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Richard M. Sherman is 95 today.

11/6/23 at 10:14PM 51 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 44 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising +4 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 28 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 28 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 26 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 25 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 25 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 24 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good , The Bad And The Ugly 22 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 22 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 18 The Move – Blackberry Way 18 Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beak y, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 17 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 15 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back 10 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 08 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap – Young Girl -6

American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially through his starring roles in Western and war movies John Wayne died on this day 44 years ago, aged 72. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic that was a box-office failure. He played leading roles in numerous B movies during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns. John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made Wayne a mainstream star. Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), with Maureen O'Hara, Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin, and The Longest Day (1962). Canadian-born American actress in film, radio, and television Ann Rutherford died on this day 11 years ago, aged 94. In 1935, Rutherford began her Hollywood film career in the starring role of Joan O'Brien in the dramatic film Waterfront Lady for Mascot Pictures, later to be Republic Pictures. Rutherford soon established herself as a popular leading lady of Western films at Republic, co-starring with actors Gene Autry and John Wayne. In 1937, Rutherford left Republic and signed a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. In 1938, MGM loaned Rutherford to Selznick International Pictures to appear as Carreen O'Hara, a sister of Scarlett O'Hara, in the film Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1937 until 1942, Rutherford portrayed Polly Benedict in the MGM Andy Hardy youth comedy film series with actor Mickey Rooney. Her first film in this series was You're Only Young Once (1937).

Kodak Black is 26 today.

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Canadian professional ice hockey player Gordie Howe died on this day 7 years ago, aged 88. Howe made his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1946. He won the Art Ross Trophy for leading the league in points each year from 1950-51 to 1953-54, then again in 1956-57 and 1962-63, for a total of six times, which is the second most in NHL history. He ranked among the top ten in NHL scoring for 21 consecutive years and set an NHL record for points in a season (95) in 1953, a record which was broken six years later. He won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings four times and won six Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player. He also led the NHL in playoff points six times. Howe is often considered the most complete player to ever play the game and one of the greatest of all time. American singer, songwriter and pianist Ray Charles died on this day 19 years ago, aged 73. Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records. Charles' 1960 hit "Georgia On My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country And Western Music became his first album to top the Billboard 200. Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, 2 on the Hot Country singles charts. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history. Charles was blind during his childhood.

John Edwards is 70 today.

10.06.23 47 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 42 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 34 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 26 The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 26 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 25 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 24 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 24 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 24 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 19 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 18 Gary Pucket & The Union Gap — Young Girl 17 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 16 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 16 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 15 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women 14 The Equals – Baby Come Back  13 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 12 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 08 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 07 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde -6

June 9 at 11:35PM 37 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 32 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 27 The Beatles – Lady Madonna 26 Creedence Clearwater Revival — Bad Moon Rising 26 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar 22 Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg – Je T´aime... Moi Non Plus 22 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 22 Fleetwood Mac – Albatross 21 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 21 Peter Sarstedt – Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) 20 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Legend Of Xanadu 20 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 20 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – Young Girl 20 The Equals – Baby Come Back 20 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 20 The Beach Boys – Do It Again 20 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 20 Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends 20 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 20 The Move – Blackberry Way 20 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 20 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 20 The Beatles – The Ballad Of John & Yoko 20 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 20 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 20 Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back 19 The Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Woman 19 Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde 19 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 16 The Scaffold – Lily The Pink 16 The Marmalade – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 15 Des O´Connor – I Pretend 14 The Bee Gees – I´ve Gotta Get A Message To You 02 Cliff Richard – Congratulations -6

English writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era Charles Dickens died on this day 153 years ago, aged 58. Dickens' literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers, a publishing phenomenon – thanks largely to the introduction of the character Sam Weller in the fourth episode – that sparked Pickwick merchandise and spin-offs. Within a few years Dickens had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most of them published in monthly or weekly installments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. His 1843 novella A Christmas Carol remains especially popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. Canadian-born American actress and singer Alexis Smith died on this day 30 years ago, aged 72. Smith co starred opposite Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim (1942), one of the most popular movies of the year. Her lead appearance in The Constance Nymph (1943) was well-received and led to bigger parts. After a cameo in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Smith appeared opposite Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), and starred alongside Ann Sheridan in The Doughgirls (1944). She had another cameo in Hollywood Canteen (1944) and co starred with Jack Benny in The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945). Smith appeared on the cover of the May 3, 1971 issue of Time as the result of the critical acclaim for her singing and dancing role in Hal Prince's Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which marked her long-awaited Broadway debut. In 1972, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.

