Rocking50s Blog

Thursday May 20
Cher ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves") is 64
Joe Cocker ("You Are So Beautiful") is 64
Jill Jackson (Paula of Paul & Paula-- "Hey Paula") is 68
Susan Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is 50
The late Teddy Randazzo ("The Way Of A Clown" and writer of seven of Little Anthony's hits) is born in 1930
Rudy Lewis of the Drifters dies of a drug-related brain seizure, 1964
George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time, 1967
Peter Cetera ("Glory Of Love" and member of Chicago) is beaten at a baseball game in Los Angeles, 1969
Jimmy Dean donates $1 million to Wayland Baptist University, west of Dallas, 2008
The city of Hawthorn, California dedicates a monument to Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who grew up there, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives votes May 13, 2008 as "Frank Sinatra Day" (seven days too late), 2008
Disk jockey Alan Freed is indicted for income tax evasion, stemming from the government's payola investigation, 1960
The state of South Carolina pardons James Brown for all past crimes committed in the state, 2003
Priscilla Presley holds a press conference to deny that Elvis is still alive, 1988
Frank Sinatra records "Witchcraft", 1957

Thursday May 20
Cher ("Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves") is 64
Joe Cocker ("You Are So Beautiful") is 64
Jill Jackson (Paula of Paul & Paula-- "Hey Paula") is 68
Susan Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is 50
The late Teddy Randazzo ("The Way Of A Clown" and writer of seven of Little Anthony's hits) is born in 1930
Rudy Lewis of the Drifters dies of a drug-related brain seizure, 1964
George Harrison visits the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for the first time, 1967
Peter Cetera ("Glory Of Love" and member of Chicago) is beaten at a baseball game in Los Angeles, 1969
Jimmy Dean donates $1 million to Wayland Baptist University, west of Dallas, 2008
The city of Hawthorn, California dedicates a monument to Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who grew up there, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives votes May 13, 2008 as "Frank Sinatra Day" (seven days too late), 2008
Disk jockey Alan Freed is indicted for income tax evasion, stemming from the government's payola investigation, 1960
The state of South Carolina pardons James Brown for all past crimes committed in the state, 2003
Priscilla Presley holds a press conference to deny that Elvis is still alive, 1988
Frank Sinatra records "Witchcraft", 1957