Archive for August, 2011

THE BEATLES COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DATE IN 1964

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A GREAT SOUND FROM 1965!

”Run Baby Run” reached as high as number 12 on the Billboard chart 

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The Newbeats: LARRY HENLEY, DEAN MATHIS AND MARC MATHIS

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HE HAD A DREAM, 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Friday, August 28, 1963

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DAVID SOUL ~ BIRTHDAY NUMBER 68 TODAY

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David Soul is a actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth
"Hutch" Hutchinson in the ABC-TV show Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979). Soul
first gained attention as the "Covered Man" appearing on The Merv Griffin Show
(NBC) in 1966 & 1967, on which he sang while wearing a mask. He explained:
"My name is David Soul, and I want to be known for my music.” The same year,
he made his television debut in Flipper. In 1967 he signed a contract with
Columbia Pictures and following a number of guest appearances, including
one of the first episodes of Str Trek.

 

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FIRST RADIO COMMERCIAL AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1922

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It is generally agreed that the first paid radio commercial was developed by 
WEAF in New York by AT&T in August of 1922. The book titled "The WEAF
Experiment" by an AT&T employee describes the concept of "toll broadcasting"
to advertisers, in which businesses would underwrite or finance a broadcast, in
exchange for being mentioned on the radio. The first sponsor, or commercial –
according to AT&T – came from the Queensboro Reality Corporation of New
York, advertising an apartment complex. The set of five programs over five
days starting 8/28/22 cost $50, plus the long distance access fee.

WEAF-Red-New-York

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