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Posted by Robert Supercharts on Wednesday, September 1, 2010,
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My Top 50 Songs #50 Splish Splash - Bobby Darin '58 #49 Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry '58 #48 Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony '59 #47 Whispering Bells - The Dell-Vikens '57 #46 Book Of Love - The Monotones '58 #45 Lollipop - The Chordettes '58 #44 Get A Job - The Silhouttes '58 #43 Yakety Yak - The Coasters '58 #42 The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks w/David Seville '58 #41 Beep Beep - The Playmates '58 #40 Charlie Brown - The Coasters '59 #39 Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials '58 #38 That'll Be... Continue reading ...
Friday August 20 The late Isaac Hayes ("Theme From Shaft") is born in 1942 The late Jim Reeves ("He'll Have To Go") is born in 1924 Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin ("Whole Lotta Love") is 62 Rod Stewart and his wife, Alana Hamilton, become the parents of a daughter (also named Alana), 1979 Vikki Carr gives birth to her son, Michael, 1979 Bobby Darin sells his music publishing company for a million dollars, 1968 Carlos Santana gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1996 Producer Phil Spector t... Continue reading ...
Tuesday August 17 The late Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") is born in 1933 The late Georgia Gibbs ("Tweedle Dee") is born in 1919 Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Detroit, 1973 John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas is arrested as part of a drug ring, 1980 Wayne Newton files for bankruptcy, owing $20 million, 1992 Gladys Knight appears on ABC-TV's "Dating Game", 1972 The Beatles perform for the first time outside England-- at the Indra Club in... Continue reading ...
Tuesday August 17
- The late Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") is born in 1933
- The late Georgia Gibbs ("Tweedle Dee") is born in 1919
- Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Detroit, 1973
- John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas is arrested as part of a drug ring, 1980
- Wayne Newton files for bankruptcy, owing $20 million, 1992
- Gladys Knight appears on ABC-TV's "Dating Game", 1972
- The Beatles perform for the first time outside England-- at t...
Continue reading ...
Monday July 12 Bill Cosby ("Little Ole Man") is 73 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac ("Go Your Own Way") is 67 Walter Egan ("Magnet & Steel") is 62 The late Barbara (Mama) Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is born in 1928 Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You") dies of breast cancer in 1979 Micky Dolenz of the Monkees marries British TV hostess Samantha Juste (it lasts just six years), 1968 Earl Nelson of Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle") dies after suffering Alzheimer's Disease, 2008 New Orleans names its s... Continue reading ...
Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
His wife, Donna Meade Dean, said her husband died at their Henrico County, Va., home.
She told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unrespo... Continue reading ...
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 Ch... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 15 Trini Lopez ("If I Had A Hammer") is 73 Mike Oldfield ("Tubular Bells") is 57 The late Eddy Arnold ("Make The World Go Away") is born in 1915 June Carter Cash ("Jackson" with husband Johnny Cash) dies of complications from heart surgery the previous week, 2003 Elvis Presley inhales the cap from one of his teeth and is taken to a Los Angeles hospital to have it removed from his lung, 1957 Ike Turner spends a day in a Los Angeles jail over a mistaken warrant, 2007 Paul McCartney ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday May 4 Dick Dale ("Miserlou") is 73 The late Tyrone Davis ("Turn Back The Hands Of Time") is born in 1938 Nick Fortuna of the Buckinghams ("Don't You Care") is 64 Peggy Santiglia of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back") and Dusk ("Angel Baby") is 66 The Moody Blues form in 1964 Model Twiggy recommends Mary Hopkin to Paul McCartney (who eventually produces her first record), 1968 The first Grammy Awards are given out ("Volare" is Record of the Year), 1959 Alan Freed's "Rock 'n' Roll Revue" ... Continue reading ...
 Late rock 'n' roll pioneer Roy Orbison has been honored
with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Orbison's widow Barbara accepted the star in front of the
Capitol Records building on his behalf on Friday. Orbison
died in 1988 at the age of 52, in the midst of a comeback
with The Traveling Wilburys, a whimsical supergroup that
included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff
Lynne.
Lynne attended the ceremony, as did Eric Idle, Chris Isaak,
Joe Walsh and Dwight Yoakam.... Continue reading ...
