Archive for January 21st, 2011

HIS FIRST SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DATE IN 1961

Del Shannon’s Runaway became number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the
spring of 1961.

                         Shannon-Del

                         
              DEL SHANNONS FINAL CONCERT
             One of the last pictures taken of Del Shannon at his final concert
             February 3, 1990 in Fargo, North Dakota. He died five days later 
             from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 55.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEENA DAVIS ~ 55 TODAY

geena-davis yearbook

       Geena_Davis_Biography

Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis  is an actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women’s Olympics archery team semi-finalist. She is known for her roles in The Fly (1986), Beetlejuice (1988), Thelma & Louise (1991), and The Accidental Tourist (1988), for which she won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2004, she won the Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama for her role in Commander in Chief on ABC (2005 – 2006).

geena in the fly
                          Geena Davis as Veronica in The Fly

      thelma-and-louise

   geena and award  
     Geena with her 1988 Academy Award for Best Supporting  Actress

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GOLD RECORD RECEIVED ON THIS DATE IN 1959

       This hit for The Kingston Trio sold over three million copies

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