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LEGENDARY SINGER IS DEAD AT 82

Ray Hildebrand obituary: Paul & Paula singer dies at 82 – Legacy.com
The 1960s pop duo Paul & Paula, who had a hit
with “Hey Paula.” 

Ray Hildebrand was an American singer that performed
in the 60’s group ‘Paul and Paula’. It has been reported
that Hildebrand passed away at his home in Kansas City,
Missouri last Friday. No cause of death was revealed.

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THEIR FIRST NUMBER-ONE HIT ON THIS DAY

Doors* - Light My Fire (1967, Pitman Pressing, Vinyl) | Discogs
    
    
    
    
    
A follow-up release from their debut album, The Doors became
groups first bona fide smash. “Light My Fire,” which earned the
top spot in the Billboard Hot 100 on July 29, 1967, transformed
The Doors from cult favorites of the rock cognoscenti into
international pop stars and avatars of the ’60s counterculture.

The Doors - The Doors - This Day In Music

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GROUP’S FINAL TOP HIT ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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On December 2, 1972, the Temptations earned the last of their four chart-
topping hits when “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” reaches #1 on the Billboard
Hot 100
.

Over the course of their career, the Temptations placed 38 hit records in
the pop top 40—not just more than any other Motown Records artist, but
more than any American pop group ever.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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Sir James Paul McCartney is 77 years old today. 

Paul McCartney is an English singer-songwriter, multi-
instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide
fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band
the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and
influential group in the history of
popular music. Paul
is one of the most successful performers of all time
and has
written, or co-written, 32 songs that have
reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1956

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The single “Heartbreak Hotel” topped Billboard‘s Top 100 chart for
seven weeks, Cashbox‘s pop singles chart for six weeks. It was No.
1 on the Country and Western chart for seventeen weeks and went
to No. 3 on the R&B chart, becoming Presley’s first million-seller,
and one of the best-selling singles of 1956. The song reached the
top 5 of Country and best-selling singles of 1956. It also reached
the top 5 of Country and Western, pop, and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues charts
simultaneously and would eventually be certified double platinum
by the
Recording Industry Association of America.

In 1995 "Heartbreak Hotel" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of
Fame
, and in 2004 Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the "500
Greatest
Songs of All Time". That year it was also included in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s "500 Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll".

 

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Elvis Presley holding framed gold record of “Heartbreak Hotel”
while in a recording studio
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