Monthly Archives: October 2010

Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community S&T Introduces SkyWeek App October 25, 2010 | Sky & Telescope is proud to present its first application for mobile devices. > read more How Many Earths? October 28, … Continue reading →

Just in time for Halloween. ******************************************************** NEW KKK WIZARD PROMISES SECOND RALLY by Kyle Martin and Tracy McManus, Staff Writers Sunday, October 24, 2010 As of midnight, the Ku Klux Klan in the Southeast was Duwayne Johnson’s Klan and he … Continue reading →

JAMES MACARTHUR, ‘DANNO’ CHARACTER OF ‘HAWAII FIVE-O’ By DENNIS HEVESI Published: October 29, 2010 James MacArthur, who played Danno, the boyish-looking but hard-driving sidekick on the long-running  television detective show “Hawaii Five-O,” died Thursday. He was 72. October 29, 2010 … Continue reading →

#1 Song 1964:  “Baby Love,” the Supremes Born:  Ethel Waters, 1896; Illinois Jacquet, 1922; Julia Lee, 1902; Otis Williams (the temptations), 1941; Bernard Edwards (Chic), 1952 ********************************************************************** 1953   Perhaps the perfect R&B vocaal group single ever issued, the Flamingos’ third 45, … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1965: “Rescue Me,” Fontella Bass Born: Eddie Holland, 1939 *************************************************************** 1952 The “5″ Royales recorded their biggest hit, “Baby, Don’t Do It” (#1 R&B, $400), and the legendary “Laundromat Blues” ($120). 1954 The Midnighters’ “Annie’s Aunt Fannie” … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1983:  “All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie Born:  Hadda Brooks, 1916; Eugene Daughtry (the Intruders), 1939; Randy Jackson, 1961 ******************************************************************* 1902   The Dinwiddie Colored Quartet recorded for the first time, consequently becoming the first Black voices … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1972: “I’ll Be Around,” the Spinners Born: Cleo Laine, 1927; Telma Hopkins, (Dawn), 1948 ************************************************************ 1964 The Supremes performed in the T.A.M.I. (Teenage Music International) show, a stage extravaganza that included James Brown, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1958:  “Topsey, Part II,” Cozy Cole Born:  Melba Moore (Melba Hill), 1945 *********************************************************** 1958   The Flamingos’ (Sollie McElroy（Lead Tenor）Johnny Carter（Lead Tenor) Zeke Carey（Tenor）Paul Willson（Baritone）Jake Carey（Bass）first single for End Records, “That Love Is You,” was released, but its … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1985:  “Part Time Lover,” Stevie Wonder Born:  Charlie Barnet, 1913; William “Bootsy” Collins, 1951 ******************************************************************* 1962   The first Motortown Revue began in Washington, DC, at the Howard Theater. Previous rock ‘n’ roll and R&B package tours had consisted … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1986:  “Shake You Down,” Gregory Abbott **************************************************************** 1969   Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Friendship Train” (#2 R&B, #17 pop) became their lucky thirteenth of sixty-six pop charters between 1961 and 1994. 1970   Ray Charles appeared at Hammersmith … Continue reading →