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55 years ago today - the original TV adaptation of the Neil Simon play The Odd Couple, starring Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman as Oscar, aired its debut episode on ABC, going on to run 114 episodes over 5 seasons, and earning one Emmy for Randall and 2 for Klugman

59 years ago today - sunshine pop band The Association hit #1 on the US pop singles chart with Cherish, written by lead singer Terry Kirkman and released from their debut album And Then... Along Comes the Association

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday to the Father of the Muppets Jim Henson, who were created initially for commercials and TV shows like Sesame Street and SNL, but skyrocketed in popularity with the Henson-produced comedy sketch/variety series The Muppet Show, with Henson voicing host Kermit the Frog

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Gerry Marsden, singer/songwriter/musician best known as a founding member of 60s English band Gerry and the Pacemakers, who hit the Top 10 on the US pop singles chart with Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying, How Do You Do It and Ferry Cross the Mersey

Happy #Birthday Ben Platt, #out actor/singer who took home a Tony and a Grammy for his work as the title character in the musical Dear Evan Hanson, has gone on to perform in films, on the concert stage and in TV shows including a starring role in the 2018 Ryan Murphy dramedy The Politician

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30 years ago today - Blues Traveler scored a Top 5 US hit on the Adult Contemporary chart with their breakthrough single Run-Around, the first track released from their fourth studio album "four" which went on to earn them the Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday John Coltrane, sax player/composer and bandleader who was one of the most influential figures in jazz, earned induction into the Jazz Hall of Fame as well as a special Pulitzer Prize, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Best Jazz Solo Grammy for Bye Bye Blackbird

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Ray Charles, influential 17X Grammy winning singer/songwriter/pianist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, achieved chart success from the 50s - 90s with classics like Georgia on My Mind, Hit the Road Jack, Unchain My Heart and What'd I Say

Happy #Birthday to "The Boss" Bruce Springsteen, Oscar/Tony/20X Grammy winning singer/songwriter/musician inducted into the Rock and Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, whose 80s hitmaking era included the Top 5 US pop hits Dancing in the Dark, Hungry Heart, Glory Days and Brilliant Disguise

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57 years ago today - Irwin Allen's science fiction series Land of the Giants, centered on the passengers and crew of a wayward spacecraft that is pulled into another dimension and lands on the title world, aired its debut episode on ABC, going on to run for 2 seasons and 51 episodes

41 years ago today - former Babys lead singer John Waite landed a #1 solo hit on the US pop singles chart with Missing You, which Waite co-wrote and released as the lead single from his second solo album No Brakes

Happy #Birthday Andrea Bocelli, superstar Italian tenor who was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy in 1999, one of the few crossover opera/pop singers who topped the singles charts in France, Austria and Belgium in 1995 with his stunning rendition of Con te partirò

Happy #Birthday to singer/dancer/choreographer who got her start dancing in the films Robin and the Seven Hoods, Pajama Party and Viva Las Vegas before creating dances for music videos, TV, films and stage, including choreographing the video of her 1982 chart-topping US pop hit Mickey

Happy #Birthday Joan Jett, musician/singer/songwriter who got her start fronting The Runaways, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 as leader of the Blackhearts, who landed Top 10 US pop hits with I Love Rock 'n' Roll, I Hate Myself for Loving You and a cover of Crimson and Clover

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68 years ago today - the classic Raymond Burr-led legal drama Perry Mason, based on the character who originally appeared in detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner, aired its debut episode on CBS, going on to run 271 episodes over 9 seasons and winning 2 Emmys for Burr's lead performance

40 years ago today - The Pointer Sisters earned their only #1 hit on the US Dance Club Play chart with Dare Me, featuring June Pointer on lead vocals and released as the lead single from their eleventh studio album Contact

Happy #Birthday Don Felder, musician/singer/songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work with classic rock band the Eagles (1974-2001), co-wrote tracks including Victim of Love, Visions, These Shoes and the chart-topping title track from their album Hotel California

#RIP Sonny Curtis - musician/singer/songwriter who wrote hits including I Fought The Law (Bobby Fuller), More Than I Can Say (Leo Sayer) and Walk Right Back (the Everly Brothers), best remembered for writing/performing the classic Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song Love Is All Around 😿😿😿

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15 years ago today - a rebooted version of 60s island-set police procedural Hawaii Five-0 aired its debut episode on CBS (42 years to the day after the OG Hawaii Five-O aired its pilot), going on to run 240 episodes over 10 seasons

45 years ago today - Loleatta Holloway (RIP) landed her first chart-topping US Dance Club Play chart hit with the Dan Hartman-penned track Love Sensation, which has gone on to be widely sampled by other artists including Black Box in their 1989 hit Ride On Time

Happy #Birthday Alannah Currie, musician/singer/songwriter best known in the US as a member of English new wave/synthpop band Thompson Twins, whose 80s hits include Hold Me Now, In the Name of Love, Lies, Love on Your Side, Lay Your Hands on Me, King for a Day and Doctor Doctor

