The usual Birthdays (for ALL of March), also Lost & Found-related Recent Deaths. Also, a set for the 27th anniversary of my OFFICIALLY becoming a MEMBER of WMBR. THANKS to Rick Roth for recording this! . . ... BIRTHDAYS: 1916 - Dinah Shore; 1923 - WES MONTGOMERY {Jazz guitarist}; 1928 - Don GIBSON: 1932 - Junior PARKER; 1933 - MIKE STOLLER {LIEBER-STOLLER songwriting/ production team}; 1933 - LLOYD PRICE {R 'N Roll HOFer}; 1934 - John D. LOUDERMILK {songwriter}; 1935 - Sylvia Robinson {Mickey/ Sylvia}; 1938 - HOYT AXTON {songwriter}; 1939 - Neil SEDAKA; 1940 - Dean Torrence {JAN & DEAN}; 1944 - Terry Jacks {POPPY FAMILY}; 1945 - MICKEY DOLENZ {MONKEES}; 1947 - Kiki Dee; 19?? - SUSAN AZRIN {my sister} ... ... ... RECENT DEATHS: Jan 14th - Greg Webster {Ohio Players}/drummer: age 84; Feb 3rd - Donny Gerrard {Skylark}: age 75; Feb 4th - Kerry Chater {Gary Puckett/ Union Gap, songwriter}/ bass: age 76; Feb 6th - Syl JOHNSON: age 85; Feb 9th - Betty DAVIS: age 77; Feb 9th - GARY BROOKER {Paramounts/ PROCOL HARUM}: age 76; Feb 12th - Miguel Danus {Los Bravos}: age 78; Feb 24th - Don Craine {Downliners Sect}: age 76; March 1st - Warner MACK: age 96; March 11th - Timmy Thomas: age 77 1 2
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Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
[ ]:Highest chart position - US BB Pop, unless noted
B'DAY:Artist was born the month of that show
DEATH:Recent death of that artist/musical figure
BED:Instrumental bed that I talk over
REQ:Requests from listeners
BUB:45 peaked only in BB 'Bubbling Under', not Top-100
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
From Seattle, WA - the group was also known as "Rocky And The Riddlers", releasing a single in Jan 1966, 'Flash And Crash'. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
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... BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #1 - A set for the memory of CAPTAIN AL (of "R & B Jukebox"); all are either by March R&B/ Soul birthday artists, or recent deaths of R&B/ Soul artists:
Singer, harmonica player Junior Parker, also known as "Little Junior Parker", was born (as 'Herman Parker') in March of 1932. His biggest R&B hit was ' Feelin' Good' {R&B #5/ 1953}, but he is probably best-known for his single 'Mystery Train', because it was covered by Elvis Presley in Aug 1955. / In 2001, he was inducted into the "Blues Hall of Fame"; he is also in the "Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame".
New Orleans singer Clarence Henry got his "Frogman" nickname from his fall 1956 novelty hit 'Ain't Got No Home'. However, his biggest hit was ' I Don't Know Why (But I Do)' {UK #3, Pop #4/ 02-61} / * - Full title: ''Bubbling Under - The American Charts 1959-1963'' // He was born in March of 1937 /// Click on the Link above, to view the original single
"Mr Personality", Rock N'Roll Hall-of-Famer Lloyd Price was born in March of 1933. Best-known for his first hit 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' (R&B #1!/ 05-52), then later for his three big hits in 1959, 'Stagger Lee' {UK #7, R&B #1!, Pop #1!!/ 12-58}, 'Personality' and ' I'm Gonna Get Married'. He was also a succesful entrepeneur, starting three record labels, KRC, Double L and also Turntable. He also owned two construction companies, building middle-income housing in the 1980s in the Bronx.
An original member of The Tams, Robert Lee Smith was born in March of 1936. The Tams became closely associated with "Beach music", a style of swing dance known as "the Shag", or "The Carolina shag" , which still is very popular on the South, North Carolina coast. Their biggest hit was ' What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)' (R&B #1!, Pop #9/ 12-63) // Click on Link above, to view the original single
Guitarist Larry CARLTON of the jazz fusion group The CRUSADERS {he joined group in 1974} was born in March of 1948. He also played hundreds of sessions, backing Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Jackson, Hoyt Axton, Aaron Neville, Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Bobby Bland, The Fifth Dimension, Herb Alpert, Etta James and Dolly Parton and many others.
