Archive for January 17th, 2012

BETTY WHITE IS 90 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

Betty White YOUNG

BETTY WHITE TODAY

Betty Marion White Ludden is a actress, comedienne, author, and popular TV 
personality with a career spanning over seven decades, she is best known for
her role as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls which originally aired on NBC from
1985 to 1992. She currently stars as Elka Ostrovsky in the TV Land sitcom Hot in
Cleveland.  

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MUSIC BY THE GREAT JOHNNY CASH

 the man comes around

"The Man Comes Around" is the title track from Johnny Cash’s
American IV: The Man Comes Around, released in 2002. It was
one of the last songs Cash wrote during his life.

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FAREWELL ADDRESS ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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David Mason

It was 40-year-old David Mason (above) who recorded the piccolo trumpet
solo for The Beatle’s "Penny Lane" at Abbey Road Studios in London. The
trumpet he used was sold at a auction for $10,846 in August of 1987. In
2004, Rolling Stone listed “Penny Lane” at #449 on its 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time. 

 

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CULTURAL ICON IS 70 YEARS OLD TODAY

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muhammad ali today

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr,) is a former professional boxer, nicknamed “The “Greatest”. He became the first and only three-time lineal World Heavyweight Champion.

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