Archive for 2012

R&B SINGER HAS DIED AT 70

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Musician Billy Scott died Saturday, Nov. 17th in his Charlotte, North
Carolina home.The local newspaper, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported on the 19th that the singer died following a short battle with
cancer. Scott was a well known R&B singer throughout the 1960s and
70s. His “beach music” hits included “I Got the Fever” and “California”.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF TODAYS NEWS IN HISTORY

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KAYE BALLARD IS 87 TODAY

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Kaye Ballard is a musical theatre and television actress, comedienne,
and singer. She was born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio.

Ballard was established as a musical comedienne in the 1940s when
she joined the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers.

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Starring Kaye Ballard (left) with Eve Arden on NBC from
1967 to 1969.

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ALAN YOUNG HAS TURNED 93

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Alan Young ( Angus Young) is best remembered for his role as Wilbur Post
in the CBS television series Mister Ed (1961-1966). During the 1940s, a 19
year old Young began his career in the entertainment business when he
became a broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. By
1944, he was working on NBC radio and TV with The Alan Young Show.

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‘’REMEMBER THE DAY… IN PICTURES’’

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