Crazy Don
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Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft" has a long intro.
Probably the shortest song with the longest intro has to be "Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band. The song is less than 2½ minutes long but the intro is almost a minute long!
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Thursday December 9
Donny Osmond ("Go Away Little Girl") is 47
George Baker ("Little Green Bag") is 60
The late Shirley Brickley of the Orlons ("Wah Watusi") is born in 1944
Sonny Til of the Orioles ("Crying In The Chapel") dies of heart failure in a Baltimore hospital, 1981
Bill Wyman retires from the Rolling Stones, 1992
Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested for breach of the peace in New Haven, Connecticut, 1967
The Supremes' and the Temptations' "TCB (Takin' Care Of Business)" special airs on NBC-TV, 1968
Bobby Darin is the mystery guest on TV's "What's My Line", 1962
The first Supremes album, "Meet The Supremes", is released in 1963
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Why, of course, that's "Beep Beep" by the Playmates.
While riding in my Cadillac
Much to my surprise
A little Nash Rambler was following me
About one-third my size?
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Wednesday December 8
Jerry Butler ("For Your Precious Love") is 65
The late Jim Morrison of the Doors ("Hello I Love You") is born in 1943
Johnny Otis ("Willie & The Hand Jive") is 83
Gregg Allman ("Midnight Rider") is 57
The late Sammy Davis, Jr. ("Candy Man") is born in 1925
John Lennon ("Imagine") is shot to death on a New York City street, 1980
Marty Robbins ("A White Sport Coat") dies of a heart attack in 1982
Frank Sinatra, Jr. is kidnapped (but returned safely), 1963
Jimi Hendrix is acquitted of drug charges in a Toronto court, 1969
The Grateful Dead officially disband, four months after the death of Jerry Garcia, 1995
Fabian visits Elvis Presley at Graceland mansion in Memphis and lends Elvis his pants when the King rips his demonstrating karate, 1960
John Denver guests on the Carpenters' ABC-TV special, 1976
Henry Mancini records "Moon River", 1960
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I had a sister-in-law who was heavily into Mötley Crüe. She even had all their albums.
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Tuesday December 7
* The late Harry Chapin ("WOLD") is born in 1942
* Bent Fabric ("Alley Cat") is 80
* Boyd Bennett ("Seventeen") is 80
* Dee Clark ("Hey Little Girl") dies of a heart attack in 1990
* Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys suffers a nervous breakdown on a Los Angeles airplane, 1964
* Eric Burdon disbands the Animals, 1968
* Harry Chapin receives a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for his work in fighting hunger, six years after his death, 1987
* Michael Jackson testifies in a Chicago courtroom that he, not an Illinois man, wrote "The Girl Is Mine" (he wins), 1984
* The Beatles appear on the British TV show "Jukebox Jury", declaring Elvis Presley's new record, "Kiss Me Quick", a "hit", 1963
* Daughter Nancy Sinatra guests on "Frank Sinatra: A Man & His Music, Part II" on CBS-TV, 1966
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Monday December 6
Len Barry ("1-2-3" and member of the Dovells) is 62
Steve Alaimo ("Every Day I Have To Cry") is 65
Jonathan King ("Everyone's Gone To The Moon") is 60
Dave Brubeck ("Take Five") is 84
Roy Orbison ("Crying") dies of a massive heart attack in 1988
Hell's Angels members used as security kill a man holding a gun (and three other audience members die, as well) as the Rolling Stones play their infamous concert at Altamont, California, 1969
The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" film (including clips of the Altamont concert) opens in New York, 1970
The Eagles tape a video for country star Travis Tritt's version of "Take It Easy", which leads to their reunion, 1993
The movie "Ferry Cross The Mersey", with Gerry & the Pacemakers, debuts in London, 1964
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I just cut and paste. I don't research.
Me neither.
