The Osmonds song first It hit the top of the chart on February 13,
1971 and stayed there for five weeks. It also reached number six
on the R&B chart. It was written by George Jackson, who originally
had the Jackson 5 in mind for the song.  "One Bad Apple" was also
used as the theme to The Osmonds cartoon show on ABC-TV.

ROSS SIMPSON

Antoine "Fats" Domino, Jr. is 88 today.

Fats and his family were thought to have perished
in Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 natural disaster that
wiped out his hometown of New Orleans.

J.R. Cash at 17

Johnny "J.R." Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003)

Johnny Cash began singing at the age of five while working on his family’s
cotton farm.

Eagles

The song "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles‘ album of the same
name and was released as a single. It is considered the most famous recording
of the band, and its long guitar piece has been voted the best guitar solo of all
time. The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978.

On January 18, 2016, band member Glenn Frey died in New York City at the age
of 67. According to the band’s website, the causes of his death were rheumatoid
arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia while recovering from intestinal
surgery. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in February, the Eagles and
Jackson Browne performed "Take It Easy" in honor of Frey.

Glenn Lewis Frey (November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016)

TIM MAGUIRE

George Harrison  (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001)

Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That’ll Be The Day” at the Norman Petty
studios in Clovis, New Mexico. The song was issued on Decca’s Brunswick label
and became their first hit.

1956

The song “ That’ll Be The Day” had its genesis in a trip to
the movies by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis
in June 1956. The John Wayne film The Searchers was
playing. Wayne’s frequently-used catchphrase, "that’ll be
the day" inspired the young musicians.