FEBRUARY 11 in
THE EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL...
TOP STORY OF THE DAY:
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| Estelle Bennett of the Ronnetts |
Estelle Bennett’s passing in 2009…
Also on this date:
February 11, 1935:
Gene Vincent hits the planet…
February 11, 1937:
1937 - General Motors agreed to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union, which ended the current sit-down strike against them…
1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett hits the planet!
February 11, 1943:
Johnny Lamont Merrett is born in Gregory, Arkansas. He will find success as blues and soul vocalist Little Johnny Taylor in the 60s and 70s…
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February 11, 1950: Country Boy by Dave Bartholomew And His Orchestra, enters the Billboard Best-Selling R'n'B Singles chart at No14. It will rise no higher. Bartholomew will, however, achieve greater success as a producer and arranger for Fats Domino and other New Orleans singers…
February 11, 1967:
The Turtles release their biggest hit, "Happy Together", which will reach #1 in the US and #12 in the UK. Co-written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, the song had been rejected by several other performers…
February 11, 1983:
The Recording Industry Association of America awards Bob Seger his seventh consecutive US platinum award for the album, "The Distance"…
February 11, 1990: Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity…
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