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... BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #2 - all are either by March Birthday artists, or Recent Deaths
Donny Gerrard, singer for Canadian (Vancouver, BC) group Skylark in the early 1970s, died Feb 3rd, at age 75. Their big hit was 'Wildflower' {#9/ 02-73} ... ALSO ... Neil Sedaka was born in 1939. He wrote many chart singles, both for himself and for others. His biggest hit was ' Breaking Up Is Hard to Do' {R&B #12, Pop #1!/ 06-62} ... ALSO ... This is on Elton JOHN's record label, Rocket, which was quite successful, with major hits by Kiki Dee, Sedaka, Nigel Olsson and Cliff Richard, as well as John himself. //Click on Link above, to see all 109(!!) chart appearances of songs Sedaka wrote or co-wrote.
... Pauline Matthews, better known as "Kiki Dee", was born in March 1947. Her biggest solo hit was 'I've Got the Music in Me' {UK #19, US #12/ 09-74}. but she had 16 {English} singles before that, starting in 1963 ... ALSO ... This is on Elton JOHN's record label, Rocket, which was quite successful, with major hits by Sedaka, The Hudson Brothers and Cliff Richard, as well as John. / * - This debuted on the Billboard charts on my Mother's birthday!! {July 13th} // Click on Link above, to see all 109(!!) chart appearances of songs Sedaka wrote or co-wrote.
Time:
12:19
Artist:
Neil Sedaka [Neil SEDAKA, Howard GREENFIELD & Helen Miller]
Neil Sedaka was born in 1939. At age 8, he auditioned successfully for a piano scholarship to the children's division of Juilliard School of Music. In 1957, he was in the Linc-Tones, who became The Tokens. He wrote many chart singles {108 total}, both for himself and for others. His biggest hit was 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do' {UK #7, US #1!/ 06-62} ... ALSO ... Howard Greenfield, Sedaka's frequent songwriting partner from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, was born in 1936 // /Click on Link above, to see all 128(!!) chart appearances of songs Greenfield wrote or co-wrote.
The co-songwriter, Mike Stoller {part of the legendary 'Leiber-Stoller' songwriting/ production team}, was born in March 1933. / Chandler was born 'Kenneth Bolognese' in 1940 in Harrisburg, PA // Click on the Link above, to view all 167(!!) appearances of Mike Stoller on the singles chart, all of them co-written with Jerry Lieber, and often other songwriters, such as Doc Pomus or Ben E. King.
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... From a track called "Drums", to a track BY a drummer - clever, huh :))?
Drummer Sandy Nelson, died Feb 14th, at age 83. / He attended high school with Jan And Dean, and as a session drummer played on the Teddy Bears' 'To Know Him Is To Love Him' (1958), The Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop" (1960) and Kathy Young and the Innocents' "A Thousand Stars" (1960). / His big hits were 'Teen Beat' {UK#9, #4 / 9-59} and ' Let There Be Drums' {UK #3, #7/ 10-61}
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... BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #3 - all are either by March Birthday artists, or for Recent Deaths
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To start off thi set, speaking of drummers - Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees:
Time:
12:25
Artist:
The Monkees [Mike NESMITH, Micky DOLENZ, Davy Jones, Peter Tork & Diane Hilderbrand]
Song:
Goin' Down [B-side of 'Daydream Believer'; 1st time played on T-B]
... Mickey Dolenz was born in March of 1945. He began his career in 1956, starring in the children's TV show "Circus Boy", under the name "Mickey Braddock". He is the only Monkees member who has been part of every lineup since they started, and the only surviving member now ... ALSO ... Michael Nesmith, who played "the smart and serious one" on TV, died Dec 10th at the age of 78. In April 1970 he left the group for a solo career. // Click on the Link above, to view the original single, with a great color picture
An English singer-songwriter and pianist born in March of 1947. His songs were recorded by Davy Jones, Brigitte Bardot, Ringo Starr and Jack Jones, amongst others. / * - charted in England earlier, in March 1975 / His first and biggest hit was 'You're a Lady' {UK #3, US #50/ 03-72}. // Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Although known as a songwriter, he released over 40 singles and almost 30 albums. His BIGGEST hit as a songwriter was 'Joy to the World' by Three Dog Night {#1!/ 03-71} / * - This song was originally released as an "A" side, Jan 1972 // He was born March of 1938 /// He also had a career as an actor, starting in 1965 on 'Bonanza' - Click on the Link above, left to view his TV and film appearances.
