Nostalgia

Three amazing rock and roll acts performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show this very day in 1957 - Buddy Holly singing "Peggy Sue," the Rays performing "Silhouettes," and Sam Cooke with the incredible "You Send Me." See the latter by clicking below...

Singer BETTY EVERETT was born this day in 1939. She had other hits, including an early version of "You're No Good," a duet with Jerry Butler titled "Let It Be Me," and a soul classic titled "There'll Come a Time" but EVERETT is best known for "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)...

Singer, songwriter HANK BALLARD was born this day in 1927. Truly one of rock and roll's pioneers, Hank scored numerous hits on the R&B charts in the early and mid 1950s with the Midnighters, such as "Work with Me Annie," "Annie Had a Baby," "Annie's Aunt Fannie" and "Sexy Ways." H...

He began as Steamboat Willie - MICKEY MOUSE, the billion-dollar rodent, turns 90 this weekend. Steamboat Willie was seen for the first time by the public exactly 90 years ago. See it in glorious black-and-white below. What a Mickey Mouse operation...

Even if you aren't old enough to have experienced it, I'm sure you've HEARD about the infamous HEIDI GAME which came to be exactly 50 years ago today. NBC dropped out of a Jets vs. Raiders football game to hard start the movie Heidi at its scheduled time...

He had hit records such as "Yesterday, When I Was Young," he was a prolific banjo, guitar and violin player, and one of the stars of TV's long-running Hee Haw series which started on CBS and then moved to first-run syndication. He also guest starred on a very popular episode of The Odd Couple in 1975...

He began as the lead singer of the Dominoes, then became the first lead singer for the Drifters, and eventually sought a great solo career - CLYDE McPHATTER was born this day in 1932. Among his biggest solo hits - "A Lover's Question," "Treasure of Love," "Without Love there Is Nothing," Just to Hold Your Hand," and "Lover Please...

He began with doo wop groups such as the Delegates and the Kool Gents, but made it big on his own. Singer DEE CLARK was born this day in 1938. He would've been 80 today. Among his solo hits are "Just Keep It Up," "How About That," "Nobody But You," "Hey Little Girl in the High School Sweater" and of course "Raindrops...

His real name is Johnny Ramistella, but according to legend Alan Freed suggested he change his last name to Rivers. Not an overnight success, Rivers recorded for dozens of labels unsuccessfully before finally clicking in 1964 with a remake of Chuck Berry's "Memphis...

She's best known as Mrs. Lovey Howell on Gilligan's Island, NATALIE SCHAFER was born this day in 1900 - BUT, did you know she was born in Red Bank, New Jersey? It's true. Click below to see her and Mr. Howell, Jim Backus play Password.

Art Garfunkel made his first records as Tom of Tom & Jerry, and then solo as Artie Garr. In the middle of a long string of successes as Simon & Garfunkel, Art was featured lead vocalist on the #1 classic "Bridge over Troubled Water." Enjoy it again by clicking below. Happy ...

He was the original Felix Ungar in the first Broadway production of The Odd Couple, but ART CARNEY will always be best remembered as sewer worker Ed Norton from The Honeymooners and The Jackie Gleason Show. He would've been 100 today. Did you know that Carney made a record...