Archive for March 28th, 2016

TV SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

The television series Ironside is a crime drama that ran on NBC from 1967 to
1975. It starred Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside, a consultant for the San
Francisco Police. The character debuted on March 28, 1967, in a TV movie
called "A Man Called Ironside". The series earned Burr six Emmy and two
Golden Globe nominations.


Raymond William Stacey Burr (May 21, 1917 – September 12, 1993)

In 1996, Burr was listed as one of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time by TV
Guide
. A 2014 study found that Burr was rated as the favorite actor by Netflix
customers.

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Reba Nell McEntire is 61 today.

Reba McEntire was in the family singing group "the Singing McEntires"
as a child. Red Steagall discovered her during her performance of the
National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City when she was
a sophomore in college. She has sometimes been referred to as "The
Queen of Country”
and is one of the best-selling artists of all time,
having sold more than 85 million records worldwide.

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SINGLE RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1972

The song "Burning Love", written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by
country soul artist Arthur Alexander, was successfully covered by Elvis Presley, becoming his biggest hit record since "Suspicious Minds" in 1969 and his last
Top 10 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 or pop charts. It was recorded in the RCA
Studios in Hollywood, California.

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