... Although his biggest hit was 'Oh Lonesome Me' {C&W #1!, Pop #7/ 03-58}, he may be better known for several songs he wrote that were {bigger} hits for others: 'Sweet Dreams', for Faron Young and Patsy Cline, and 'I Can't Stop Loving You', a huge hit for Ray Charles {#1 on the English, Pop and R&B charts} . Gibson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. // He was born in March of 1928
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... BUBBLING UNDER/ SET #4 - all are written by prolific songwriter John D. Loudermilk:
Prolific songwriter John D. Loudermilk was born the first day of March, 1934. Although the song most associated with him is 'Tobacco Road', his biggest chart hit was actually The Everly Brothers 'Ebony Eyes' {UK #1!. US #8/ 01-61} / Jack McDuff was also known as 'Brother Jack McDuff' // Click on the Link above, to view all 95(!) appearances of John D. Loudermilk's songs on the singles chart.
Prolific songwriter John D. Loudermilk was born the first day of March, 1934. Although the song most associated with him is 'Tobacco Road', his biggest chart hit was actually The Everly Brothers 'Ebony Eyes' {UK #1!. US #8/ 01-61}; He also had chart hits as a singer that were bigger hits for other people, such as Dick and Dee Dee 'Thou Shalt Not Steal'. {#73 for him, #13 for Dick & DeeDee} // Click on the Link above, to view all 95(!) appearances of John D. Loudermilk's songs on the singles chart.
Prolific songwriter John D. Loudermilk was born the first day of March, 1934. Although the song most associated with him is 'Tobacco Road', his biggest chart hit was actually The Everly Brothers 'Ebony Eyes' {UK #1!. US #8/ 01-61} // Click on the Link above, to view all 95(!) appearances of John D. Loudermilk's songs on the singles chart.
Prolific songwriter John D. Loudermilk was born the first day of March, 1934. Although the song most associated with him is 'Tobacco Road', his biggest chart hit was actually The Everly Brothers 'Ebony Eyes' {UK #1!. US #8/ 01-61} ... ALSO ... DON EVERLY (born as 'Isaac Donald Everly') died Aug 21st, at age 84. / The legendary Everly Brothers were one of the original 10 inductees in 1986 to The Rock N'Roll Hall of Fame. This was nominated in 1969 for a Grammy for "Best Country performance by a Duo or Group. "/ Click on the Link above, to view the single.
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END of The BUBBLING UNDER - it's OVER; No really, THAT's IT!!!
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END of The BUBBLING UNDER - it's OVER; No really, THAT's IT!!!
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For the 27th ANNIVERSARY of my OFFICIALLY BECOMING a WMBR MEMBER {March 13th, 1995}, here is a set consisting of singles that PEAKED at #27 on the Billboard "Hot-100" charts. Yes, how predictable:)) :
The co-founder in 1962 and the "A" in "A&M" Records {"M" was Jerry Moss}, Herb Alpert was born the last day of March, in 1935. As a musician he had five No. 1 albums, among 28 albums on the Billboard charts, also 14 platinum albums and 15 gold albums, and won nine Grammy Awards. // * - The percussionist in Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, most notably on marimba.
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The first two tracks on this set are for the birthday of my sister Susan, on April 6th.
