of Don Camillo (1984); Savage in the Orient (1983); Fantasy Island (1979–1983); Quincy M.E. (1983); The Devlin Connection (1982); Little House on the Prairie (1982); Trapper John, M.D. (1983); Knots Landing (1982); Of Mice and Men (1981); Magnum, P.I. (1981); The Love Boat (1981); Reunion (1980); Salem's Lot (1979); Letters from Frank (1979); Suddenly, Love (1978); Flying High (1978); Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978); Battlestar Galactica (1978); Damien: Omen II (1978); Wonder Woman (1977); End of the World (1977); The Fantastic Journey (1977); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977); The Bionic Woman (1977); Altars of the World (1976); Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident (1976); Hawaii Five-O (1968–1976); McMillan & Wife (1975); Kung Fu (1974); The Magician (1974); Columbo (1974); Heatwave! (1974); The Questor Tapes (1974); Hawkins (1973); Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Stranger (1973); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); The Man (1972); The Biscuit Eater (1972); She Waits (1972); Earth II (1971); The Interns (1971); San Francisco International Airport (1970); The Virginian (1970); The Doris Day Show (1970); My Three Sons (1970); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969); Here Come the Brides (1969); The Big Valley (1967–1968); Gunsmoke (1967); ABC Stage 67 (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); I Spy (1966); Mark Dolphin (1965); Slattery's People (1965); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1965); Ben Casey (1964); The Carpetbaggers (1964); Channing (1964); The Upper Chamber (1963); Laramie (1962); Saints and Sinners (1962); Advise & Consent (1962); Bus Stop (1962); Dr. Kildare (1961); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960); Route 66 (1960); Alcoa Theatre (1958–1959); Pursuit (1958); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958); Frontier Justice (1958); Climax! (1958); Cavalcade of America (1957); Schlitz Playhouse (1956); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Altars of the East (1955); Omnibus (1954); Donovan's Brain (1953); No Escape (1953); New Mexico (1951); The Capture (1950); Johnny Belinda (1948); The Way of Peace (1947); The Unfaithful (1947); The Dark Mirror (1946); Fingers at the Window (1942); Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942); Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941); The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941); Maisie Was a Lady (1941); Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940); Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940); The Golden Fleecing (1940); Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940); Remember? (1939); The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939); These Glamour Girls (1939); Calling Dr. Kildare (1939); Broadway Serenade (1939); The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939); Spring Madness (1938); Young Dr. Kildare (1938); Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938); Holiday (1938); King of the Newsboys (1938); Scandal Street (1938); Hold 'Em Navy (1937); The Last Train from Madrid (1937); The Crime Nobody Saw (1937); Murder with Pictures (1936); Lady Be Careful (1936); Shakedown (1936); Panic on the Air (1936); The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936); Hearts in Bondage (1936); Silk Hat Kid (1935); Spring Tonic (1935); Lottery Lover (1935); Servants' Entrance (1934); She Learned About Sailors (1934); Let's Be Ritzy (1934); Cross Country Cruise (1934); My Weakness (1933); Don't Bet on Love (1933); State Fair (1933); Okay America! (1932); Night World (1932); The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932); The Impatient Maiden (1932); Heaven on Earth (1931); The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931); Up for Murder (1931); The Iron Man (1931); Many a Slip (1931); East Is West (1930); The Doorway to Hell (1930); Common Clay (1930); All Quiet on the Western Front (1930); The Kiss (1929); Big News (1929); The Sophomore (1929).

Ray Bradbury, on writing:

Love.

Fall in love and stay in love.

Write only what you love, and love what you write.

The key word is love.

You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

- Ray Bradbury.