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ROY CLARK IS 83 TODAY


Roy Linwood Clark was born in Meherrin, Virginia.

Country musician Roy Clark hosted Hee Haw for 20 years on CBS/syndication. He 
frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show during the 1970s. 

Clark is highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and is also
skilled in classical guitar along with several other instruments. He is a member of
the Grand Ole Opry, since 1987 and The Country Music Hall of Fame.


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THE MUSIC OF STEVE ALLEN ~


Stephen Valentine Patrick William "Steve" Allen
(December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000).

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MIKE GRACIA


Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945)

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ON THE ROAD TO STARDOM ~


Up-and-coming comedian Jim Carrey debuted
on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, where he 
did a
Elvis Presley impression.

 


Jim Carrey’s First television Appearance on The Tonight Show
(1983).


James Eugene "Jim" Carrey turned 54 in January.

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1935


Sonny and Cher


Salvatore Phillip
"Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998)

Sonny Bone was a recording artist, record producer, and actor who formed half
of the pop duo Sonny and Cher and also had a second career as a politician. He
was the 16th Mayor of Palm Springs from 1988 to 1992 and a Member of the US
House of Representatives from California’s 44th district from 1995 until his death. 

The CBS variety program The Sonny and Cher Show ran from 1971 to 1974 and
he also starred in the 1982 film Airplane II: The Sequel. In the early 1060s Sonny 
was a promotion man, percussionist and ‘’gofer” for record producer Phil Spector.

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