My sister Susan was born April 6th, 19??. Happy birthday to the BEST little sister EVER, from your big brother! / * - Not one, but _two_ GREAT guitar breaks. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album
Time:
12:50
Artist:
Abba [Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson]
Song:
Honey, Honey [follow-up to 'Waterloo' {but in the UK}]
My sister Susan was born April 6th, 19??. Happy birthday to the BEST little sister EVER, from your big brother!! // / Click on the Link above, to view the original German single, with a picture sleeve
Time:
12:53
Artist:
Jan & Dean [Jan Berry, Roger Christian & Jill Gibson]
The "Dean" in the group "Jan & Dean", Dean Torrence was the creative force in the duo, writing/ arranging/ producing many of their recordings. After Jan's terrible accidentin April 1966, Dean became a graphic artist, starting his own company "Kittyhawk Graphics", designing and creating album covers and logos for Harry Nilsson, Steve Martin, the Beach Boys, Canned Heat, the Ventures and many others. He won a Grammy Award for "Album Cover of the Year" in 1971. // He was born in March of 1940. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single, with a color picture sleeve
John Sebastian was a founding member of the Lovin' Spoonful, also their main singer and songwriter, also playing gutar, harmonica and autoharp. He left the Lovin' Spoonful in May 1968 for a solo career. His biggest solo hit was the theme to the TV show 'Welcome Back, Kotter', 'Welcome Back' {C&W #93, #1! Pop/ 03-76}. He was born in March of 1944.
* - as former WMBR DJ Nancy Masley used to say, "Go figure!!"
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... ... RECENT DEATHS {That I didn't get to play LAST MONTH} ... RECENT DEATHS ... {That I didn't get to play LAST MONTH} RECENT DEATHS: {That I didn't get to play LAST MONTH} .. RECENT DEATHS
... Jazz guitarist Joe Diorio died Feb 2nd, at age 85. He played with Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Stan Getz, Pat Metheny, Horace Silver, Anita O'Day, and Freddie Hubbard / He was also one of the first instructors for the "Guitar Institute of Technology", founded in 1977.
R&B singer Timmy Thomas died March 11th, at age 77. He started in 1964 in Phillip & the Faithfuls, releasing a single for the Goldwaxl label, also a solo single on the label in 1967. He then became a session musician in Memphis // His biggest hit was 'Why Can't We Live Together' {R&B #1, Pop #3/ 11-72}, a favorite of mine at the time. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Time:
1:08
Artist:
R. Dean Taylor [Brian HOLLAND, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.]
One of the members of the legendary H-D-H (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.) songwriting/ production team, BRIAN HOLLAND was born in Feb of 1943 ... ALSO ... R. Dean Taylor died Jan 9th, at age 82. He wrote a number of chart singles for Motown, the biggest being The Supremes 'Love Child' {UK #15, US #1!/ 10-68}. His biggest solo hit was 'Indiana Wants Me' {UK #2, US #5/ 09-70} // Click on the Link above, to to view all 21 appearances of his songwriting efforts on the singles charts
Betty Davis {born ' Betty Gray Mabry'} died Feb 9th, age 77. She was briefly the second wife of legendary trumpet player Miles Davis, from Oct 1968 to 1971; she was featured on the cover of his album "Filles de Kilimanjaro". She had success in Europe, but in the U.S. she was barred from performing on television, because of her sexually aggressive stage persona. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Soul singer Syl Johnson died Feb 6th at age 85; he was the brother of blues guitarist and singer Jimmy Johnson. / He sang and played with Magic Sam, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf, in the 1950s. His biggest hit was a cover of Al Green's 'Take Me to the River' {R&B #7, Pop #48/ 07-75} // Click on the Link above, to view the original single.
