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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1919


Nat King Cole (Nathaniel Adams Coles
(March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965)


After listening to Earl Hines, Nat was inspired to call
himself Nat King. One of his first groups was called
the Nat Cole Swingers. He was one of the first African
Americans to have his own TV show when he became
host on The Nat King Cole Show in 1956 on NBC.

Recorded by Nat King Cole on December 28, 1956. It was 
released by Capitol Records on the LP Love Is the Thing.



Original air date: September 24, 1957

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FRANK SINATRA, JR HAS DIED AT 72


Frank Sinatra, Jr (Francis Wayne Sinatra)
(January 10, 1944 – March 16, 2016)

 

The Sinatra family said in a statement to The Associated Press that Frank Junior
died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1959


Venus
became Avalon’s first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot
100
chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey. The song
also reached number ten on the R&B chart

               


Frankie Avalon (Francis Thomas Avallone) is 75

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1969

The song "Dizzy" was recorded by Tommy Roe, with instrumental
backing from L.A. session musicians known as the Wrecking Crew.

“Dizzy” was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching number
one
on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March 1969, and one 
week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1969.


Thomas David "Tommy" Roe will be 74 in May.

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SINGER MIKE LOVE IS 75 TODAY


Michael Edward "Mike" Love was born in Los Angeles,
California
.

Singer and songwriter Mike Love is a member of the iconic surfer
rock band The Beach Boys. They became known for such hit songs
as "Surfin’ U.S.A." and "Good Vibrations." He attended Dorsey High
School and later helped found the band The Pendeltones, which
went on to become The Beach Boys.

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