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NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1969

The Beatles song "Come Together" was written by John Lennon but credited to
Lennon–McCartney. It is the opening track on the album Abbey Road and was
released as a double A-sided single with "Something".

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SINGER RANDY NEWMAN IS 72 TODAY


Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman was born in Los Angeles, California.

Singer/songwriter, composer, and arranger Randy Newman composed the 
music for Toy Story in 1995. He has won two Academy Awards, and has
been nominated for twenty. In 2007, he was inducted as a Disney Legend.

His early songs were recorded by Gene Pitney, Jerry Butler, Petula Clark,
Dusty Springfield, Jackie DeShannon, the O’Jays and The Fleetwoods,
among others. Newman has credited The Fleetwoods with giving him his
first national break when the trio recorded his song, "They Tell Me It’s
Summer", as the B-side of one of their eleven hit singles.

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THE ‘’SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMAN OF SWING”


Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr.
(November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956)

Dorsey was a jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the
Big Band era. He had a run of 286 Billboard chart hits. The Dorsey band
had seventeen number one hits with his orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s.

Tommy Dorsey was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey and
together, the Dorsey brothers orchestra was known primarily for its renderings
of ballads at dance tempos, frequently with singers such as Jack Leonard and
Frank Sinatra.


The Dorsey brothers: Tommy and Jimmy.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) is 76 today.

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THE BEST-SELLING INSTRUMENTAL BAND

From left: Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor, and Don
Wilson.

The Ventures, formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, have sold 
over 100 million records. In 2008, they
were inducted into the Rock 
and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, bassist Bob Bogle died of non- 
Hodgkin lymphoma; he was 75. The group is still the most popular
American rock group in Japan  where they tour regularly to this day.

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