Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million
records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians
of all time. He has written and recorded ten singles that reached
No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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24
Jan
POPULAR SINGER IS 84 TODAY!
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21
Jan
BAND’S LAST SURVING MEMBER HAS DIED
(FOX NEWS) – Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of
Canadian-American rock group The Band, died in his sleep
this morning. He was 87.
His death was confirmed Tuesday by The Canadian Press,
which cited Hudson’s friend, Jan Haust. Additional details
were not immediately available. Hudson had been living in
a nursing home in Woodstock, upstate New York.
Garth Hudson made his most recent public appearance on
April 16, 2023, performing in Kingston, New York.
15
Jan
POP CHART TOPPER ON THIS DAY IN 1972
On January 15, 1972, “American Pie,”, an epic poem in musical
form that has long been etched in popular consciousness, hit
#1 on the Billboard charts.
The story of Don McLean’s magnum opus begins almost 13
years before its release, on a date with significance well-known
to any American who was alive and conscious at the time.
Tuesday February 3, 1959, was the date of the plane crash that
took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the J.P. “the
Big Bopper” Richardson—a date that would be imbued with
transcendent meaning by Don McLean when he labeled it
“the Day the Music Died.”
(l. to r.): Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Ritchie Valens.
Donald McLean III will be 80 years old in October.
08
Jan
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
SANDY KOZEL
Elvis Presley at 2 years old with his
parents in the year 1937.
Singer/actor Elvis Aaron Presley,
known as the “King of Rock and Roll,”
was born in Tupelo, Mississippi; his
family moved to Memphis, Tennessee,
when he was 13.
His music career began there in 1954,
at Sun Records with producer Sam
Phillips, who wanted to bring the
sound of African-American music to
a wider audience.
07
Jan
FOLK SINGER PETER YARROW HAS DIED
(May 31, 1938 – January 7, 2025)
(FOX NEWS) – Peter Yarrow, known as part of the folk trio
Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.
Yarrow passed away Tuesday in New York, according to
publicist Ken Sunshine. The musician had spent the last
four years battling bladder cancer.
"Our fearless dragon is tired and has entered the last
chapter of his magnificent life. The world knows Peter
Yarrow the iconic folk activist, but the human being
behind the legend is every bit as generous, creative,
passionate, playful, and wise as his lyrics suggest,"
his daughter Bethany said in a statement.
Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album
released in May 1962.
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