Posted by Robert Supercharts on Wednesday, September 1, 2010,
In :
Top Songs
My Top 50 Songs #50 Splish Splash - Bobby Darin '58 #49 Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry '58 #48 Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony '59 #47 Whispering Bells - The Dell-Vikens '57 #46 Book Of Love - The Monotones '58 #45 Lollipop - The Chordettes '58 #44 Get A Job - The Silhouttes '58 #43 Yakety Yak - The Coasters '58 #42 The Chipmunk Song - The Chipmunks w/David Seville '58 #41 Beep Beep - The Playmates '58 #40 Charlie Brown - The Coasters '59 #39 Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials '58 #38 That'll Be... Continue reading ...
Friday August 20 The late Isaac Hayes ("Theme From Shaft") is born in 1942 The late Jim Reeves ("He'll Have To Go") is born in 1924 Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin ("Whole Lotta Love") is 62 Rod Stewart and his wife, Alana Hamilton, become the parents of a daughter (also named Alana), 1979 Vikki Carr gives birth to her son, Michael, 1979 Bobby Darin sells his music publishing company for a million dollars, 1968 Carlos Santana gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1996 Producer Phil Spector t... Continue reading ...
Tuesday August 17 The late Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") is born in 1933 The late Georgia Gibbs ("Tweedle Dee") is born in 1919 Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Detroit, 1973 John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas is arrested as part of a drug ring, 1980 Wayne Newton files for bankruptcy, owing $20 million, 1992 Gladys Knight appears on ABC-TV's "Dating Game", 1972 The Beatles perform for the first time outside England-- at the Indra Club in... Continue reading ...
Tuesday August 17
- The late Mark Dinning ("Teen Angel") is born in 1933
- The late Georgia Gibbs ("Tweedle Dee") is born in 1919
- Paul Williams of the Temptations ("My Girl") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, in Detroit, 1973
- John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas is arrested as part of a drug ring, 1980
- Wayne Newton files for bankruptcy, owing $20 million, 1992
- Gladys Knight appears on ABC-TV's "Dating Game", 1972
- The Beatles perform for the first time outside England-- at t...
Continue reading ...
Monday July 12 Bill Cosby ("Little Ole Man") is 73 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac ("Go Your Own Way") is 67 Walter Egan ("Magnet & Steel") is 62 The late Barbara (Mama) Cowsill of the Cowsills ("Hair") is born in 1928 Minnie Riperton ("Lovin' You") dies of breast cancer in 1979 Micky Dolenz of the Monkees marries British TV hostess Samantha Juste (it lasts just six years), 1968 Earl Nelson of Bob & Earl ("Harlem Shuffle") dies after suffering Alzheimer's Disease, 2008 New Orleans names its s... Continue reading ...
Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
His wife, Donna Meade Dean, said her husband died at their Henrico County, Va., home.
She told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unrespo... Continue reading ...
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 Ch... Continue reading ...
Saturday May 15 Trini Lopez ("If I Had A Hammer") is 73 Mike Oldfield ("Tubular Bells") is 57 The late Eddy Arnold ("Make The World Go Away") is born in 1915 June Carter Cash ("Jackson" with husband Johnny Cash) dies of complications from heart surgery the previous week, 2003 Elvis Presley inhales the cap from one of his teeth and is taken to a Los Angeles hospital to have it removed from his lung, 1957 Ike Turner spends a day in a Los Angeles jail over a mistaken warrant, 2007 Paul McCartney ... Continue reading ...
Tuesday May 4 Dick Dale ("Miserlou") is 73 The late Tyrone Davis ("Turn Back The Hands Of Time") is born in 1938 Nick Fortuna of the Buckinghams ("Don't You Care") is 64 Peggy Santiglia of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back") and Dusk ("Angel Baby") is 66 The Moody Blues form in 1964 Model Twiggy recommends Mary Hopkin to Paul McCartney (who eventually produces her first record), 1968 The first Grammy Awards are given out ("Volare" is Record of the Year), 1959 Alan Freed's "Rock 'n' Roll Revue" ... Continue reading ...
Late rock 'n' roll pioneer Roy Orbison has been honored
with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Orbison's widow Barbara accepted the star in front of the
Capitol Records building on his behalf on Friday. Orbison
died in 1988 at the age of 52, in the midst of a comeback
with The Traveling Wilburys, a whimsical supergroup that
included Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff
Lynne.
Lynne attended the ceremony, as did Eric Idle, Chris Isaak,
Joe Walsh and Dwight Yoakam.... Continue reading ...
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