“Moody River” was written by and originally recorded by country
rockabilly singer Chase Webster, also with Dot Records. It was
the title track from one of Boone’s better-selling albums.

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone turned 81 on June 1

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"Silly Love Songs" was written by Paul McCartney and performed by
Wings. The song appears on the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of
Sound.

CBS Laboratories head research scientist Peter Goldmark (below) led a team
to develop a phonograph record that would hold at least 20 minutes per side.

Research began in 1941, was suspended during World War II, and then
resumed in 1945. Columbia Records unveiled the LP at a press conference
in the Waldorf Astoria on June 18, 1948. 

Peter Carl Goldmark (December 2, 1906 – December 7, 1977)

Dr. Goldmark (left) examining the first 33 1/3 LP record developed.

“Groovin” became No. 1 for four straight weeks and is one of the
group’s signature songs.

The recording reached #2 on the chart that year. The Ink Spots’ version of the
song was also used as the opening theme for the first game of the Fallout
franchise.