Archive for May, 2012

SEND MOTHER YOUR LOVE BY TELEGRAM

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LOOKING BACK ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Burt Bacharach is 84 today

"Magic Moments" (1957) with music by Burt Bacharach and
lyrics by Hal David
, one of the first compositions by the duo.

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Perry Como

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ANOTHER IRVING BERLIN SONG

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”Blue Skies” was written by Irving Berlin in 1926. Willie Nelson‘s
version of the song was a #1
country music hit in 1978.

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COMPOSER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1888

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           Irving Berlin
(May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989)

Irving Berlin was a composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the
greatest
songwriters in American history. He published his first song,
"Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907 and had his first major international
hit with "Alexander’s Ragtime Band" in 1911.

"God Bless America" is a patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in
1918. He revised it in 1938 and it was then recorded by Kate Smith,
becoming her signature song.

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REMEMBER THOSE WISE TV MOMS?

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Barbara Billingsley (Dec. 22, 1915 – Oct. 16, 2010) was June Cleaver


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On CBS-TV from 1957 – 1958, ABC-TV from 1958 – 1963

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