A young Dick Van Dyke with his father Loren,
taken circa 1927.

The sitcom created by Carl Reiner initially aired on CBS
from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966.

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, born in West Plains, Missouri, is an
actor and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and
his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award,
and a Tony Award.

He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993,
and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been
honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement
Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

(FOX NEWS) – A Salvation Army location in Vermont recently
received an unexpected and heartwarming surprise among
its holiday donations.

The Salvation Army of Barre, located roughly six miles from
the state capital of Montpelier, discovered a gold coin hidden
inside a taped-shut dollar bill that was dropped into one of its
Red Kettle Campaign buckets.

Salvation Army Staff brought the anonymously donated coin
to be appraised and learned it was worth $4,100, according
to the outlet.

"We are sincerely grateful for this generous contribution,
" Salvation Army Barre Corps Lt. Caitlin Lyle-DeLong told
Fox News Digital in an email. 

"Sharing your donation at Christmastime helps The Salvation
Army care for homeless and needy families, but also helps
serve over 27 million people through a myriad of other
services all year long," the charity states on its website.

Brenda Lee with Elvis Presley.

Singer Brenda Lee is known for her rockabilly, pop, country,
and Christmas music. She achieved her first Billboard hit at
age 12 in 1957.

Some of Lee’s most successful songs include "Sweet Nothin’s",
"I’m Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Speak to Me Pretty", "All
Alone Am I", and "Losing You".

Her song "Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree", recorded in
1958, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2023, making Lee
the oldest artist ever to top the chart and breaking several
chart records. She is 81 years young today.     
    
    
    
    
    
   

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Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers band member and Booker T. &
the MG’s guitarist, has died.

Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO of the Soulsville
Foundation, told the Associated Press that Cropper’s family
notified her of his death. Cropper died Wednesday in Nashville, according to Worley.

Worley’s foundation operates at the Stax Museum of American
Soul Music in Memphis, where Cropper’s former employer,
Stax Records, used to be.

Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper in 1968.