Archive for January 10th, 2015

QUIZ SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1943

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Edmund (Tiny) Ruffner

The Better Half was a couples game show on Mutual radio that pitted
husbands and wives against each other to find out who was "the better
half."  The questions were fairly easy and about American life in general
with topics such as household items, color associations, and travel. Tiny
Ruffner hosted the program during its entire run until January 19, 1949.

  

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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Roderick David "Rod" Stewart is 70 today

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OREGON SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1927

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John Alvin "Johnnie" Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990)

                                             

Johnnie Ray was a 1950s rock ‘n’ roll singer who recorded "Cry" and
"The Little White Cloud That Cried," which sold more than two million
copies. He released more than fifty hit singles over the course of his
career. Ray continued touring until he gave his final concert in Oregon
in October 1989.


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