Archive for May, 2012

RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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Single sleeve for the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Ohio”

"Ohio" is a protest song written and composed by Neil Young in
reaction to the
Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970 after having
seen photos of the incident in Life Magazine. It was recorded at
Record Plant Studio 3 in Hollywood. The song peaked at #14 on
the Billboard Hot 100.   

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Neil Young


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Crosby, Stills, and Nash in 2007

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

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Maybelline 45

“Maybellene” was released in July 1955. It was Chuck Berry’s
first single release and his first hit. It is considered one of the
pioneering rock and roll singles.


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Chuck Berry is 85 (Oct. 18, 1926)

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WEDDING OF BOGIE AND BACALL ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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Lauren Becall is 87 (Sep. 16, 1924)

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HE WAS A RADIO MORNING MAN IN SAIGON

Adrian Cronauer on the air

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Adrian Cronauer is a former U.S. Air Force sergeant and radio personality whose experiences as a popular Armed Forces Radio Service deejay in Vietnam inspired
the 1987 film
Good Morning, Vietnam, starring Robin Williams. Cronauer co-wrote
the original story for the film. He was based in Saigon from 1965 to 1966. He called
his program the “Dawn Buster”.

Cronauer earned a master’s degree in Media Studies from the New School for
Social
Research
in New York City and a law degree from the University of
Pennsylvania
. His practice concentrated on information and communications
law. He was also the head of an advertising agency and later worked as a
special assistant to the Director of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing
Personnel Office. Cronauer will turn 74 in September.

 GoodMorningVietnam poster

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CO-FOUNDER OF THE BEE GEES, DEAD AT 62

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       Robin Hugh Gibb
(22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012)
 

           Gibb lost his battle with advanced colorectal cancer.

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The Bee Gees, Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb, Maurice died in
2003.

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