Archive for September, 2011

BILL MEDLEY TURNED 71 TODAY

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William Thomas Medley is a singer/songwriter, best known for being one half
of The Righteous Brothers. Medley met his singing partner Bobby Hatfield while
attending California State University, Long Beach. The began singing as a duo
in 1962. The pairs first hit was “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin”, produced by
Phil Spector in 1964. Follow-up hits included (“You’re My) Soul and Inspiration”
and “Unchained Melody”. They broke up in 1968, but returned in 1974 and
continued to appear together until Hatfield’s death in November of 2003.The
Righteous
Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
March 2003.


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Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield during a recording session

 

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‘’TWIGGY’’ IS 62 YEARS YOUNG TODAY!

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Lesley Lawson  Hornby known professionally as “Twiggy” is an English
model,  actress, and singer.

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“Twiggy” was 15-years-old when this photo was taken

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NEW TV SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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The Patty Duke Show
is a sitcom which ran on ABC-TV from September 18, 1963,
until May 4, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A
total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon (below).

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Sidney Sheldon

 

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Patty Duke

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SHOWS SEASON DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The Addams Family
is a 30-minute ABC television series, shot in black and white,
that aired for two seasons from September 18, 1964 to April 8, 1966. The show
was based on the characters in Charles Addams’ New Yorker panel cartoons
(below) which were first published in 1938.

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BROADCASTING SYSTEM WENT ON THE AIR THIS DAY IN 1927

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WOR radio’s transmitter room 

The beginning of the CBS radio network dates back toJanuary 21, 1927, with
the creation of the "United Independent Broadcasters" network in Chicago by
New York talent agent Arthur Judson. The young network was soon in need
of additional investors, and that’s when the Columbia Phonograph Company, manufacturers of Columbia Records, came to the rescue in April 1927; as
a result, the network was renamed "Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting
System". Columbia Phonographic went on the air on September 18, 1927,
with a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from flagship station
WOR in Newark, New Jersey, along with fifteen affiliates.   

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