Archive for February, 2012

THE NUMBER TEN SONG OF 1959

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Sleep_Walk

“Sleep Walk” earned Santo & Johnny a gold record has remains
one of the most popular instrumentals.

Today,Santo is semi-retired and Johnny currently tours and
records new material with his own band.

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Johnny Farina

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VINTAGE HAND BAG SAVINGS BANK

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Sam’l Rosenblatt & Co. was located on the Corner of SW 3rd and Morrison

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FAMOUS DIRECTOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1894

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                   John Ford
(February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973)

Director John Ford was famous for his on location westerns starring John Wayne
such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The man Who Shot
Liberty Valance (1962). He also directed the 20th-century adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath (1940). In a successful career that spanned
more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films and won four Academy
Awards for Best Director which is a record.

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John Wayne with John Ford

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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“Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” is a song written and recorded by James Brown. The recording of the tune was taped in under one hour at Arthur Smith Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina The single was Brown’s first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100 Top  Ten, peaking at number eight. It was also a number-one R&B hit, in the top spot for
eight weeks.

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ELVIS BECAME A FATHER ON THIS DAY IN 1968

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It was exactly nine months after marrying Elvis Presley on May 1, 1967, that Priscilla
Presley gave birth to Elvis’ only child, Lisa Marie, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.

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Lisa Marie Presley turned 44 today. The singer and songwriter
is known as the “Princess of Rock and Roll”.

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