Archive for April, 2014
LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY
THE BIG O WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1936
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988)
Roy’s greatest success came with Monument Records between 1960 and
1964, when 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40 chart, including
"Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman".
Roy Orbison performs "Oh, Pretty Woman" as the finale of the Black
& White Night Concert. Backed by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello,
James Burton, Glen D. Hardin, Tom Waits, kd lang, Jackson Browne,
Bonnie Raitt, JD Souther, T Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and Jennifer
Warnes. Recorded September 30, 1987.
JOURNALISTIC HISTORY ON THIS DAY IN 1976
Barbra Walters left a long-time position as co-host of NBC’s Today Show to co-
anchor The ABC Evening News with veteran newsman Harry Reasoner. With
that historic move, she became the first female to co-host a nightly network
newscast.
Barbara Walters is set to retire this summer. She will be
85 in September.
PETER FRAMPTON IS 64 TODAY
Frampton is an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer,
guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with
the bands Humble Pie and The Herd and is known for his work as a
guitar player and particularly with a Talkbox and his tenor voice.
FROM PDX RETRO ~
Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many
consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. It
capitalized on the emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of
the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns
front and center. The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson,
then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin.
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