“96 Tears” was written by Rudy Martinez (Question Mark) and was first
released on the small Pa-Go-Go label. It was soon picked up by Cameo
Records for national distribution. The original issue of the record is quite
rare and is a collectors item. The song is widely-recognized as one of the
first garage band hits and is ranked #210 on the Rolling Stone list of the
500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Winona in her early teens
Winona Ryder made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. She gained recognition
with her first major role in 1988 with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice. Ryder has played
diverse roles in many films such as The Age of Innocence in 1993. She won a
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award
nomination in the same category for her role in the film. She received
another Academy Award nomination the following year for Little
Women. Ryder has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice
The television version of The Jack Benny Show ran on CBS from Saturday October
28, 1950 to 1965. The opening and closing monologues were before a live audience
with half the episodes were live and the other half were filmed during the summer,
to allow Benny to continue doing his radio show. Benny would often sign off his
radio show with the line ”Well, good night, folks, I’ll see you on television”. The
TV show was sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes.
1950 magazine ad
The Picks, from left, Bob Lapham, John Pickering and Bob Pickering
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“Oh, Boy!" was originally performed by Buddy Holly’s band The Crickets. Holly sang the lead vocals and The Picks provided backing vocals. It was recorded
at Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico.
William Henry "Bill" Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington and is the former CEO
and current Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft, the world’s largest
software company he founded, at the age of 19, with Paul Allen. He is among the
world’s wealthiest people and is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the
personal computer revolution.