Happy #Birthday to fraternal twin musicians John Panozzo (RIP) and Chuck Panozzo, co-founding members of rock band Styx, with John on percussion and Chuck on guitar, playing on classic hits including Babe, Mr. Roboto, Show Me The Way, Come Sail Away, Don't Let It End and Too Much Time On My Hands

55 years ago today - classic groundbreaking sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, centered around an unmarried career-focused woman, aired its pilot on CBS, going on to run 7 seasons and 168 episodes, winning 29 Emmys including 3 for Best Comedy Series and 3 Best Lead Comedy Actress awards for MTM

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday 'Mama' Cass Elliot, Grammy winning singer/actress posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1993) as one of the Mamas & the Papas, also charted as a solo act with singles like Dream a Little Dream of Me, New World Coming and Make Your Own Kind of Music

Happy #Birthday Bill Medley, baritone/bass blue-eyed soul singer/songwriter who had a career resurgence in 1987 scoring a hit film duet with Jennifer Warnes, was inducted into the Rock and Roll (2003) and Vocal Group (2005) Halls of Fame as 1/2 of the Righteous Brothers with the late Bobby Hatfield

Happy #Birthday Freda Payne, R&B/soul/jazz/pop singer whose highest charting US R&B hit was 1971's anti-Vietnam-war single Bring the Boys Home, best known for the 1970 Holland–Dozier–Holland and Ron Dunbar-penned classic track Band of Gold, which peaked at #3 on the US pop singles chart

Happy #Birthday Nile Rogers, musician/songwriter/producer inducted into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll (for Musical Excellence) Halls of Fame as co-founder of Disco band Chic, produced hits for other acts as well, including Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, INXS, Madonna and David Bowie

60 years ago today - fantasy sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, starring Barbara Eden as the title character and Larry Hagman as the astronaut who releases her from her bottle, aired its debut episode on NBC, going on to run 5 seasons and 139 episodes

49 years ago today - funk rock band Wild Cherry topped the US pop singles chart with their only Top 40 hit Play That Funky Music, which soared to Platinum sales status in the US and the UK, selling over 2.5 million copies in the US alone

Happy #Birthday Michael Franks, singer/songwriter known for classic smooth jazz/"Quiet Storm" singles like Popsicle Toes, The Lady Wants to Know, When I Give My Love to You, Monkey See Monkey Do, Your Secret's Safe With Me, When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone) and 1987's Island Life

Happy #Birthday Frankie Avalon, singer/actor & 50s/60s teen idol whose film roles include several Beach Party movies with Annette Funicello, scored a series of Top 10 US pop hits including the chart-toppers Why and Venus, returned to the screen to play Teen Angel in the 1978 film version of Grease

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60 years ago today - quasi-James Bond western spy series The Wild Wild West, starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin, aired its debut episode on CBS, going on to run 104 episodes over 4 seasons, and featured an Emmy winning turn by Agnes Moorehead in the episode The Night of the Vicious Valentine

37 years ago today - George Michael topped the US Dance Club Songs chart with Monkey, the sixth single released from his debut solo album Faith, the Grammy-winning Album of the Year (1989) that has gone on to sell over 25 million copies worldwide youtu.be/kA9NNq_6N-w?...

Happy #Birthday Anastacia, singer/songwriter who has been more successful in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and South America than in the U.S., where her highest charting single to date has been her 2000 debut single I'm Outta Love, which hit #2 on the US Dance Club Play chart

Happy #Birthday Fee Waybill, singer/songwriter who has worked with Toto and Richard Marx, but is best known as frontman/lead vocalist with The Tubes, who hit the charts in the 80s with Talk to Ya Later (Top 10 US Mainstream Rock) and She's a Beauty (Top 10 US pop, #1 Mainstream Rock)

#RIP to legendary actor, filmmaker and human being Robert Redford. I hope there was a kind and benevolent entity there to greet you and usher you on, akin to your memorable officer on The Twilight Zone 💔😭😭😭😭

30 years ago today - Star Trek: Voyager, the first series in the franchise to be led by a female commanding officer (Captain Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew) aired its debut episode as part of the launch of the UPN network, going on to run 7 seasons and 172 episodes

25 years ago today - Madonna held the top spot on the US pop singles and Dance Club Songs charts with the title track and lead single from her eighth studio album Music, which has gone on to sell over 11 million copies worldwide

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday B.B. King, legendary blues guitarist/singer/songwriter/producer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, won 15 Grammys during his career, starting with the 1970 Best Male R&B Vocals award for his blues classic The Thrill is Gone

Happy #Birthday Richard Marx, musician/singer/songwriter who earned his first #1 hit (A/C) as a songwriter with What About Me, sung by Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes & James Ingram, notable as the only male artist to land Top 5 US pop hits with his first 7 singles, starting with 1987's Don't Mean Nothing

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