MIKE GRACIA

Sir Elton Hercules John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) is a British
singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship
have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry,
and his songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin is
one of the most successful in history. John was the 19th
EGOT winner in history. He has sold over 300 million records
worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists
of all time. Elton John is 78 years old today.

On March 19, 1957 – Elvis Presley put a $1,000 down payment on a
$102,500, 13.8 acre mansion in Memphis, Tennessee and called it
"Graceland."  

  
The mansion is the second-most-visited house in America after       
the big white one on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937- February 24, 2025)

(AP) – Singer Roberta Flack, known for the hit Killing Me Softly,
has died . 

Her manager, Suzanne Koga, stated she died from cardiac arrest
on her way to the hospital in Manhattan.

  
MIKE GRACIA

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004)    
    
    
    
   

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

On January 3, 1987, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admits its first
woman: Aretha Franklin. Fewer than 100 female performers—
less than 10 percent—have been added since the Hall began
its induction ceremonies.

In 1986, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its first group
of inductees: Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Fats
Domino, James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Ray
Charles, Sam Cooke and the Everly Brothers.