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SONG RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1959

The song "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters went to #1 on the R&B chart, #7
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was their third top-ten hit of that year
following "Charlie Brown" and "Along Came Jones".

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS HEADLINES

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ROSS SIMPSON

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1911

 


Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath)
Born in Independence, Missouri  (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995)

Ginger Rogers appeared as the dance partner of Fred Astaire in a number
of classic movie musicals such as Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and
The Gay Divorcee (1934). She originally wanted to become a school teacher
but, became involved with vaudeville and Broadway acts as a dancer and
an actor before moving to Hollywood.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS STORIES

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MIKE GRACIA

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