50+ World

June 5, 2018

Biography,
Music

tom jones 1978, nee thomas woodward jr, welsh singer, british baritone singer, 1950s hit songs, 1960s hit singles, its not unusual, delilah, green green grass of home, ill never fall in love again, thunderball theme song, whats new pussycat, promise her anything theme song, tower of song, aging, married melinda rose trenchard 1957, father of mark woodward, managed by gordon mills, 1960s musical variety series, 1960s television shows, this is tom jones host, 1970s tv series, born june 7 1940, celebrity septuagenarian senior citizen

This is Tom Jones - Then and Now

Some vintage and newer classic Tom Jones songs - Delilah, It's Not Unusual, Green Green Grass of Home, I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Raise Your Hand (Janis Joplin duet), and…

June 2, 2018

Memorial,
Music

joe cocker, english musician, british blues singer, classic joe cocker songs, rare joe cocker songs, something, with a little help from my friends, you are so beautiful, my fathers son

Remembering Joe Cocker & His Songs

RIP Joe Cocker: My Father's Son; You Are So Beautiful;. He was born John Robert Cocker May 1944 in South Yorkshire (England), and went on to become one of the…

June 1, 2018

Lucille Ball Comedy Festival & New National Comedy Center

Lily Tomlin, Amy Schumer & Dan Aykroyd are among the comedy greats who will be headliners during the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival (Aug. 1-5 2018) at the new National Comedy…

May 27, 2018

Biography,
Music

john fogerty 2011, american rock singer, songwriter, 1960s rock bands, creedence clearwater revival, ccr lead singer, guitarist, musician, 1960s rock hit singles, suzie q, proud mary, born on the bayou, bad moon rising, green river, down on the corner, fortunate son, 1970s ccr hits, wholl stop the rain, travelin band, up around the bend, run through the jungle, lookin out my back door, long as i can see the light, have you ever seen the rain, sweet hitchhiker, someday never comes, i put a spell on you, jambalaya on the bayou, 1980s hit songs, the old man down the road, centerfield, change in the weather, brother tom fogerty, septuagenarian, senior citizen, 50 plus rock and roll musicians

John Fogerty is a Fortunate Son

Fortunately for fans of John Fogerty and the original Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Fogerty continues to tour and perform his classic hits. Enjoy some of his best songs with vintage…

May 24, 2018

Memorial,
Reading

w p kinsella, wp kinsella, canadian writer, canadian novelist, great canadian authors, shoeless joe, field of dreams, senior authors, baseball stories, iowa writer's workshop, dance me outside, the rez, senior citizen, native canadians stories, aging, senior years

W. P. Kinsella & Shoeless Joe In Field of Dreams

W. P. Kinsella was the celebrated Canadian author of the 1982 classic baseball novel Shoeless Joe (the inspiration for the 1989 movie Field of Dreams), and other fictional stories featuring baseball…

May 23, 2018

clint walker 1956, american actor, tv western series, 1950s television shows, cheyenne, 1960s tv series, cheyenne bodie character, clint walker died, clint walker dead may 2018

Remembering Clint Walker

Square-jawed leading man Clint Walker (nee Norman Eugene Walker) has passed way on May 21, 2018 at the age of 90 from congestive heart failure. (Clint Walker 1956 Cheyenne Photo:…

May 17, 2018

reggie jackson 1979, reggie jackson at bat, american professional baseball player, nickname mr october, mlb baseball player, yankee stadium batter, new york yankees

Mr. October Reggie Jackson's Innings

Baseball's "Mr. October", baby boomer Reginald (Reggie) Martinez Jackson was born May 18, 1946 in Abington, Pennsylvania. The Pre-Game Warm-up for Reggie Jackson Reggie was only six when his African-American…

May 15, 2018

Biography,
Memorial

margot kidder 1969, canadian actress, 1960s movies, gaily gaily, margot kidder died, canadian actresses

Farewell Margot Kidder

Lovely Canadian-American actress Margot Kidder has died at the age of 69, on May 13, 2018. She was born on October 17, 1948 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. (Margot Kidder 1969…

May 7, 2018

don rickles 1965, american comedian, stand up comedy, 1960s television series, don rickles younger

Don Rickles Owed It All to Mom

Stand-up comedian and actor Don Rickles was born May 8, 1926 in New York City. Turns out, it was good ol' Mom that gave him the biggest boost to his…

March 22, 2018

TV

star trek original series, 1965, gene roddenberry, leonard nimoy, spock, captain james t kirk, william shatner, deforest kelly, leonard bones mccoy, tv trivia, seniors, canadian actor

TV Trivia: Star Trek (The Original Series)

Q1. What is the famous phrase from the opening credits, and was also the title of the 2nd Star Trek pilot episode (which was also the first episode starring William…