Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor  (May 8, 1917 – June 10, 2005)

        

Taylor was a publisher and author, better known as the creator of 
the The Living Bible and the founder of Tyndale House, a Christian
publishing company and Living Bibles International. 

Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon. His parents were George
and Charlotte Huff Taylor. His father was a Presbyterian minister.
 
Kenneth graduated in 1934 from Beaverton High School in the
town of Beaverton, Oregon. He then enrolled at Wheaton College
in Illinois where he graduated in 1938. In 1940, Taylor began work
on a Th D. at Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas, finishing his
theological degree at Northern Baptist Seminary in Illinois.

Taylor finished the entire Bible in contemporary language and
published it as The Living Bible in 1971. 

Sandy Kozel

“Let’s Dance” went to No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 
over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Chris Montez (Ezekiel Christopher Montanez) turned 70,
January 17.

 
Mr. “ROCK ’N’ ROLL” Alan Freed on the set of The Big Beat TV show

In 1957, Alan Freed was given a weekly prime-time TV series, The Big Beat, which 
predated American Bandstand, on ABC. It was scheduled for a Summer run, with
the understanding that if there were enough viewers, the show would continue into
the 1957-58 television season. It was suddenly canceled after the fourth episode
when Frankie Lymon, of Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers, was seen dancing
with a white girl from the studio audience after performing his number. The incident reportedly offended the management of ABC’s local affiliates in the southern states,
and led to the show’s immediate cancellation despite its growing popularity and
strong ratings.

Frankie Lymon (seated) and the Teenagers

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Peter “Pete” Seeger turned 94 today