Tales of the Alhambra Pedro Alonso Pablos made an animated mini-series featuring some of the Tales of the Alhambra: "The Arab Astrologer", "The three beautiful princesses" and "The rose of the Alhambra". Tales of the Alhambra Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving travelled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Irving was preparing a
Would You Believe? (The Hollies album) Would You Believe? (The Hollies album) Would You Believe? is an album by the Hollies, released in 1966. It features a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "I Am a Rock," which displayed progression for the band at the time – the rising folk-rock nascent was on the horizon. However, "Would You Believe" also features covers of Buddy Holly's "Take Your Time" and Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" — by 1966, R&B and blues covers were becoming passé. Another sign of growth for the band on "Would You Believe" includes the Evie Sands cover, "I Can't Let Go", a major hit