Archive for March, 2012

MIKE LOVE OF THE BEACH BOYS IS 71 TODAY

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Singer/songwriter Michael Edward "Mike" Love is a founding member of The
Beach Boys and continues to perform with the band to the present day. Love
and the other members of the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1988.

 

The Beach Boys’ first UK TV appearance, November 6, 1964

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STILL THE KING OF THAT SURF GUITAR!

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Dick Dale with his Fender Stratocaster, “The Beast”

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Dick Dale will be 75 on May 4th

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HERTZ RENT A CAR ~ 1965

1965 HERTZ RENTAL CAR Magazine Ad

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CARTOONIST BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1920

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Hank Ketcham and his son Dennis

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Henry (Hank) King Ketcham
  (March 14, 1920 – June 1, 2001)

Hank Ketcham created the Dennis the Menace comic strip, which he both
wrote and drew from 1951 to 1994, when he retired from working with the
daily cartoon and took up painting full time in his studio. Ketcham, who
was born in Seattle, Washington, received the Reuben Award for the
strip, which continues in the hands of capable artists today.

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LES BROWN AND HIS BAND OF RENOWN

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                          Lester Raymond "Les" Brown, Sr.
 

                         (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001)

Les Brown was a big band leader and composer, best known for his
nearly seven decades of work with the group Les Brown and His Band
of Renown (1938-2001).The band still performs under the direction of
his son, Les Brown, Jr.

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Les Brown, Jr.

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