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The Movies of 1964

Posted by on Mar 22, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on The Movies of 1964

It was a year that featured great family films, musicals, and the rise of the James Bond franchise. Here are some of the year’s...

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Music: Tommy Dorsey

Posted by on Jul 6, 2011 in Music | 1 comment

America has produced some great American pop and rock performers. I’ve paid tribute to some of them here: Tom Petty, The Rascals,...

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Music: Billboard Milestones

Posted by on May 8, 2011 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Billboard Milestones

No explanation needed here, except to say that these accomplishments relate to the Billboard Hot 100 chart, created in 1958, and the...

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Singer: Buddy Holly

Posted by on Aug 22, 2010 in Singer | Comments Off on Singer: Buddy Holly

    He died at the way-too-young age of 23. He’d only been recognized on the music scene for a year and a half. And yet he managed...

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