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Forget The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin and Remember The Eccles Cake Connoisseur
READ UP ON JIMMY RUFFIN'S DARK OBSESSION!!
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South African Radio Stations Pull Stevie Wonder’s Music Over Support For Mandela
STEVIE WONDER BANNED FROM SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO STATIONS!
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RUFUS THOMAS SIGNS WITH SUN RECORDS; LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR 20th CENTURY ROCK-N-ROLL STARS
Legendary singer Rufus Thomas signed with Sam Phillips' emerging Sun Records today (March 12, 1953). Just a few days earlier, on March 8, Rufus Thomas entered the studio and recorded…
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THE IRONY: SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS RECORDS “I PUT A SPELL ON YOU”; DIES ON THE SAME DAY
Singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded his classic single "I Put A Spell On You," today (February 12, 1956). Jay Hawkins originally recorded "I Put A Spell On You" as a…
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Dec. 11, 1926 Happy Birthday Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton was born Willie Mae Thornton in Montgomery, Alabama today (December 11) in 1926.
Thornton has held influence over several genres of music. Her 1952 hit song “Hound Dog” made Elvis Presley world famous.