Archive for May 11th, 2011

SINGER ERIC BURDON IS 70 TODAY

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Eric Victor Burdon is best known as a founding member and vocalist of The
Animals
, a rock band formed in Newcastle, England, and the funk rock band
War. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone’s list – The 100 Greatest Singers of
All Time.

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PHIL SILVERS (MAY 11, 1911 – NOV. 1, 1985)

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Phil Silvers was a comedy actor knows as “The king of Chutzpah”. He is best
remembered for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a CBS-TV sitcom that ran
from 1955 to 1959. The show was set on a U.S. Army post where Silvers
played Sergeant Bilko.

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1955 issue

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THIS WAS #1 ON THIS DATE IN 1959

billboard hot 100

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Sheet music

dave b cortez today

David Cortez Clowney will be 74 on August 13th.

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