Archive for January, 2014
LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY
SONGER-SONGWRITER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1936
Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992)
Miller was a popular singer, songwriter, musician and actor,
best remembered for his novelty songs. His most recognized
tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits "King of the
Road", "Dang Me" and "England Swings", from the mid-1960s
Nashville sound era.
Miller was a lifelong cigarette smoker and died of lung and
throat cancer at age the young age 56.
RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1941
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was a big hit for The Andrews Sisters. It was written
by Don Raye and Hughie Prince. The song was recorded at Decca’s Hollywood
studios, almost a year before the United States entered World War ll. It is ranked
#6 on Songs of the Century.
CHARACTER ACTOR HAS DIED AT 89
Joseph Ruskin (Joseph Schlafman) (April 14, 1924 – December 28, 2013)
Ruskin was the uncredited voice of the Kanamits from The Twilight Zone episode
"To Serve Man" (1962). He garnered 124 television credits. The actor died of
natural causes at a hospital in Santa Monica, California.
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