Archive for March 31st, 2014

SOME CLASSIC TONIGHT SHOW COMEDY

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HERB ALPERT IS 79 TODAY

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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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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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Mike Gracia

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GAME SHOW CELEBRATES FIFTY YEARS TODAY

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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.

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Alex Trebek

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