Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne" as a New
Year’s Eve song for the first time. The song is a Scots poem written by Robert
Burns (below) in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song.
Robert Burns
(25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796)
1939
Ed Donahue
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins is 78 today.
Hopkins was encouraged by actor Richard Burton to pursue a
acting career at age 15. His daughter, Abigail Hopkins, is a
singer and actress.
Donna Summer (LaDonna Adrian Gaines)
(December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012)
Donna’s first public performance occurred when she was ten
years old. She had four #1 singles on the charts within thirteen
months of each other.
