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Roderick David "Rod" Stewart is 71 today.
Stewart worked as a newspaper delivery boy and a gravedigger. He left
school when he was fifteen and sought out a career as a footballer until
he was rejected. He was named the seventeenth most successful artist
of the The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists.
The song “Calendar Girl” was a success for Neil Sedaka,
peaking at number-four on the Billboard chart. Recording
of the song required 26 takes over a three-hour period. The
music was composed by Sedaka and the lyrics by Howard
Greenfield who got the inspiration for the song title from an
old movie listing in a TV Guide magazine.
Neil Sedaka turned 76 on March 13th.
Surfin’ Safari is the debut studio album by The Beach Boys. It peaked at
number 32 in its 37-week run on the charts.
John Royce "Johnny" Mathis was born in Texas.
Johnny Mathis has sold more than 350 million records and known for
his #1 hit "Chances Are." He won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the
2003 Grammy Awards. Mathis earned four athletic letters during high
school. His goal originally was to become a teacher, enrolling in San
Francisco State University.
Hiram King "Hank" Williams, Sr. (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)
Hank Williams recorded “Take These Chains From My Heart,” “Kaw-liga” and
“Your Cheatin’ Heart” in his final recording session, at the Castle Studio in
Nashville’s Tulane Hotel.
