ROSS SIMPSON
MERLE HAGGARD HAS DIED!
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016)
(URGENT UPDATE) – Concerts for April were cancelled due to his ongoing
battle with double pneumonia. Haggard died today on his 79th birthday.
The Kingsmen, from left, Don Gallucci, Jack Ely, Lynn Easton,
Mike Mitchell and Bob Nordby. (Gino Rossi photo)
A rock group from Portland, Oregon, called The Kingsmen, recorded
their cover of “Louie Louie” at Northwestern, Inc., Motion Pictures and
Recording in Portland. The session cost $50 and was done in one take.
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)
Betty Davis is remembered by many for her role in All About Eve in 1950
and her performance in the 1935 film, Of Human Bondage, which earned
her a great deal of critical acclaim.
The song "Mrs. Robinson" by the duo Simon & Garfunkel is from their fourth
studio album, Bookends. It is famous for its inclusion in the 1967 film The
Graduate and became the duo’s second chart-topper, hitting number one
on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaking within the top 10 in other countries
.
The song Are You Lonesome To-night? debuted on Billboard’s Top 40 at
number 35 on November 14, moved a week later to number two and topped
the chart by November 28. It was Presley’s 15th chart-topping single, it held
the top position until January 9, 1961. The singles release was delayed by
RCA Records executives, who thought the song did not fit Presley’s new
(and publicized) style.
