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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1971

bee_gees

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This song became the Bee Gees’ first number one hit on the
Billboard Hot 100
and also reached number four on the Billboard
Adult Contemporary chart.

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B.J. THOMAS IS 69 TODAY

B.J. THOMAS THEN
B.J. THOMAS TODAY

Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas is a popular singer known for his chart-topping hits
in the 1960s and 1970s such as “Hooked on a Feeling” in 1968 and in 1969
the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas singing the
Burt Bacharach/Hal David song “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, which
won the Academy Award for best original song that year and became the
number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970.

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NUMBER ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1954

the crew cuts 

The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet who were most famous for 
their recording of a cover version of The Chords hit record, “Sh-Boom”. A
number of other hits followed including "Earth Angel" which rose to the #2
spot on the charts. 

crewcuts today

Today’s group from Left: Skip Taylor, Mike Redmon, Bob Duncan
and Joe Dickey.

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NUMBER ONE RECORD ON THIS DATE IN 1973

Morning after album

“The Morning After” was the first successful recording for singer
Maureen McGovern. The original version of the song was the love
theme from the film The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

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Maureen Therese McGovern Turned 62  July 27th.

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NUMBER ONE SONG ON THIS DAY IN 1975

 Oneofthesenightssingle

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One of These Nights
is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released 
in 1975. The record’s title song became the group’s second #1 single
on the Billboard Hot 100.

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