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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

The trio’s version of “Twist and Shout” was their first record to reach a Top 
20 position in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was the first major hit
recording of the song. 

 

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TV ACTRESS IS DEAD AT 87

Ann Morgan Guilbert Ann Morgan Guilbert Photos 2011 Independent Spirit
Ann Morgan Guilbert (October 16, 1928 – June 14, 2016)

NEW YORK (AP) –  Ann Morgan Guilbert, beloved as the next-door
neighbor on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and seen recently on
CBS’ comedy "Life in Pieces," has died.

Her daughter Nora Eckstein said Guilbert died of cancer in Los
Angeles on Tuesday.  


Original airing on CBS: October 3, 1961 – June 1, 1966.

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THE PLATTERS ON TV IN 1958

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SINGER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1937


From left: Waylon Jennings and the great Buddy Holly.


Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

Country singer-songwriter and musician Waylon Jennings, without even
knowing how to read music, vowed to have a career in as a musician and
never have to pick cotton again. He narrated the original CBS-TV series 
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985). In 1985 joined the super group The
Highwaymen with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. 


      

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS STORIES

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CAMILLE BOHANNON

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