Greg Webster, drummer for the The Ohio Untouchables/ The Ohio Players from 1964 to 1973, died Jan 14th at age 84. / Click on the Link above, to view the original album
Donny Gerrard, singer for Canadian (Vancouver, British Columbia) group Skylark in the early 1970s, died Feb 3rd, at age 75. The group included renowned composer/arranger David Foster. / Their big hit was 'Wildflower' {#9/ 02-73} / * - Guitarist in The James Gang {replaced Joe Walsh in 1972}, The Guess Who {1974-1975} // Click on the Link above, to view the original album
[A-side: R&B #1!, Pop #15/ 02-73] • DEATH • (Westbound)
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Greg Webster, drummer for the The Ohio Untouchables/ The Ohio Players from 1964 to 1973, died Jan 14th at age 84. Their biggest hit was 'Love Rollercoaster' {R&B #1!, Pop #1!/ 11-75}. / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Miguel Vicens Danus, bass player for Los Bravos, died Feb 12th at age 78. Their biggest US hit was their 3rd Spanish single 'Black Is Black {UK #2, US #4/ 07-66} // Click on the Link above, to view the original single. // * - but released in England, France, Germany and Australia / Click on the Link above, to view the original album
Before Gary Brooker was the founder and lead singer, pianist,and a songwriter for Procol Harum, he was in R&B group The Paramounts. He died Feb 9th, at age 76. ... ALSO ... Guitarist Robin Trower was also in The Paramounts, he was born in March 1945. He was _not_ on 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' (UK #1!!, US #5/ 05-67), but joined starting with their second single 'Homburg', and left after their fifth album "Broken Barricades" in June 1971, for a successful solo career. ... ALSO ... Paramounts drummer B.J. Wilson was born in March of 1947. He _also_ was not on 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', and _also_ joined for the second single, then was with Procol Harum till they broke up in mid-1977 ... FINALLY ... The co-songwriter, Mike Stoller {part of the legendary 'Leiber-Stoller' songwriting/ production team}, was born in March of 1933 - their songs had 167 appearances on the singles charts. // The Paramounts were based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex; this was their only English hit ///* - Also, their only US release, out of 6 English singles //// Click on the Link above, to view the original single
[Went to No 1 in Oct 1964, in Sweden] • (Smash, Dec 1964)
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Don Craine {born 'Mick O' Donnell'}, singer and guitarist in British R&B group The Downliners Sect, died Feb 24th at age 76. They were basically a cruder and less successful version of The Pretty Things. / They had many well-known fans, including Van Morrison, Steve Marriott, and Rod Stewart; the latter two had even auditioned to join the band, but were turned down because they both wanted to be frontmen. ... ALSO ... The co-songwriter, Mike Stoller {part of the legendary 'Leiber-Stoller' songwriting/ production team}, was born in March 1933. / Click on the Link above, to view all 167(!!) appearances of Mike Stoller on the singles chart, all of them co-written with Jerry Lieber, and often other songwriters, such as Doc Pomus or Ben E. King.
Kerry Chater, who played bass in Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, died Feb 4th, at age 76. Before that, he was in the garage groups The Progressives {with Doug Ingle, later of Iron Butterfly}, then by 1966 in The Outcasts from San Diego, with Gary Puckett. / He also wrote many chart hits for artists such as Jennifer Warnes, Alabama, Skylark, Charlie Rich, George Benson and Reba McEntire, amongst others. // Click on the Link above, left, to view all 27 charting songs that he wrote.
Terry Jacks was in The Chessmen {4 top-ten hits in Vancouver, BC between 1964 and 1966}, then the POPPY FAMILY (featuring his future wife, Susan Jacks {aka "Susan Pesklevits"} ), their first/ biggest hit was 'Which Way You Goin' Billy' {UK #7, US #2/ 03-70} / He was born in March of 1944. / His biggest solo hit was 'Seasons in the Sun' {UK, US #1!/ 01-74} / Click on the Link above, to view the US single
Time:
1:34
Artist:
Billy & Lillie [Billed as 'Billy And Lilly And The Thunderbirds']
Trumpeter, bandleader Billie Ford, of 'Billy & Lillie', was born in March of 1925. "Lillie" was Lillie Bryant. They had 18 singles from 1957 to 1966, several as 'Billy And Lillie And The Thunderbirds'. / Their big hits were 'La Dee Dah ' {R&B #6, #9/ 01-58} and 'Lucky Ladybug' {#14/ 12-58}, both written by Bob Crewe & Frank Slay. / / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Time:
1:36
Artist:
Mickey & Sylvia [Billed as " 'Little' Sylvia Vanderpool With Mickey Baker And His Band"]
