Archive for March, 2014

Mar

SOME CLASSIC TONIGHT SHOW COMEDY

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Mar

HERB ALPERT IS 79 TODAY

Herbert "Herb" Alpert

Alpert, along with his group The Tijuana Brass (or TJB) recorded five
number-one albums among a total of 28 on the Billboard Album chart
and received eight Grammy Awards, sold 14 platinum albums and
14 gold. He also co-founded A&M Records with partner Jerry Moss.

Alpert is the only recording artist to hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot
100 pop chart as both a vocalist ("This Guy’s in Love with You", 1968)
and an instrumentalist ("Rise", 1979).

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Mar

LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

Mike Gracia

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Mar

GAME SHOW CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS TODAY

Art Fleming

The television game show Jeopardy!, created by Merv Griffin, originally aired in the
daytime on NBC from March 30, 1964 to January 30, 1975. The quiz show became
a weekly nighttime syndicated edition airing from September 9, 1974 to September
5, 1975. Art Fleming was the original host. Various versions of the show have since
followed with Alex Trebek as the present host.