Drewsky1211

Hans Conried died on this day 43 years ago, aged 64. - Conried got his start in acting in the late 1930s, and during World War II, he would often be typecast as villains due to his German surname- and he would enlist in the war in 1944, seeing service in the Pacific Theater. - While having an extensive live-action career, Conried is more famous as a voice actor. In 1953 he would provide the voice of Captain Hook in Disney's Peter Pan: He would continue to get typecast in villainous roles, such as Snidely Whiplash in Dudley Do-Right, and the Grinch in the 1977 TV special Halloween Is Grinch Night. However, he would also voice act protagonists, such as Waldo in Hoppity Hooper, Horton in the 1970 version of Horton Hears A Who!, and Thorin Oakenshield in the Rankin-Bass Hobbit. - Conried had a heart attack in 1979, and died from a second one three years later.

Robert Duvall is 94.

1/4/2025 34 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye +1 33 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 32 David Bowie - Starman +2 32 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 32 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 31 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 30 Carole King - It's Too Late 29 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 28 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 28 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me)  28 Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 27 Golden Earring - Radar Love  26 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy +1 26 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 26 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle 25 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 25 Mott The Hoople — Roll Away The Stone 25 Stevie Wonder - He’s Misstra Know It All 23 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World  23 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 23 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 22 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 20 Rattles - The Witch  20 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 20 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 18 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 16 Status Quo - Paper Plane  09 Ringo Starr - Photograph 08 Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat -3 08 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 08 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 05 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die -3

1/4/2025 21 Faithless - Insomnia -6 15 No Doubt - Just a Girl +4 06 EMF - Unbelievable

Gerry Rafferty died on this day 14 years ago, aged 63. - Rafferty's first band was The Fifth Column, joining it in 1966. He would then join The Humblebums in 1969 (playing alongside Billy Connolly), and then in 1972 founded Stealers Wheel, notable for their top-10 single "Stuck in the Middle with You": - In 1978 Rafferty would release his signature song "Baker Street": The song contains what is considered one of the most famous saxophone riffs in music (up there with "Careless Whisper"'s), and has been covered from everyone from Foo Fighters to Waylon Jennings to Rick Sanchez: - Rafferty's career would decline in the '80s, believed to have been attributed to hisaversion to performing live. His final album was 2009's (ironically titled) Life Goes On. - Rafferty suffered from alcoholism from a young age, and ended up dying of liver failure. He was the first hit of the 2011 DeathList (of seven that year), having also debuted that year.

Matt Frewer is 67.

1/3/2025 38 No Doubt - Just a Girl +4 27 EMF - Unbelievable 23 Faithless - Insomnia -6

1/3/2025 31 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 30 David Bowie - Starman +2 29 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye +1 29 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 29 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown)  28 Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 28 Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 28 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 27 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle 26 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 26 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me) 26 Carole King - It's Too Late 25 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy +1 24 Golden Earring - Radar Love  23 Stevie Wonder - He’s Misstra Know It All 23 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 23 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 22 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 21 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 21 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World 21 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 21 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 20 Rattles - The Witch  20 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 20 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 20 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 19 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 19 Status Quo - Paper Plane  18 Ringo Starr - Photograph 13 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha-La-La-La) 13 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die  13 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 12 Olivia Newton John - If Not For You  10 Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat 08 The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love  08 Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner 00 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People -6

Pope Anterus died on this day 1789 years ago, aged... I actually can't find anything about how old he was. - Anterus was born in southern Italy. His father's name was Romulus. One origin theory suggests that Anterus' name was a sign that he was an ex-slave in what is now Greece who was later manumissioned. Not much of his early life is known (as seen by me finding nothing about his final age). - Anterus would succeed Pope Pontian upon his death in 235. During his papacy, he was known for compiling the records of all Christian martyrs at that point (akin to running a third century religious wiki). - Anterus would only reign for six weeks, allegedly being killed on the orders of emperor Maximinus Thrax (Maximinus hated everything about his predecessor Severus Alexander's court, and since Alexander had a bunch of Christians employed, he would order the leaders of the churches killed in 235). He would be succeeded by Pope Fabian.

Stephen Stills is 80.

1/2/2025 28 Thin Lizzy - Whisky in the Jar 27 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye +1 26 David Bowie - Starman +2 26 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 25 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 25 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 24 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 24 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle 24 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 24 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me) 23 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy +1 23 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting 23 Carole King - It's Too Late 22 Olivia Newton John - If Not For You 22 Stevie Wonder - He’s Misstra Know It All 22 Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 21 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 21 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 21 Golden Earring - Radar Love  21 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 21 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 20 Ringo Starr - Photograph 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 20 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 20 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World 20 Rattles - The Witch 20 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 20 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 20 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 20 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 19 The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love  19 Status Quo - Paper Plane  18 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha-La-La-La) 18 Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat  18 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy  17 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die 15 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People 12 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet  11 Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand -2 10 Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner -4

1/2/2025 39 No Doubt - Just a Girl 29 Faithless - Insomnia 26 EMF - Unbelievable  14 Annie Lennox - Little Bird/Love Song for a Vampire -6 10 Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin +4

Alan Hale Jr. died on this day 35 years ago, aged 68. - Hale was a nepo baby- the son of actors Alan Hale Sr. and Gretchen Hartman. Due to this fact, he debuted on Broadway in a production of Caught Wet at the mere age of 10, and had his first screen role at the age of 12 in the film Wild Boys of the Road. - Hale would make the move to TV in 1950, often appearing in Western-themed shows such as Bonanza, Rawhide, Cheyenne, and Wanted Dead or Alive. He was also often a guest on The Gene Autry Show. - In 1964 Hale would begin starring in his most famous role- The Skipper in Gilligan's Island. After the show's end in 1967, Hale would often reprise his role for made-for-TV sequel movies, the animated sequel series The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet, and (in one of his final roles) an episode of ALF: - Hale died after a battle with thymus cancer.

Dax Shepard is 50.

1/1/2025 24 Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye +1 24 The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 23 David Bowie - Starman +1 23 Elton John - Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting +1 23 Carole King - It's Too Late 23 Derek & The Dominos - Layla 23 Thin Lizzy - Whisky in the Jar 23 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle 22 Alice Cooper - No More Mr Nice Guy +1 22 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You 22 The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away From Me) 22 Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4 21 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 21 Nazareth - Broken Down Angel 21 Golden Earring - Radar Love  21 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin And John 21 Ringo Starr - Photograph 21 Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown) 21 Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone 21 Stevie Wonder - He’s Misstra Know It All 21 Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side 21 Olivia Newton John - If Not For You 20 Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die 20 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travellin' Band 20 Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 20 Jimmy Cliff - Wild World 20 Rattles - The Witch 20 Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 20 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman 20 Jo Jo Gunne - Run Run Run 20 Suzi Quatro - The Wild One 19 The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 19 Status Quo - Paper Plane 18 Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand 18 Bay City Rollers - Remember (Sha-La-La-La) 18 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy 18 Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat 17 Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People 14 Dave & Ansel Collins - Monkey Spanner -3 14 Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet 13 Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken 12 John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band - Power to the People 05 Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding  -3 03 Wombles - Banana Rock