Natalie Portman is 42 today.

June 8 at 10:00PM 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 36 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 35 Dusty Springfield – You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 31 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale +4 21 The Monkees – I´m A Believer 04 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon -6

Robert Aumann is 93 today.

American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentation who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition Anthony Bourdain died on this day 5 years ago, aged 61. He first became known for his bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (2000). Bourdain's first food and world-travel television show A Cook's Tour ran for 35 episodes on the Food Network in 2002 and 2003. In 2005, he began hosting the Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure programs Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005-2012) and The Layover (2011-2013). In 2013, he began a three-season run as a judge on The Taste and consequently switched his travelogue programming to CNN to host Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Bourdain died while on location in France, filming for Parts Unknown, of an apparent suicide by hanging. American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball Satchel Paige died on this day 41 years ago, aged 75. Paige first played for the semi-professional Mobile Tigers from 1924 to 1926. He began his professional baseball career in 1926 with the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League and became one of the most famous and successful players from the Negro leagues. On town tours across the United States, Paige would sometimes have his infielders sit down behind him and then routinely strike out the side. At age 42 in 1948, Paige made his debut got the Cleveland Indians; to this day, this makes him the oldest debutant in the National League or American League history. Additionally, Paige was 59 years old when he played his last major league game, which is also a record that stands to this day. Paige died of heart attack after a power failure at his home in Kansas City.

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June 7 at 10:52PM 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 41 The Four Tops — Reach Out I’ll Be There +4 31 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 25 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 24 The Kinks — Sunny Afternoon 21 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 18 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 09 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -6

English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing died on this day 69 years ago, aged 41. During the Second World War, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre that produced Ultra intelligence. For a time he led Hut 8, the section that was responsible for German naval cryptanalyst. Here, he devised a number of techniques for speeding the breaking of German ciphers, including improvements to the pre-war Polish bomba method, an electromechanical machine that could find settings for the Enigma machine. Turing played a crucial role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Axis powers in many crucial engagements, including the Battle of the Atlantic. After the war, Turing worked at the National Physical Laboratory, where he designed the Automatic Computing Engine, one of the first designs for a stored-program computer. Turing was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts. He appears on the current Bank of England £50 note, which was released on 23 June 2021, to coincide with his birthday. American actress Jean Harlow died on this day 86 years ago, aged 26. Harlow was first signed by business magnate Howard Hughes, who directed her first major role in Hell's Angels (1930). After a series of critically failed films, and Hughes' loss of interest in her career, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer bought out Harlow's contract in 1932 and cast her in leading roles in a string of hits built on her comedic talent: Red-Headed Woman (1932), Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935) and Suzy (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and then surpassed that of MGM's top leading ladies Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer. She died of Kidney Failure while filming Saratoga. MGM completed the film with the use of body doubles and released it less than two months after her death; it became MGM's most successful film of 1937, as well as the highest-grossing film of her career.

James Ivory is 95 today. Tom Jones is 83 today.

June 6 at 10:32PM 62 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 35 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running +4 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 28 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon 25 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 25 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 23 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 22 Procol Harum — A Whiter Shade Of Pale 18 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore -4 16 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) -2

David Scott is 91 today.

American actress Anne Bancroft died on this day 18 years ago, aged 73. Bancroft made her film debut in the noir thriller Don't Bother to Knock in 1952, and then appeared in 14 other films over the following five years. In 1958, Bancroft made her Broadway debut with the play Two for the Seesaw, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. The following year she portrayed Anne Sullivan in the original Broadway production of The Miracle Worker, winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Following her continued success on stage, Bancroft's film career was revived when she was cast in the acclaimed film adaptation of The Miracle Worker (1962) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her film career further progressed with Oscar nominated performances in The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Graduate (1967), The Turning Point (1977), and Agnes of God (1985).

June 4th 2023 at 9:24PM 56 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black +4 39 Procol Harum — A Whiter Shade Of Pale 33 The Monkees — I’m A Believer 32 The Walker Brothers – The Sun Ain´t Gonna Shine Anymore 31 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 31 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 31 The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon  30 The Spencer Davis Group – Keep On Running 28 Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)   25 Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 16 The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations -6 15 The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye 

American basketball coach and player John Wooden died on this day 13 years ago, aged 99. he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than four in a row in Division I college men's or women's basketball, Within this period, his teams won an NCAA men's basketball record 88 consecutive games. Wooden won the prestigious Henry Iba Award as national coach of the year a record seven times and won the AP award five times.

Angelina Jolie is 48 today.