16 –Phil Spector,Record producer – produced mega-hits like You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, “The Long and Winding Road” and “My Sweet Lord”; convicted of murder in 2009 – age 81(Covid-19 while in prison) 18 –Jimmie Rodgers,Singer – biggest hits; “Honeycomb” (1957), “...
Jimenez also wrote the films Where the River Runs Black, For the Boys, The Dark Wind, Sleep With Me, and Hideaway, and was an in-demand script doctor. 07 of 233 Bob Penny Bob Penny died at 87. IMDB Bob Penny, a university professor and actor who appeared in numerous films ...
because of the Beatles connections, though if ever their talents needed proving one needs look no further than the song 'Without You' which they wrote for the 'No Dice' album (often cited as their best) and became a massive international hit (and UK #1) for the late Harry Nilsson in ...
On the 16th, Pete publishes a letter he wrote toMojomagazine in response to his mentioning that Kit Lambert, Brian Epstein and Robert Stigwood were gay in an article he had written the previous month about a 1967 meeting with John Lennon. In the letter he says that Who manager Kit Lambert...
Two names synonymous with the best of Broadway are Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the songs for "The Sound of Music," a smash hit later adapted into an award-winning film. Originally, producer Richard Halliday envisioned the show as a traditional play (sprinkled with the...
In an artistic and romantic relationship, the pair became a celebrity couple, making the films The Little Soldier, A Woman Is a Woman, Vivre Sa Vie, and many more. Her writing career spanned her entire life; she wrote four novels. As a singer, Karina recorded her major hits in the ...
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Pretty much the perfect Motorhead album if not forAce of Spades, this one put the fledgling band’s troubled beginnings behind them and wrote the manual for their distinct musical style. From the ruthless battery of the title track (their first bona fide thrasher) to deliberate classics like ...
Even while catching the ears of the Beatles, who cited him as their favorite American artist, and pitching his songs to the Monkees, Harry Nilsson remained a mystery man to the fans of these bands and even to record industry insiders. Richie Unterberger
Dolly Parton commemorated her Rock Hall induction by performing a new original song titled "Rockin'," which she wrote just for the occasion. "It's a fine little song, and it’s real rock-y, so I'll have something fun to play off of, to ease some of the tension," the singer told...