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THE ‘’IRON HORSE’’ WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

Lou Gehrig - Wikipedia

Lou Gehrig - Disease, Stats & Quotes
Henry Louis Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) 

The MLB Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig played 17 seasons with the NY Yankees before retiring (below) due to ALS complications.

He was the first MLB player to have his uniform number retired by
a team
when his number 4 was retired by the Yankees.

On June 2, 1941, baseball's "Iron Horse," Lou Gehrig, died in New York of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; he was 37.

A Sad Day in Baseball History – National Ballpark Museum

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FORMER BEATLE IS 83 YEARS OLD TODAY

The Beatles Song Paul McCartney Called 'the Smash of This Century'

Paul McCartney explains how special tree helps him remember George Harrison: ‘He has entered ...

Singer-songwriter who rose to fame with his fellow Liverpool
lads in the most influential pop band of all time, The Beatles.

His songwriting partnership with John Lennon is the most
successful in music history.

The Beatles | Members, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica

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COUNTRY MUSIC ‘’OUTLAW’’ BORN IN 1937

Hear a Rare Recording of Waylon Jennings at Age 18

Country legend Waylon Jennings dies

Mesa, AZ - Grave of Waylon Jennings

Jennings was a singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is
considered one of the pioneers of the
outlaw movement in
country music.

Jennings started playing guitar at age eight and performed at
fourteen on
KVOW radio, 

In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings’s first recording session,
a cover of
Jole Blon, and hired him to play bass. Jennings gave
up his seat on the
ill-fated flight in 1959 that crashed and killed
Holly,
J. P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens.

Waylon Jennings Greatest Hits - Best Songs of Waylon Jennings

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THE NEWS THAT MADE HISTORY

Today In History

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TIM MAGUIRE

   
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Les Paul: the man who invented the New Sound - FUZZFACED

Les Paul: A Legend in Mahwah Celebrated | Mahwah, NJ Patch

The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack  Recording That Changed the World, Part 1 | GuitarPlayer
Les Paul records with wife Mary Ford in his home studio
in the 1950s.

Les Paul, Guitar Innovator, Dies at 94 - The New York Times
Les Paul  (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009)


Les Paul, was a jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter,
and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the
solid-body
electric guitar, and his prototype, called the Log, served as
inspiration for the
Gibson Les Paul.

Paul is credited with many recording innovations. His early
experiments with
overdubbing (also known as sound on
sound
), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing, and
multitrack recording.


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THE ‘’BOOTS’’ GIRL IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY

Boots

Nancy Sinatra says she'll “never forgive” Trump voters

Singer, actress, film producer and author Nancy Sandra
Sinatra the elder daughter of
Frank Sinatra and is known
for her 1965
signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’".

Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer in November 1957
with an appearance on her father’s
ABC television variety
series
The Frank Sinatra Show. She is 85 years young today.

The Frank Sinatra Show (TV Series 1950–1952) - IMDb

Nancy Sinatra's best throwback photos — and most heartwarming moments with  dad Frank Sinatra | HELLO!
Frank and Nancy Sinatra.

Nancy Sinatra: 'My advice to young people is don't get ...

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