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He began singing with the Falcons and scored his first chart single with "I Found A Love" in the early 1960s, but achieved his greatest successes as a solo performer. WILSON PICKETT was born this day in 1941. For a time, he lived in New Jersey...

He played Frank Poncherello on CHiPs and did a series of TV commercials for Jenny O turkey - he's ERIK ESTRADA and he turns 70 today. Here's the memorable opening credits for CHiPs.

He began as a classical pianist, but doo wop songs of the 1950s such as "Earth Angel" by the Penguins and "Ship of Love" by the Nutmegs lured him to the world of Rock & Roll. NEIL SEDAKA is 80 today, and he began with the Tokens who later went on to record…

Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. You know her as simply Barbie, and she's 60 today. The first Barbie dolls were made available this day in 1959. She's come a long way in 6 decades. National Day Calendar.com has even commemorated today as National Barbie Day...

Truly one of Rock & Roll's pioneers, LLOYD PRICE turns 86 today. His first big hit came in 1952 with "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy." Soon after, he was called upon to fight in Korea and put his career on hold. He came back like gangbusters with a long string of hits such as "Stagger Lee,&qu…

Nicknamed "the Killer," JERRY LEE LEWIS is recuperating after suffering a minor stroke this week. The 83 year old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is expected to make a full recovery. See him in his prime by clicking on the link. We wish him well.
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I heard through the grapevine that on April 2, what would've been his 80th birthday, the US Postal Service will introduce the long-awaiting MARVIN GAYE STAMP. Gaye scored dozens of Top Ten hits over 3 decades - the 60s, the 70s, and even the 80s with the big comeback hit "Sexual Healin…

It quickly became a #1 hit on Billboard, Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "That'll Be the Day" this day in 1957. Holly had recorded and released a version earlier on Decca, but this newer version on the Brunswick label proved to be the right one, and the rest is history..…

It's appropriate that they hailed from Washington, D. C. The PRESIDENTS scored a huge sweet soul hit titled "5-10-15-20-25-30 YEARS OF LOVE" in 1970. The song was also utilized for Seton Hall University's WSOU-FM's 30th Anniversary celebration...

He recorded under several aliases before making it big. He was Don Christy. In their earliest days, Sonny & Cher were known as Caesar and Cleo. SONNY BONO was born this day in 1935. Along with all of the hit records with Cher, he scored his own Top Ten single titled "Laugh at Me.&am…

They hailed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and took their name from a popular hairstyle of the day, the marcel. On this day in 1961, THE MARCELS recorded a Rodgers & Hammerstein composition called "Blue Moon," and totally made it their own. Th...

Two amazingly prolific songwriters, CAROLE KING and BARRY MANN of Brooklyn were born on February 9th. Each wrote hits for others, and had their own hits, too. Conveniently, both are included in this clip.