Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is Considered one of the
greatest songwriters of all time. Dylan has been a major
figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year career.
He revolutionized rock and folk music with songs like
"Blowin’ in the Wind."
With an estimated more than 125 million records sold
worldwide, he is one of the best-selling musicians of all
time and he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is 84
years old today
Sonny and Cher.
Entertainer Cher (Cheryl Sarkisian) rose from teenage pop star
("I Got You Babe") to Oscar-winning actress ("Moonstruck").
1987
Based on outcry from parents who bought into what may have
started as an idle rumor, the FBI launched a formal investigation
in 1964 into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the song
“Louie, Louie.”
That investigation finally neared its conclusion on May 17, 1965,
when the FBI Laboratory declared the lyrics of “Louie Louie” to
be officially unintelligible.
The song was recorded in poor conditions and in a single take
by the Kingsmen in Portland, Oregon in 1963
The tune that would go on to become one of the most-covered
songs in rock-and-roll history.
The control room of SW Portland’s Northwestern Inc.
Motion Pictures and Recording, where The Kingsmen’s legendary “Louie Louie” was recorded.
Sinatra died in his sleep after suffering a heart attack at Cedars-
Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with his wife Barbara at
his side. He was 82.
On May 14, 1998, the legendary singer, actor and show-
business icon Frank Sinatra dies of a heart attack in Los
Angeles, at the age of 82.
Sinatra emerged from an Italian-American family in Hoboken,
New Jersey, to become the first modern superstar of popular
music, with an entertainment career that spanned more than
five decades.
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Actress Katharine Houghton Hepburn
(May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)
Hepburn’s career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned
six decades. She worked in a varied range of genres,
from screwball comedy to literary drama, which earned
her various accolades, including four Academy Awards
for Best Actress—a record for any performer.
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