Archive for February, 2016

RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

 


James Dean driving his Porsche 550 Spyder.

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

"Stop! In the Name of Love" was written and produced by Motown’s main
production team Holland–Dozier–Holland. It held the number one position
on the Billboard pop singles chart from March 27, 1965 through April 3,
1965, and reached the number-two position on the soul chart.

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MUSIC MAN DAN HICKS HAS DIED AT 74


Daniel Ivan Hicks (December 9, 1941 – February 6, 2016)

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) —  Musician Dan Hicks whose work helped define
San Francisco’s psychedelic sound in the 1960s, has died. His wife Clare 
announced his passing Saturday. Hicks was diagnosed with throat and liver
cancer
in 2014.

The singer, songwriter and bandleader led the band Dan Hicks and the
Hot Licks.   

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THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ~

The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporaneous reports, including the game’s radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles,California. The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35–10.

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PAST EVENTS THAT MADE NEWS

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Tim Maguire



Troyal Garth Brooks is 54 today.

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