FIRST LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW & THE HOST

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

The Steve Allen Show was a variety show hosted by Steve Allen
from June 1956 to June 1960 on
NBC, from September 1961 to
December 1961 on
ABC,and in first-run syndication from 1962
to 1964.

fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show,
which was the first late-night television talk show

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Elvis Presley rehearsing for the Steve Allen Show in 1956. 

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REMEMBERING A ROCK & ROLL PIONEER

BUDDY HOLLY LIVES, Buddy Holly fanpages | Buddy holly, Singer, Music  memories
Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
(September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959)

Celebrity American Singer BUDDY HOLLY Glossy 8x10 Photo Musical Print  Poster Music

1993 29c Legends of American Music: Buddy Holly, booklet single for sale at  Mystic Stamp Company

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THE MUSIC DIED – ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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DAY(S) THE MUSIC DIED | Don Ostertag: Off Stage

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The day the music died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper killed in  plane crash (1959) - Click Americana

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This Day in History: The Day The Music Died

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A REMINDER FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG

1,458 Groundhogs Day Illustrations & Clip Art - iStock

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Groundhog Day on February 2 is when we ask are we in for six
more weeks of Winter?  Only a groundhog named Punxsutawney
Phil knows for sure. Each year on Groundhog Day, people flock
to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to await the
forecast of the local rodent celebrity. Originating with German
settlers, who came to Pennsylvania in the 1700s and brought
their seasonal superstitions with them, legend has it that if Phil
sees his shadow on February 2, the winter chill will continue.

Oddly, if the weather is cloudy and he doesn’t see his shadow,
we can expect warmer temperatures and early spring. Groundhog
Day is a tradition to be cherished. And yes, it is also a 1993 film
starring Bill Murray (below).

Go hog wild! Plan a Groundhog Day celebration worth repeating | The  Spokesman-Review

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FORMER MAYOR OF PORTLAND, OR. IS DEAD

Bud Clark - Wikipedia

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Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark dead at 90 | KCBY
John Elwood "Bud" Clark, Jr.
(December 19, 1931 – February 1, 2022)

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark
died Tuesday. His daughter said the
cause of death
was congestive heart failure.
 Clark served as mayor
from 1985 to 1992. He was 90.

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