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August 25, 2019

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August 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from August 1949. The NBA is Formed On August 3rd, 1949 the NBA was formed (National Basketball Association of America) when the BAA (Basketball Association of…

August 16, 2019

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George Thorogood, Forever Bad to the Bone

Hard rocking bluesman George Thorogood started playing guitar at age 20, in 1970...almost 50 years later, he's still playing guitar (the electric Gibson 125 is his guitar of choice), harmonica, and…

June 28, 2019

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School's Not Out For Alice Cooper

The shock-rock singer-songwriter who gave generations of schoolchildren and teenagers the end-of-year anthem School's Out (1972) didn't start life as Alice Cooper. (Alice Cooper Band 2012 Photo: Kreepin Deth) Vincent Damon…

June 9, 2019

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Jennifer Warnes, Up Where She Belongs

When she was just 7 years old, budding singing superstar Jennifer Warnes' father turned down the first recording contract offered to her. She'd go on to star on stage musicals,…

May 17, 2019

Audio Cinema's Music of the Movies

Movie & television actress General Hospital, writer, music lover and cinephile Shelley Taylor Morgan's take on music that makes the movies... (Gone With the Wind Poster Photo: MGM) Before the…

May 13, 2019

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Celebrating Seniors - Doris Day Part 1

Update: Doris Day has died on May 13, 2019 at the age of 97. Her cause of death is unknown at this time. Doris Day - 1940's Songs, Movies, and…

March 4, 2019

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The Writing on the Wall of Adam Wade

TV's first black game show host, actor and Top Ten Hits singer Adam Wade reflects on his early beginnings and career highlights in this interview from 2017. (Adam Wade Photos From Left:…

February 17, 2019

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Come Sail Away With Styx

Original Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung wrote the majority of the band's hit songs, and later pursued a solo career and acting. Chicago twin brothers John (drums) and Chuck Panozzo…

January 13, 2019

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Believers - Steve Perry is Back!

The "real" Journey front man, Steve Perry is back - here's his new single No Erasin' , some vintage tunes, and the story of why he left the limelight 24 years ago.…

December 8, 2018

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Gregg Allman, No Angel Redeemed

Blues and rock singer/songwriter Gregg Allman's biggest hit song "I'm No Angel" (1987) could have been the title of his 2012 autobiography (instead titled My Cross to Bear). Born December 8th, 1947…