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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~

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EdDonahue
Ed Donahue

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JAMES GARNER IS 85 YEARS OLD TODAY

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james garner today 

James Garner (James Scott Bumgarner) starred in ABC’s ‘Maverick’
from 1957 to 1962 and ‘The Rockford Files’ on NBC-TV from 1974 to
1980. Garner worked briefly as a model for Jantzen bathing suits.

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WHEN SATURDAY NIGHT TV ROCKED!

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May 2, 1959

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A HIT FROM THE BLUE-EYED SOUL GROUP!

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"Good Lovin’" was written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick and was
a number one hit single for
The Young Rascals in 1966.

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MOST PLAYED SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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This was Perry Como’s ninth Most Played by DJ’s single since
1945 and his only Billboard chart topper in the Rock ‘n’ Roll era.


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Perry Como

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