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April 28, 1985 –The first single from Bryan Ferry’s album Boys and Girls, Slave To Love, was released on this date. The album, Boys and Girls, featured many brilliant guitarists, including Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bryan Adams‘ guitarist Keith Scott.

April 28, 1941 –… I was always taught that you don’t think you are anything special ’cause there’s always someone who is more special than you. Just be the best you that you can be.. Ann-Margret Olsson, actress, singer and dancer, was born on this date.

April 28, 1975 –Former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared NBC-TV’s The Smothers Brothers Show performing his No No Song with hosts Tom and Dick Smothers, on this date. Later that evening, Tom Snyder interviewed ex-Beatle John Lennon on The Tomorrow Show on April 8, 1975. The show was broadcast on this date. At the time, noContinue reading “A plethora of Beatles”

April 28, 1994 – 29 years ago the Fox network aired the 100th episode of The Simpsons – Sweet Seymour Skinner’s Baadasssss Song, on this date. I wonder what ever happened to that series? When this episode first aired, stars appeared during the commercial breaks to celebrate the 100th episode. Luke Perry: (referring to hisContinue reading “The 100th episode of The Simpsons”

April 27, 1969 –Joe Cocker made his first U.S. TV appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, on this date. Together with the Grease Band, Cocker performed a cover of Dave Mason’s Feelin’ Alright. The song would end up being a two-time charting hit for Cocker — in 1969 and again in 1972. Cocker included aContinue reading “Joe Cocker’s debut on the Sullivan Show”

April 27, 2001 –Something’s telling me I must go home … The Bee Gees performed audience and viewer requests for tunes from their long career in a concert at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on the A & E series, Live By Request, on this date.

April 27, 1971 – CBS executives finally sobered up and the last episode of Green Acres aired on this date. This was to have been the pilot for a proposed spin off featuring Elaine Joyce as Carol. Oliver and Lisa only appear briefly in the beginning as an excuse to introduce Carol and the pilot.Continue reading “The finale of Green Acres”

April 26, 1933 –When I was in college at UCLA, I took a playwriting course. I was all set to be a writer. But I had to take this acting class as a theater arts major. I had to do this scene in a one-act comedy. I just said this line, and then… this laughContinue reading “Carol Creighton Burnett”

April 26, 1975 –B. J. Thomas‘ song, (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, was No. 1 on the charts on this date. It is the longest-titled #1 charting song to date. (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song was B. J. Thomas’ second #1 hit on the BillboardContinue reading “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song topped the charts”

April 26, 1978 – The concert billed as The Band’s “farewell concert appearance“, was held on November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The concert film, The Last Waltz, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring members of the band and many of their friends, premiered in the US on this date The Band’s managementContinue reading “The Last Waltz premiered”