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Sunday December 5
Little Richard ("Good Golly Miss Molly") is 72
Andy Kim ("Baby, How'd We Ever Get This Weay") is 58
Jim Messina (member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins & Messina) is 57
Graham Nash quits the Hollies (later forms Crosby, Stills & Nash), 1968
Scotty Moore (Elvis' original guitarist) undergoes brain surgery to repair a subdural hematoma, 2003
Elton John guests on NBC-TV's "Will & Grace", 2002
Alan Freed's "Rock Rock Rock" film (with Connie Francis singing for Tuesday Weld) is released, 1956
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Saturday December 4
Freddy Cannon ("Palisades Park") is 64
The late Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys ("Shut Down") is born in 1944
Tommy Bolin of Deep Purple ("Smoke On The Water") dies of a heroin overdose in a Miami hotel, 1976
Led Zeppelin officially disbands, 1980
The "Million Dollar Quartet" (Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash") record an impromptu session at Sun Records in Memphis, 1956
Roy Orbison's last concert is in Akron, Ohio, 1988
Chicago's Vee-Jay Records releases Gene Chandler's "Duke Of Earl", 1961
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Friday December 3
Andy Williams ("Can't Get Used To Losing You") is 76
Paul Nicholas ("Heaven On The Seventh Floor") is 59
Eleven people die in a rush for open seating at a Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1979
Keith Richards is electrocuted and knocked unconscious during a Rolling Stones concert in Sacramento, California, 1965
The Beatles meet future manager Brian Epstein for the first time, at his Liverpool record store, 1961
Disk Jockey Alan Freed gets a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1991
Ray Charles is given a 5-year suspended sentence and a fine in a drug conviction in Boston, 1966
John Lennon is asked to play the title role in "Jesus Christ,Superstar" (the offer is withdrawn the next day), 1969
A fire at a Frank Zappa concert at the Casino in Montreaux, Switzerland is immortalized later in Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water", 1971
The first Monkees concert is held, in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1966
Elvis Presley's "comeback" TV special airs on NBC, 1968
The Supremes guest on "Tennessee" Ernie Ford's TV special, 1967
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Thursday December 2
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge divorce, 1979
Jimmie Rodgers is found beaten in his car on the San Diego Freeway, 1967
Cindy Birdsong of the Supremes is kidnapped, but escapes unharmed, 1969
"Dreamgirls" opens on Broadway in 1981
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Shirelles, Gene Pitney and B.J. Thomas are owed $1.2 million in unpaid royalties, 1991
Bobby Darin is the subject of TV's "This Is Your Life", 1959
Andy Williams records "Can't Get Used To Losing You", 1962
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Wednesday December 1
Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Clair") is 58
Sandy Nelson ("Teen Beat") is 66
Billy Paul ("Me & Mrs. Jones") is 70
Lou Rawls ("You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine") is 69
Bette Midler "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy") is 59
John Densmore of the Doors ("Hello I Love You") is 59
Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") dies of emphysema in 1986
Bobby Darin marries actress Sandra Dee (it lasts seven years), 1960
Bette Midler celebrates her 30th birthday with an emergency appendectomy, 1975
Sly Stone is sentenced to 55 days in jail dor driving under the influence of cocaine, 1989
Neil Sedaka signs with RCA Records, 1958
Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke and the Rays all make their national TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show", 1957
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Tuesday November 30
Frank Ifield ("I Remember You") is 67
The late Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah") is born in 1924
Rob Grill of the Grass Roots ("Midnight Confessions") is 61
Luther Ingram ("If Loving You Is Wrong") is 60
Bob Moore ("Mexico") is 72
Jimmy Bowen ("I'm Sticking With You") is 67
Dick Clark ("American Bandstand") is 75
Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Thru The Tulips") collapses onstage and dies in a Minneapolis hospital, 1996
Simon & Garfunkel's "Songs Of America" TV special airs on NBC, 1969
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Monday November 29
* Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals ("People Got To Be Free") is 60
* Denny Doherty of the Mamas & the Papas ("California Dreamin'") is 63
* Chuck Mangione ("Feels So Good") is 54
* Jody Miller ("Queen Of The House") is 63
* Meco ("Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band") is 65
* George Harrison ("What Is Life") dies of cancer in 2001
