Crazy Don

Monday December 27 Elvis Presley's original guitarist, Scotty Moore ("Heartbreak Hotel") is 73 Dick St. John of Dick & DeeDee ("The Mountain's High") dies of injuries sustained in a fall, 2003 Bob Luman ("Let's Think About Living") dies in 1978 Walter Scott, lead singer of Bob Kuban & the In-Men ("The Cheater"), is shot to death by his ex-wife (his body is discovered three years later), 1983 Chuck Berry is sued by the former cook of his restaurant for allegedly putting a video camera in the ladies' restroom, 1989 The Supremes make the first of many performances on CBS-TV's "Ed Sullivan Show", 1964

Sunday December 26 * Producer Phil Spector (of the "Wall Of Sound") is 64 * Curtis Mayfield ("Freddie's Dead") dies in 1999 * Led Zeppelin arrive for their first U.S. tour, 1968 * The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" film debuts on BBC-TV, 1967 * Capitol Records releases the Beatles' "I Want To Hold Your Hand" in the United States, 1963 * The Monkees begin recording "Valleri", 1967 * Jay & the Americans record "She Cried", 1961

Saturday December 25 Jimmy Buffett ("Margaritaville") is 58 The late Chris Kenner ("Land Of 1000 Dances") is born in 1929 Dean Martin ("That's Amore") dies of acute respiratory failure in 1995 Damita Jo (recorded the answer songs "I'll Save The Last Dance For You" and "I'll Be There") dies from respiratory illness, 1998 Paul McCartney announces his engagement to Jane Asher (they break up eight months later), 1967 James Taylor receives his first guitar for Christmas at the age of 12, 1960 Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive gets his first drum set for Christmas, 1969

Friday December 24 The late Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") is born in 1924 Mike Curb ("Burning Bridges") is 60 Johnny Ace ("Pledging My Love") dies playing Russian roulette backstage at a Houston concert, 1954 ABBA members Bjorn and Agnetha divorce in 1978 Olivia James Taylor, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Joni Mitchell go Christmas carolling in Hollywood, 1974 Miami police cut the power to a noisy Manfred Mann concert, causing a two-hour riot, 1972 Tommy James & the Shondells record "I Think We're Alone Now", 1966 Bobby Darin records "Beyond The Sea", 1958

Dionne Warwick--Déjà Vu

Wayne Newton.

Thursday December 23 Eugene Records of the Chi-Lites ("Oh Girl") is 64 The late "Little" Esther Phillips ("Release Me") is born in 1935 Elton John and Bernie Taupin begin writing songs together, 1969 Cat Stevens converts to Islam, changing his name to Yusef Islam, 1977 Chuck Berry is arrested for transporting a minor across a state line foir an immoral purpose, 1959 Simon & Garfunkel donate a million dollars to the Children's Heart Fund, 2003 Jim Croce receives a posthumous #1 record with "Time In A Bottle", 1973 James Brown unsuccessfully sues the producers of the movie "The Commitments? over the use of his image, 1991 The Drifters record "This Magic Moment", 1959 The Champs record "Tequila", 1957

Wednesday December 22 Twin Bee Gees Robin and the late Maurice Gibb ("I Started A Joke") are born in 1949 Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick ("I Want You To Want Me") is 58 Dave Dudley ("Six Days On The Road") dies of a heart attack in 2003 Eric Burdon leaves the Animals, 1968 Isaac Hayes files for bankruptcy in 1976 Ike & Tina Turner are robbed of $86,000 in concert receipts, 1975 The stage version of Harry Nilsson's "The Point" opens in London with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees in the cast, 1978

Tuesday December 21 The late Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys ("God Only Knows") is born in 1946 Ray Hildebrand of Paul & Paula ("Hey Paula") is 64 Carla Thomas ("Gee Whiz") is 62 Gwen McCrae ("Rockin' Chair") is 61 Betty Wright ("Clean Up Woman") is 51 The late Frank Zappa ("Dancing Fool")is born in 1940 Crosby, Stills & Nash form in 1968 Elvis Presley visits U.S. President Richard Nixon at the White House, 1970 Martha & the Vandellas disband in 1971 Elvis Presley is inducted into the Los Angeles Indian Tribal Council on the day his "Flaming Star" movie opens, 1960 The first solo Janis Joplin concert is in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968 David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Byrds guests on ABC-TV's "Roseanne", 1992 LaVern Baker records "Jim Dandy", 1955

It's So Easy--Buddy Holly (covered by Linda Ronstadt) Fame--Irene Cara

I sort of like "Pieces of Me" by Ashlee Simpson. I can't wait until after Christmas when the station I usually listen to for the recent stuff returns (hopefully) to normal after playing all Christmas music!

