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Birth: Sep. 1, 1933
Death: Jun. 5, 1993
Musician. Born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Mississippi. His father taught him guitar chords when he was just 4 years old. When he was 10 years old the family moved to Helena, Arkansas and he put together his first band, the Phillips County Ramblers that same year. By the time he was 12 he had his own Saturday morning radio show. He was also an excellent baseball player and turned down an opportunity to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies j... Continue reading ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tuesday June 22 Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is 66 Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me") is 62 Howard Kaylan (Eddie of the Turtles-- "Eleanore") is 63 Jimmy Castor ("Troglodyte") is 67 Kris Kristofferson ("Why Me") is 74 The late Dotty Todd ("Chanson D'Amour" with husband Art) is born in 1913 Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson of the Dell-Vikings ("Whispering Bells"), dies of prostate cancer, 1990 George Carlin ("Wonderful WINO") dies of heart failure, 2008 Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the murde... 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 ...
 Saturday January 30
Phil Collins ("Follow You, Follow Me" with Genesis, later a solo star) is 59
Marty Balin ("Hearts" and member of Jefferson Airplane/Starship) is 68
The late Horst Jankowski ("A Walk In The Black Forest") is born in 1936
Norma Tanega ("Walking My Cat Named Dog") is 71
Producer Bob Thiele (produced Teresa Brewer-- who he also married; Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and many more) dies in 1996
The Beatles perform "Get Back" on the roof of Apple Records in London for the "Let... 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 ...
Monday December 28 Alex Chilton of the Box Tops ("Soul Deep") is 59 The late Dorsey Burnette ("Tall Oak Tree") is born in 1932 The late Roebuck "Pops" Staples of the Staple Singers ("I'll Take You There") is born in 1915 Edgar Winter ("Free Ride") is 63 The late Billy Williams ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter") is born in 1910 Bobby Comstock ("Garden Of Eden") is 66 Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations") drowns in 1983 The body of Barry Cowsill of the Cowsills ... Continue reading ...
Birth: Sep. 1, 1933
Death: Jun. 5, 1993
Musician. Born Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Friars Point, Mississippi. His father taught him guitar chords when he was just 4 years old. When he was 10 years old the family moved to Helena, Arkansas and he put together his first band, the Phillips County Ramblers that same year. By the time he was 12 he had his own Saturday morning radio show. He was also an excellent baseball player and turned down an opportunity to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies j... 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 ...
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 ...
Tuesday June 22 Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon ("Woman") is 66 Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me") is 62 Howard Kaylan (Eddie of the Turtles-- "Eleanore") is 63 Jimmy Castor ("Troglodyte") is 67 Kris Kristofferson ("Why Me") is 74 The late Dotty Todd ("Chanson D'Amour" with husband Art) is born in 1913 Corinthian "Kripp" Johnson of the Dell-Vikings ("Whispering Bells"), dies of prostate cancer, 1990 George Carlin ("Wonderful WINO") dies of heart failure, 2008 Mark Chapman pleads guilty to the murde... 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 ...
Saturday January 30
Phil Collins ("Follow You, Follow Me" with Genesis, later a solo star) is 59
Marty Balin ("Hearts" and member of Jefferson Airplane/Starship) is 68
The late Horst Jankowski ("A Walk In The Black Forest") is born in 1936
Norma Tanega ("Walking My Cat Named Dog") is 71
Producer Bob Thiele (produced Teresa Brewer-- who he also married; Buddy Holly, the McGuire Sisters and many more) dies in 1996
The Beatles perform "Get Back" on the roof of Apple Records in London for the "Let... 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 ...
Monday December 28 Alex Chilton of the Box Tops ("Soul Deep") is 59 The late Dorsey Burnette ("Tall Oak Tree") is born in 1932 The late Roebuck "Pops" Staples of the Staple Singers ("I'll Take You There") is born in 1915 Edgar Winter ("Free Ride") is 63 The late Billy Williams ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter") is born in 1910 Bobby Comstock ("Garden Of Eden") is 66 Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations") drowns in 1983 The body of Barry Cowsill of the Cowsills ... Continue reading ...
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