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#RIP #OTD in 2008 singer ("What's He Doing in My World", "Make the World Go Away") Eddy Arnold died from natural causes in a care facility in Nashville, aged 89. Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville https://t.co/Eu55RlNBqx pic.twitter.com/FOGT6SBcyJ
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 8, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1966: Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo https://t.co/1wCe4ML0A7 via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 8, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1966: Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday https://t.co/SFGrcldT3o via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 8, 2023
9 May 1949. Singer-songwriter, Billy Joel, was born in the Bronx, New York. He is the 7th biggest selling recording artist of all time in the USA, with 33 Top 40 hits in the USA and 3 No.1 singles. In 1999, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/GKJ4ue56b7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 9, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 1989 singer, songwriter ("Miami, My Amy", "Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain") Keith Whitley died; alcohol intoxication; his Goodlettsville TN, aged 34. Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville https://t.co/DwkQcyRJsK pic.twitter.com/WLZqEqdKiT
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 9, 2023
#RIP #OTD in 2010, Grammy Award winning singer ("Stormy Weather", "One for My Baby), actress, (Stormy Weather, Cabin in the Sky) civil rights activist, dancer, Lena Horne died in New York City of heart failure at the age of 92. Cremation https://t.co/DwkQcyRJsK pic.twitter.com/fDHfhEYhwz
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 9, 2023
#RIP #OTD musician, singer, songwriter ("Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally"), The Originator, Little Richard died at his home in Tullahoma, Tennessee, from bone cancer, aged 87. Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama https://t.co/DwkQcyRJsK pic.twitter.com/3LcwdAMEyZ
— RIP The Final Footprint (@RIPTFF) May 9, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1981: Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver https://t.co/8CjRBfxobj via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 9, 2023
USA No.1 on this day in 1988: Terence Trent D'arby - Wishing well https://t.co/vILIdYJ93U via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 9, 2023
Today we remember legendary fiddle player Seán Keane of the iconic Irish folk group The Chieftains who has unexpectedly passed.
📸(Courtesy of @RTEArchives) Seán Keane on the RTÉ Television traditional Irish music programme, 'Meitheal', broadcast 30 September 1972. #SeánKeane pic.twitter.com/SwNIFZJi84
— RTÉ lyric fm (@RTElyricfm) May 8, 2023
10 May 1946. Popular folk-pop singer-songwriter, Donovan (Donovan Philips Leitch), was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His heyday was the 1960s when he had a number of Top 10 hits. He was originally seen as the “British Bob Dylan” but managed to create a distinctive sound of his own. pic.twitter.com/oiUvSkF33C
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2023
10 May 1954. Bill Haley & His Comets released the classic single, Rock Around the Clock. It was written by Max Freedman and James Myers and was the first rock ‘n’ roll single to reach No.1 in the UK and the USA. pic.twitter.com/Y3VLlFeBHz
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2023
10 May 1957. Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie), a member of punk group, Sex Pistols, was born in London. On 2 January 1979, he went on trial in New York City for the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen on 12 October 1978. Before the trial ended, Vicious had committed suicide. pic.twitter.com/0H9FF2Ur7h
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2023
10 May 1960. U2 lead singer-songwriter, Bono (Paul Hewson), was born in Dublin, Ireland. As a member of U2, he has received 22 Grammy Awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Bono as the 32nd Greatest Singer of All Time. pic.twitter.com/N7rdxWKisY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2023
UK No.1 on this day in 1976: ABBA- Fernando https://t.co/K2QdQ8hNbi via @YouTube
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) May 10, 2023