Monday December 20 Bobby Darin ("Mack The Knife") dies after heart surgery in 1973 Charles Randolph Grean ("Quentin's Theme") dies in 2003 Jethro Tull is formed, 1967 Elvis Presley receives his draft notice, 1957 Joe Walsh joins the Eagles, 1975 The Main Ingredient record "Everybody Plays The Fool", 1971

Sunday December 19 Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire ("September") is 63 The late Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City") is born in 1944 Charlie Ryan ("Hot Rod Lincoln") is 89 Pops Staples of the Staple Singers ("Heavy Makes You Happy") dies in 2000 Michael Clarke of the Byrds ("Mr. Tambourine Man") dies of liver failure in 1993 Ron Wood joins the Rolling Stones, 1974 Neil Diamond's "Christmas in Washington" special airs on NBC-TV, 1992 Dolly Parton's "Nine To Five" film opens in 1980 Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes", 1955 The Friends of Distinction record "Grazin' In The Grass", 1968 Bobby Darin records "Mack The Knife", 1958

Saturday December 18 * Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones ("Satisfaction") is 61 * Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicky on NBC-TV's "Tonight Show", 1969 * Fans rush James Brown's limo at Sam Cooke's wake in Chicago, forcing him to leave, 1964 * Rod Stewart leaves Faces in 1975 * Britain's EMI Records rejects the Beatles (though they later sign them), 1961 * S/Sgt. Barry Sadler records "The Ballad Of The Green Berets", 1965 * Sam Cooke records "Twisting The Night Away", 1961 * Christina Aguilera ("Genie in a Bottle") is 24 (Actually, the last one was not on the site I got this from but I found out about it somewhere else.)

Friday December 17 The late Eddie Kendricks ("Keep On Truckin'" and member of the Temptations) is born in 1939 The Beach Boys play for Princess Margaret at London's Royal Albert Hall, 1970 The Supremes open the Houston Astrodome with a concert there, 1965 Carl Perkins writes "Blue Suede Shoes", 1955 Olivia Newton-John appears in the TV movie, "A Mom For Christmas", 1990 Andy Williams records "Love Story", 1970

Thursday December 16 Benny Andersson of ABBA ("Waterloo") is 58 The late Ludwig van Beethoven (composer of Walter Murphy's "A Fifth Of Beethoven") is born in 1770 Nicolette Larson ("Lotta Love") dies of cerebral edema in 1997 The Who disband (until the seemingly unending series of "reunions"), 1983 George Harrison is deported from Germany for being too young to perform with the Beatles there, 1960 Stephen Stills loses a paternity suit filed by a California woman, 1973 The "Saturday Night Fever" film debuts, 1977

These are the pairs of songs I think have almost identical intros? "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," Meat Loaf/"Three Times a Lady," Commodores "Blue Bayou," Linda Ronstadt/"An Innocent Man," Billy Joel (Note: When the latter song was popular, I heard what I thought was its intro, jokingly sang "I feel so bad, got a worried mind" and it turned out that they were playing Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou"!) "Just What I Needed," The Cars/"Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne

Wednesday December 15 Dave Clark ("Glad All Over") is 62 The late Jesse Belvin ("Goodnight My Love") is born in 1932 The late disk jockey Alan Freed (coined the term "rock 'n' roll") is born in 1922 Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes ("Nathan Jones") is 65 Jerry Wallace ("How The Times Flies") is 76 Rufus Thomas ("Walkin' The Dog") dies in 2001 Jackie Brenston ("Rocket 88") dies in 1979 Jermaine Jackson marries Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr.'s daughter, Hazel, 1973 An intruder who broke into George Harrison's home and stabbed the ex-Beatle is found not guilty by reason of insanity, 2000 Joe Walsh is given an honorary Doctorate of Music from Kent State University in Ohio, 2001 James Brown is sentenced to six years in prison after an interstate car chase with police (he serves more than two years), 1988 The "Peace For Christmas" chaity concert for UNICEF in London features John Lennon, George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Keith Moon, 1969 Grace Slick appears in blackface as the Jefferson Airplane guest on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" on CBS-TV, 1968 The Beach Boys meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Paris and learn transcendental meditation, 1967 The Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me", 1959 Glenn Yarbrough records "Baby The Rain Must Fall", 1964

Tuesday December 14 Patty Duke ("Don't Just Stand There") is 58 The late Charlie Rich ("Mohair Sam") is born in 1932 The late Spike Jones ("All I Want For Christmas") is born in 1911 Dinah Washington ("Unforgettable") dies of an accidental overdose of alcohol and pills, 1963 Billy Preston pleads guilty to insurance fraud, 1998 Chad & Jeremy and Don Ho guest on ABC-TV's "Batman" (Catwoman steals the voices of the duo), 1966 The film "Born To Boogie", directed by Ringo Starr and starring Elton John, premieres in London, 1972 Little Richard, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen are among those who perform at a tribute to Frank Sinatra on "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way", on ABC-TV, 1995

The only time I ever watched wrestling on TV was when WCW Nitro was broadcast live from Charleston, WV. Twenty miles west of Charleston there is a town called Nitro. I am not making this up.

Todd Rundgren. You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish.

Monday December 13 * Ted Nugent of the Amboy Dukes ("Journey To The Center Of The Mind") is 56 (Also known as a soloist on songs like "Cat Scratch Fever.") * Zal Yankovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful ("Rain On The Roof") dies in 2002 * Pigmeat Markham ("Here Comes The Judge") dies in 1981 * The Beatles sign with manager Brian Epstein (though Epstein never signs the contract), 1961 * George Harrison has lunch with U.S. President Gerald Ford at the White House, 1974 * B.B. King performs for U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House, 2001 * "John Denver's Montana Christmas Skies" special airs on CBS-TV, 1991 * Phil Collins guest stars on NBC-TV's "Miami Vice", 1985 * Jimi Hendrix records "Foxey Lady", 1966 * Perez Prado records "Patricia", 1956

Sunday December 12 Connie Francis ("Stupid Cupid") is 66 Dionne Warwick ("Don't Make Me Over") is 65 The late Frank Sinatra ("Love And Marriage") is born in 1915 Jerry Lee Lewis marries his cousin Myra (before the divorce from his previous marriage is final), 1957 Mick Taylor leaves the Rolling Stones, 1974 Gordon Lightfoot leaves a Hamilton, Ontario hospital more than three months after undergoing emergency surgery there, 2002 Dionne Warwick celebrates her 45th birthday by receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1985 "Frank Sinatra Day" is celebrated in the state of Nevada, 2001 A Portland, Oregon disk jockey is fired for playing Elvis Presley's version of "White Christmas" on-the-air, 1957 Filming begins on Diana Ross' "Lady Sings The Blues" movie, 1971 Marie Osmond's solo TV variety series debuts on NBC, 1980 Bill Haley records "See You Later Alligator", 1955

Saturday December 11 * Brenda Lee ("Dum Dum") is 60 * David Gates ("Goodbye Girl" and leader of Bread) is 64 * Jermaine Jackson ("Daddy's Home") is 50 * The late J. Frank Wilson ("Last Kiss") is born in 1941 * The late Perez Prado ("Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White") is born in 1918 * The late Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (the original "Hound Dog") is born in 1926 * Sam Cooke ("You Send Me") is shot to death by a Los Angeles motel manager, 1964 * David Soul wins a $70,000 judgement in a lawsuit against a London theatre critic who criticized his stage performance without even seeing it, 2001 * Carlos Santana performs at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway, 2002 * Aretha Franklin makes her New York concert debut at the Village Vanguard, 1960 * The first U.S. Genesis concert is held at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, 1972

I do recall HBO sometimes aired music videos between movies?