Archive for June 9th, 2015

NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1962

"Stranger on the Shore" became the first British recording to reach number one
on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It was issued by Atlantic Records on the Atco label.

In May 1969, the crew of Apollo 10 took "Stranger on the Shore" on their mission
to the moon. Crew member Gene Cernan included the tune on a cassette tape
used in the command module of the Apollo spacecraft.

Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk (January 28, 1929 – November 2, 2014)

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Tim Maguire

Les Paul (Lester William Polsfuss) (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)

Les Paul pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, influencing what would become rock ‘n’ roll music.

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CARTOON STAR DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1934

Donald Duck rose to fame with his comedic roles in animated cartoons. Donald’s
first appearance was in 1934 in The Wise Little Hen.

Donald is one of the most popular Disney characters and was included in TV
Guide
‘s list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002. He has
appeared in more films than any other Disney character, and is the most
published comic book character in the world outside of the superhero genre.

 


Clarence Nash, the voice behind Donald Duck. 


Donald Duck with Walt Disney

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