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#8941 · August 21, 2025, 7:48 am

RIP OTD in 1993 mezzo-soprano, one of the defining opera singers of her generation, Tatiana Troyanos died from breast cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, aged 54. Pinelawn Memorial Park and Arboretum, East Farmingdale, New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown

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#8942 · August 21, 2025, 7:49 am

RIP OTD in 2021 Don Everly, part of the Everly Brothers duo, died (aged 84). Rolling Stone ranked the Everly Brothers No 1 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. In 1986, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Everly

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#8943 · August 21, 2025, 7:50 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1971: Diana Ross- I’m Still Waiting.

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#8944 · August 21, 2025, 7:50 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1986: Madonna - Papa Don't Preach.

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#8945 · August 21, 2025, 9:05 pm

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#8946 · August 22, 2025, 6:09 am

RIP OTD in 2011, lyricist of songwriting team Leiber and Stoller ("Hound Dog", "Kansas City", "Jailhouse Rock"), Jerry Leiber died; Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles aged 78; cardio-pulmonary failure. Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City CA https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/22/day-in-history-22-august-michael-collins/

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#8947 · August 22, 2025, 6:11 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1970: Bread - Make It With You.

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#8948 · August 22, 2025, 6:12 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1978: The Commodores - Three Times A Lady.

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#8949 · August 22, 2025, 10:48 pm

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#8950 · August 23, 2025, 6:38 am

RIP OTD in 1960 Tony & Oscar winning lyricist (Some Enchanted Evening, Getting to Know You, A Kiss to Build a Dream On), Oscar Hammerstein II died of stomach cancer at his home Highland Farm in Doylestown, Pennsylvania aged 65. Cremated remains scattered https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/23/day-in-history-23-august/

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#8951 · August 23, 2025, 6:40 am

Born OTD 1962. Singer-Songwriter Shaun Ryder was born in Salford. He’s best known as the lead singer of the Happy Mondays, and he was a leading figure in the Manchester cultural scene in the late 1980s. In 1993, he formed Black Grape, with Happy Mondays dancer Bez (Mark Berry).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ryder

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#8952 · August 23, 2025, 6:41 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1980: David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes.

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#8953 · August 23, 2025, 6:42 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1981: Lionel Richie & Diana Ross - Endless Love.

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#8954 · August 23, 2025, 10:38 pm

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#8955 · August 23, 2025, 10:50 pm

Quote from Anne On on August 20, 2025, 10:16 am

Born OTD 1948. Robert Plant was born in West Bromwich. He enjoyed great success as the flamboyant lead singer with Led Zeppelin from the late 1960s to 1980 when the group split up. In 2011, Rolling Stone readers ranked Plant the greatest of all lead singers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plant

Any chance of playing Big Log please ?😉

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#8956 · August 23, 2025, 11:15 pm

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#8957 · August 24, 2025, 6:57 am

RIP OTD in 1978 singer ("Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody"), actor, songwriter ("Jump, Jive an' Wail"), trumpeter, “The King of the Swing” Louis Prima died from a cerebral haemorrhage in New Orleans, aged 67. Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/24/day-in-history-24-august-louis-prima/

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#8958 · August 24, 2025, 6:58 am

RIP OTD in 2021 musician, the drummer of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts died at a London hospital at age 80, with his family. Laid to rest in Devon, England https://thefinalfootprint.com/2025/08/24/day-in-history-24-august-louis-prima/

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#8959 · August 24, 2025, 6:59 am

USA No.1 on this day in 1969: The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women.

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#8960 · August 24, 2025, 6:59 am

UK No.1 on this day in 1974: Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again.

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