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BIG PART OF THE MOVIE GOING EXPERIENCE!

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            Intermission time folks

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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.

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,MUSIC and have Comment (1)

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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THIS WAS #1 ON THIS DATE IN 1959

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David Cortez Clowney will be 74 on August 13th.

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,MUSIC,THEN AND NOW and have No Comments

FRED ASTAIRE (MAY 10, 1899 – JUNE 22, 1987)

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Fred Astaire was a film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer
and actor. His career spanned a total of 76 years. He made 31 musical films,
ten with Ginger Rogers. He was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time
by the American Film Institute.

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Ginger Rogers with Fred Astaire

posted by Bob Karm in BIRTHDAY,DEATH,HISTORY,MOVIES,MUSIC,Stage and have No Comments