Tag: Music legends
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The Queen, the King and a vagabond bluesman
We all know about Elvis and Aretha Franklin, but less is known about the first member of the ‘27 Forever Club’ — blues guitarist Robert Johnson. The three music legends died on August 16.
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Bill Haley rocked Conservative America
Remembering Bill Haley, the guy who shook up 1950s conservative white America with Rock Around the Clock, died on February 9, 1981, at the age of 55.
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This cool guy saved Elton John’s life
The “someone” in Elton John’s 1975 hit “Someone Saved My Life Tonight,” which was written by Taupin, is Long John Baldry — Sugar Bear in the song.
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The tragic life and death of the ‘Caruso of Rock’
Orbison’s life was filled with tragedy, including the sudden accidental death of his wife Claudette. During a series of concerts in Britain, his home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, burned down, killing his two sons, 11-year old Roy and Tony, 6.
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Fats Domino: ‘I never thought I’d be here this long’
Fats Domino, who died on this day, October 24, 2017, sold more than 65 million records in the 1950s and early ‘60s — second only to Elvis Presley — and had three dozen Top 40 hits.
Mary Saves the Day 