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Singer – Songwriter, Carole King
At the age of 18, Carole King had her first chart topper as a songwriter with ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, co-written with Gerry Goffin, the two eventually married and divorced. Over the years, the two wrote dozens of popular songs for a variety of singers, many of which became standards in American popular culture. In 1997, King co-wrote ‘The Reason’ for Celine... Continue reading
Singer – Songwriter, Carole King
At the age of 18, Carole King had her first chart topper as a songwriter with ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, co-written with Gerry Goffin, the two eventually married and divorced. Over the years, the two wrote dozens of popular songs for a variety of singers, many of which became standards in American popular culture. In 1997, King co-wrote ‘The Reason’ for Celine... Continue reading
Barry White ... One of the pioneers of disco, his two greatest hits were "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” and Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe”
The Andrew Sisters - La Verne, Maxene, and Patty were born in Minneapolis and started singing with various dance bands and touring in vaudeville. They first came to national attention with their radio broadcasts in 1937, most notably their major Decca record hit, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, translation: To me, you are beautiful, which the girls harmonized to perfection. It sold a million copies,... Continue reading
Billie Holiday
The future "Lady Day" first heard the music of Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith on a victrola at Alice Dean's, the Baltimore "house of ill repute" where she ran errands and scrubbed floors as a young girl. She made her singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs (borrowing her professional name from screen star Billie Dove), then toured with Count Basie... Continue reading
He was born Amos Yahkoob Kairouz on January 6, 1912 in Deerfield, Michigan. One of nine children born to Lebanese immigrants, he found fame and success creating his entertaining persona by combining two of his brother’s names to become Danny Thomas.
The Make Room for Daddy star began his career as a nightclub comedian who could carry a tune. Thomas later had roles on network radio programs... Continue reading
“The Greatest Show on Earth” is a story about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The movie showed actual circus acts and a behind-the-rings look at the massive logistics effort which made big top circuses possible.
I Dream of Jeannie
Debuted on September 18, 1965
Sidney Sheldon's magical creation, I Dream of Jeannie was a delightful eye-blinking, belly-button humorous sitcom.
The premise for the show was a simple story line of "Astronaut meets Genie, Genie loves Astronaut, Astronaut marries Genie story." The stars were Larry Hagman (the Astronaut) and Barbara Eden (the Genie). Their... Continue reading
John Travolta, the youngest of six children, was born and raised in Englewood, New Jersey in an Irish-American neighborhood. His father, Salvatore Travolta was a second-generation Italian American and his mother, Helen Cecilia Irish American was an actress and singer who became a high school drama and English teacher. He always said that his household was predominantly Irish in culture even... Continue reading
I Love Lucy Television Show Debuts
October 15, 1951
I Love Lucy debuted last night on CBS at 9pm, and it was sensational. This show took years to be approved and finally in early 1951 agent Don Sharpe negotiated a contract with CBS and sponsor Philip Morris cigarettes for Desilu, the couple's new production company, to produce the show. CBS and the sponsor insisted that the program be... Continue reading
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