The "Sylvia" in "Mickey & Sylvia", Sylvia Robinson was born (as 'Sylvia Vanderpool') in March of 1935 // As a solo act, she had a hit with "Pillow Talk" (R&B #1!, #3/ 03-73). / She and husband Joe Robinson founded Sugar Hill Records in 1979, which released pioneering rap records by The Sugarhill Gang {"Rapper's Delight"} and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five // Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Time:
1:38
Artist:
Dinah Shore [Billed as 'Dinah Shore . Red Norvo Quintet']
... Born as "Fannye Shore" in March 1916, Dinah SHORE started as a big band singer in 1939, with the Xavier Cugat orchestra. / She started a decades-long career as a TV host in 1951; from 1974 to 1979 she hosted "Dinah!," a daily talk show that sometimes had unexpected rock music performance appearances: Tina Turner, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop ... ALSO ... "Mr. Swing", Red Norvine was born on the last day of March, 1908. He played the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone. He appeared as himself in the films 'Screaming Mimi' (1958) and in 'Ocean's 11' (1960). // Click on the Link above, to view the original album
Although known as a songwriter, he released over 40 singles and almost 30 albums. His biggest hit as a songwriter was 'Joy to the World' by Three Dog Night {#1!/ 03-71} / He also had a career as an actor, starting in 1965 on 'Bonanza' // He was born March of 1938 ... ALSO ... guitarist Willie Chambers of The Chambers Brothers was born in Match of 1938. He co-wrote their biggest hit "Time Has Come Today" {#11/ 08-68} with his brother Joe. // Click on the Link above, to view the original single, with a picture sleeve
The lead guitarist, singer of this Liverpool group, Brian O'Hara was born in March of 1942. Their first two English hits were Lennon-McCartney songs, 'Hello Little Girl' and ' I'm In Love '... ALSO ... DON EVERLY (born 'Isaac Donald Everly') died Aug 21st, at age 84. / The legendary Everly Brothers were one of the original 10 inductees in 1986 to The Rock N'Roll Hall of Fame. // * - On their album 'It's Everly Time', May 1960 /// Click on the Link above, to view the US single
Legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery was born in March of 1923. Instead of using a guitar pick, he plucked the strings with the fleshy part of his thumb. Why? - Before his music career began, practicing at home late at night, to keep his neighbors from complaining, this allowed him to played quietly ...ALSO ... Edward Heyman wrote the jazz standard 'Body and Soul' in 1930; it's been recorded by Loius Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins and Billie Holiday. He was born in March of 1907.
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.. M O R E "RECENT" RECENT DEATHS ... "RECENT" RECENT DEATHS ... RECENT DEATHS: .. RECENT DEATHS ... RECENT DEATHS ... RECENT DEATHS:
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The first track is for former WMBR DJ ELAINE KUNG/ in MEMORIUM; a "Lost & Found"-type artist that she played:
Former WMBR DJ Elaine Kung sadly passed away in February, age 29(?). From Oct 2011 to June 2015 she was a DJ with former GM Elliot Avila on The Breakfast Of Champions (as "Elaine and Elliot"), and also did her own shows 'Not So Average Cabbage', 'Hi, How Are You?', 'Pourin' a Graphic' and 'Horny Harmonics'. I followed Elaine and Elliot a number of times on Mondays. Elaine was always very friendly, and this is still very hard to comprehend.
Canadian singer Marc Hamilton died of COVID-19 March 7th, at age 78. He was in the garage groups Les Shadols and Les Monstres, before he went solo in fall 1967. For commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Quebec flag, this song was picked as one of all-time 50 Quebec songs ever. In 1973, as a result of an accident, he lost his left eye.
Country singer Warner Mack {born as '[Warner McPherson'} died March 1st, at age 96. He had 24 hits on the Country charts from 1957 ro 1977, most of them 1964 - 1973. His biggest hits were 'The Bridge Washed Out' {C&W #1!/ 05-65}} and his first single 'Is It Wrong? (For Loving You)' {C&W #9, Pop #61/ 09-57} / Click on the Link above, to view the original single
Joni James, who was born as 'Giovanna Carmella Babbo' in 1930, died Feb 20th at age 91. She had 25 chart singles, the biggest being her first 'Why Don't You Believe Me?' {UK #11, US #1!/ 10-52} She was the first American to record at London's Abbey Road Studios, and recorded five albums there. She was also very popular in parts of Asia, particularly in the Philippines... ALSO ... The co-writer, Peter DeRose {music}, was born in 1896. The best-known version nowadays is by Nino Tempo & April Stevens {UK #17, US #1!/ 09-63}.