* Ray Smith ("Rockin' Little Angel") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1979
* Chuck Berry is sued by his piano player alledging the sideman wrote the music for 52 of Chuck's songs (a judge later throws out the suit saying too many years had passed), 2000
* "Rolling Stones Day" is held in Denver, Colorado before their concert there, 1965
* After four weeks of work, the Beatles finally finish recording "Strawberry Fields Forever", 1966
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Sunday November 28
Bruce Channel ("Hey! Baby") is 64
R.B. Greaves ("Take A Letter, Maria") is 60
Randy Newman ("Short People") is 61
Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, Jr. is 75
Don Addrissi of the Addrissi Brothers ("We've Got To Get It On Again") dies of cancer in 1984
Ringo Starr's Los Angeles home burns down, 1979
Aretha Franklin sues a tabloid for $50 million over their story claiming she has a drinking problem, 2001
John Lennon's last stage appearance is at an Elton John concert in New York's Madison Square Garden, 1974
"Neil Diamond's Christmas Special" debuts on HBO, 1992
"Elvis Lives" (a tribute to the King) airs on NBC-TV, 2002
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Saturday November 27
The late Jimi Hendrix ("Foxey Lady") is born in 1942
The late Eddie Rabbitt ("I Love A Rainy Night") is born in 1944
Barbara Acklin ("Love Makes A Woman") dies of pneumonia in 1998
Mick Jagger's erratic driving costs him a sixteen pound fine, 1964
Stevie Wonder joins Paul McCartney onstage at Paul's Los Angeles concert to sing "Ebony & Ivory", 1989
"Grease" opens on Broadway, 1972
Brian Wilson appears on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live", 1976
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"So Far Away" - Staind
"So Far Away" - Crossfade
So Far Away--Carole King
So Far Away--Dire Straits
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Don't Ask Me Why Can't We Be Friends?
(Don't Ask Me Why--Billy Joel)+(Why Can't We Be Friends?--War)
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The Who--I Can See for Miles
Pink Floyd--Money
Beatles--I Want to Hold Your Hand
ELP--Lucky Man
ELO--Roll Over Beethoven
Deep Purple--Hush
Focus--Hocus Pocus
Doors--Light My Fire
Led Zeppelin--Whole Lotta Love
Yes--Roundabout
Steely Dan--Reelin' in the Years
CSN&Y--Teach Your Children ("Marrakesh Express" was the first song I heard by Crosby, Stills & Nash, though)
Van Halen--Dance the Night Away
Rolling Stones--The Last Time
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"Freedom", Richie Havens
Freedom--Wham!
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Wednesday November 24
* Lee Michaels ("Do You Know What I Mean") is 59
* Pete Best (ousted from the Beatles in 1962) is 63
* Donald "Duck" Dunn of Booker T & the MG's ("Green Onions") is 63
* Junior Walker ("Shotgun") dies of cancer in 1995
* Freddie Mercury of Queen ("Bohemian Rhapsody") dies of AIDS in 1991
* Kiss drummer Eric Carr dies of a crebral hemmorhage while hospitalized for cancer, 1991
* Big Joe Turner (the original "Shake, Rattle & Roll") dies of kidney failure, 1985
* Little Richard officiates and Patti Labelle sings at Cyndi Lauper's wedding, 1991
* Glen Campbell is arrested for extreme drunk driving in Phoenix, Arizona, 2003
* ABC-TV's "In Concert" program debuts with Chuck Berry and Blood, Sweat & Tears as guests, 1972
* The "Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music" TV special airs on NBC, 1965
* The Young Rascals begin recording "Good Lovin'", 1965
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You Should Be Dancing in the Street
(You Should Be Dancing--The Bee Gees)+(Dancing in the Street--Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, et al.)
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Sunday, November 21
Dr. John ("Right Place, Wrong Time") is 63
Livingston Taylor ("I Will Be In Love With You") is 54
Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah") dies in 1973
Mick Jagger marries Jerry Hall (it lasts eight years), 1990
Joni Mitchell marries her bass player, 1982
John Lennon is by her side as Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage, 1968
The Supremes appear before Queen Elizabeth at the royal variety show in London, 1968
Police arrest Don Henley after discovering drugs and a nude, overdosed 16 year-old girl at his home, 1980
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Friday December 10
Chad Stuart of Chad & Jeremy ("Yesterday's Gone") is 61
Susan Dey of the Partridge Family (though she never actually sung) is 52
Otis Redding and members of the Bar-Kays die in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin, 1967
Bill Deal of the Rhondels ("I've Been Hurt") dies of a heart attack in 2003
Chuck Negron is fired from Three Dog Night by Danny Hutton and Cory Wells, 1985
Frank Zappa breaks a leg as he is thrown into the orchestra pit by a London Fan's angry boyfriend while in concert there, 1971