Archive for May 2nd, 2015

ENGLISH POP SINGER IS 79 TODAY

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Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey)

Humperdinck is best known for his songs "Release Me" and “The Last 
Waltz". He is regarded by music critics to be "one of the finest middle-
of-the-road balladeers around.

He took on the name Engelbert Humperdinck after the famed German
composer (shown below).

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     (1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921)


Released in 1967, the record stayed in the charts for a record
fifty-six consecutive weeks.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Sandy Kozel

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Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)

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FILMING BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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Director Steven Spielberg

Principal photography for “Jaws” began on the island of Martha’s Vineyard,
Massachusetts. The location was chosen because the surrounding ocean
had a sandy bottom that never dropped below 35 feet out from shore which
allowed the mechanical sharks to operate.

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