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Todays Date

Todays Date
10-15-2024

Birthday Wishes

Yearbirthday
1912Nellie Lutcher, Blues singer from Lake Charles, Louisiana. She's most known for her two hits recorded in 1947, "Hurry on Down" and "He's a Real Gone Guy," She passed away at the age of 95 in 2007. (112)
1913David Carroll, musician and producer for "The Diamonds" and "The Platters". He passed away in 2008. (111)
1922Blanche Thomas, A blues and jazz singer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Began her singing career at the old Tick Tock Club. Popular singer in many Bourbon Street clubs. She sang with Louis Armstrong, Al Hirt, Pete Fountain and "Papa" French, and performed at jazz festivals in several cities, at Carnegie Hall, in the Hollywood Bowl, at the grand opening of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. She passed away in 1977 at the age of 54. (102)
1937Barry McGuire, singer and songwriter for The New Christy Minstrels. (87)
1938Marv Johnson, Singer who scored a run of chart entries in the 60's for Motown. He died on the 16th of May 1993, Columbia, South Carolina. (86)
1946Richard Carpenter, Grammy Award winner with his sister, Karen, as The Carpenters. (78)
1953Tito Jackson, Jackson 5 fame. (71)

Todays_Events

YearMusical_Fact
1890Police Superintendent David Hennessey is shot to death on Basin Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Richard 'Rabbit' Brown put the event to music in an early blues song, The Downfall Of The Lion.
1958The Clovers played at the famous club the Dew Drop Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana on this day.
1964 America lost a treasure as Cole Porter passed away at age 73. A renowned composer, he recorded hundreds of standards that are timeless to this day.
1966 The 'Four Tops' reached #1 on the pop charts with their hit "Reach Out I'll Be There" on this day.
1969 "Yes" was released in the US by the band of the same name. This was the beginning of something very special.
1977 Debby Boone peaked at #1 on the Billboard charts with the hit "You Light Up My Life" on this day.
1980Alphee Bergeron, a cajun accordionist and a native of Point Noir, Louisiana. During his music career, he played with Nathan Abshire, Amadie Ardoin and Joseph Falcon. He also performed and recorded with his son Shirly and the Veteran Playboys. Alphee passed away in 1980 at the age of 68.
1988 The remake "Red Red Wine" by 'UB40' reached the #1 position on the Billboard pop charts on this day.