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WILLIE NELSON IS 83 TODAY

 


Willie Hugh Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas.

After graduating from high school, in 1950, Willie Nelson joined the 
Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his 
return, he attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out 
because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked
as a disc jockey at Texas radio stations while singing in Honky-tonks
And
moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he worked at country
radio station KVAN and wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song
"Lumberjack" in 1956.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1932


Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem was born in Detroit, Michigan. 
(April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014)

Kasem was a famed voice actor and disc jockey of American Top 40. He
provided the voice of Shaggy in the animated Saturday morning cartoon
Scooby-Doo (1969-1997/2002-2009) on CBS/ABC.

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VOICE ACTOR HAS DIED AT 93


Arthur John Miles Anderson (August 29, 1922 – April 9, 2016)

Beginning in 1963, actor of radio,films, TV and stage, Arthur 
Anderson was the voice of the General Mills Lucky Charms
mascot “Lucky the Leprechaun
”, continuing the character for
29 years. Anderson died Saturday in Manhattan.

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CLIFF BARROWS IS 93 TODAY!


Pictured in this 1949 photo is from left to right, Cliff Barrows,
Billy Graham and George Beverly Shea.

Clifford Burton Barrows is the longtime music and program director for the
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He has been a part of the Graham
organization since 1949. Barrows is best known as the host of Graham’s
weekly Hour of Decision radio program, and the song leader and choir
director for the crusade meetings. Barrows, who was ordained as a
Baptist minister in 1944, was born in Ceres, California.


“The Christian faith is a singing faith, and a good way to
express it and share it with others is in community singing.”

Cliff Barrows ~

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