MIKE GRACIA 
                                                               

Diana Ross the former lead singer of the vocal group the
Supremes, became Motown‘s most successful act during
the 1960s and one of the world’s best-selling girl groups
of all time.

They remain the best-charting female group in history,
with a total of 12 number-one pop singles on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100.

On March 14, 1958, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association
of America®)  awarded its first official Gold Record to Perry
Como for his smash-hit single “Catch A Falling Star.”

For as long as most people have been buying popular music
on records, tapes and compact discs, the records, tapes and
disks they’ve bought have carried labels like “Certified Gold!”
and “Double Platinum!!”

Those labels have been in use since the early days of the rock-
and-roll era.

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001)

In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial,
Como’s life was summed up in these few words: "50 years
of music and a life well lived. An example to all."    

Neil Diamond is the Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter of "Sweet Caroline," "Coming to America" and "Cracklin’ Rosie.” He has
sold over 100 million records.

The rock star scored early hits like "That’ll Be the Day" and
"Peggy Sue” before he was killed in rock ‘n’ roll’s most
famous plane crash at age 22.

Holly was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him
number 13 in its list of 100 Greatest Artists in 2010.

Last photo of Buddy during concert at the Surf
Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa.  (February 2,  1959)