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Loretta Lynn
(née Webb) is 84 today.


1966

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1955

Fats Domiino’s "Ain’t That a Shame" was a hit for the singer,
eventually selling a million copies. It reached #1 on the "Black
Singles
" chart and #10 on the "Pop Singles" chart. The song
is ranked #438 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500
Greatest
Songs of All Time
.


Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. turned 88 on February 26.

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SOLO APPEARANCE ON THIS DAY IN 1969


From Left: Diana Ross, Lucille Ball, and Dinah Shore.

Diana Ross made a rare solo TV appearance while still with The Supremes
when she was a guest on Dinah Shore’s NBC-TV special "Like Hep".

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VOICE ACTOR HAS DIED AT 93


Arthur John Miles Anderson (August 29, 1922 – April 9, 2016)

Beginning in 1963, actor of radio,films, TV and stage, Arthur 
Anderson was the voice of the General Mills Lucky Charms
mascot “Lucky the Leprechaun
”, continuing the character for
29 years. Anderson died Saturday in Manhattan.

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THE MUSIC OF STEVE ALLEN ~


Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000).

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