Babe Hits The Airwaves
On this day in 1979, Styx released one of their biggest hits ever.
Wow. Has it been 29 years? I feel old. Really old.
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On this day in 1952, Willie Mae Thornton recorded the original version of ‘Hound Dog’. Yeah, and you thought it was an Elvis song.
An awesome performance. Did she make any money after Elvis recorded it? Did she have people helping her with budgeting and planning so she could get her share of the Hound Dog Pie? I hope so, because she deserved it.
Brenda Lee Records Jumbalaya
On this day, in 1956, Brenda Lee recorded her first big hit.
Leroy Brown Hits Number One
On this day in 1973, Jim Croce’s hit, “Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown” hit number one on the Billboard pop-singles chart. Ahh, 1973. An era where everything was simpler. No iPods, no internet, just good books, acne products, and good music. Those were the days.
He died two months later.
Make It With You
On this day, in 1970, David Gates and Bread released their only number one hit.
I knew a girl once that loved Bread. She loved evrything else too, well, until she got hold of some weight loss pills, then she was good again. Seriously, she was a big girl, and a huge fan, then she lost weight, and was still a huge fan. Everytime I hear a Bread song, I think of her.
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Stevie Wonder Sings My Cherie Amour
On this day in 1969, My Cherie Amour was released.
I don’t want to age myself here, but I wasn’t even old enough to need acne treatment when this song was released. How does that make you feel?
You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease .
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BJ Thomas Strikes Gold!
On this day in 1975, BJ Thomas’ single, “(Hey, Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” went gold.
You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease .
Before the days of video games and the xbox 360, some of us enjoyed just kicking back and listening to vinyl records on our record players.
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Sphere: Related ContentHotel California Goes Gold
On this day in 1977, Hotel California went gold!
This was the second of three gold records for The Eagles. I know, they are getting old, aren’t they? I wonder how many of these guys are living the high life with the medicare advantage?
You can find out more about this day in history at the History Channel, Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease .
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The Lights Go Out In Georgia
On this day in 1973, “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” hit number one. It was the only hit song from an awesome performer, Vicki Lawrence. Of course you know her as Thelma Harper from Mama’s Family.
What an amazing career she has had. She had an awesome voice that didn’t need the miracle of electronics to make it sound better. She is one of those people who can just sing.
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“The Way We Were” Tops The Charts
On this day in 1974, “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand topped the charts.
It’s been 34 years already? Wow. She must feel very old, I know I do. The last I heard, she and other celebrities were going to move out of the country if Bush was re-elected. Did they ever move? I didn’t see any news about a rush on Rimowa luggage at the stores.