MIKE GRACIA
It was on this day in 1945.
Jessica Dawn Lynch will be 34 on April 26.
It was on this day in 1984.
Marvin Gaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)
The song "Johnny B. Goode" was written and first recorded by Chuck Berry. It
was a major hit among both black and white audiences, peaking at number 2
on Billboard magazine’s Hot R&B Sides chart and number 8 on its Hot 100
chart. It is credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom” and
is also ranked seventh on Rolling Stone‘s list of the "500 Greatest Songs of
All Tim”.
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry
(October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017)
Shirley Mae Jones was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
Musical actress Shirley Jones starred as the mom of The Partridge Family on
ABC-TV from September 25, 1970 – March 23, 1974. She won the Miss
Pittsburgh contest in 1952.
The album cover of the Beatles‘ "Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band" was staged and photographed on this day. The concept for
the cover was called "people we like” and was created by Jann
Haworth and Peter Blake. They won the Grammy Award for Best
Album Cover, Graphic Arts in 1967 for their work.
ROSS SIMPSON
On this day in 1981.
Signing the Alaska purchase on this day in 1867. Seward is seated
at center.
On this day in 1986.
1942
Eric Patrick Clapton is 72 years old today.
Clapton got the nickname Slowhand because he played the guitar with such
ferocity that his strings would break and as he replaced them onstage, the
audience would slowly clap their hands.
Eric Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the "100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson’s "Top 50 Guitarists
of All Time". He was also named number five in Time magazine’s list of
"The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
