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24
Apr
NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1961
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Del Shannon re-recorded the song in 1967 under the name
"Runaway ’67". This version was issued as a single but failed
to make the Hot 100.
24
Apr
NEWSMAKERS ON THIS DAY FROM AP
Barbra Streisand is 70 today
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24
Apr
FIRST SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1957
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Ricky Nelson recorded his first single at age 16 on March 26, 1957. The
record’s A-side was “A Teenager’s Romance” and the B-side featured
a Fats Domino standard “I’m Walkin’”. “A Teenager’s Romance” Charted
at #2 on Billboard Hot 100 in May of 1957.
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