10 years ago today - Canadian detective series Private Eyes, starring Cindy Sampson and Jason Priestly as crime-solvers in Toronto, aired its debut episode on Global, going on to run 60 episodes over 5 seasons and featuring alt rock duo Dear Rouge's cover of the 1981 Hall & Oates song as the theme

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47 years ago today - Billy Joel hit the Top 10 on the US Adult Contemporary chart with the ballad Honesty, the third single released from his sixth studio album 52nd Street

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Peggy Lee, pop/jazz singer/songwriter and actress who got her break singing with the Benny Goodman Orchestra before going solo and charting US pop hits like Fever, Is That All There Is?, Mañana, Golden Earrings, Big Spender and Why Don't You Do Right

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Miles Davis, 8X Grammy winning trumpeter/composer/bandleader, a 2006 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose classic jazz works include 'Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain, Bitches Brew, We Want Miles, Tutu, Aura, Doo-Bop and So What

Happy #Birthday Stevie Nicks, iconic Grammy winning singer/songwriter who was the first female 2X inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a solo act and with Fleetwood Mac, singing lead on legendary tracks including Rhiannon, Landslide, Gypsy, Silver Springs, Sara and Dreams

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30 years ago today - Australian singer/songwriter Gina G hit #1 on the UK singles chart with her first release Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit after making its debut as the British entry in the 41st Eurovision song contest, in which it placed 8th overall

35 years ago today - singer/songwriter Crystal Waters topped the US Dance Club Songs chart with her debut single, the track Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Beverly Sills, Grammy/Emmy winning opera singer renowned for her coloratura soprano roles, earning Kennedy Center Honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a National Medal of Arts for her work, started professionally performing on the radio at age 4

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40 years ago today - birthday girl Patti LaBelle's collaboration with Doobie Brother Michael McDonald on the Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager breakup song On My Own, hit #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart when released as a single from LaBelle's eighth studio album Winner in You

Happy #Birthday Bob Dylan, iconic Rock Hall of Fame inducted artist considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time, having incorporated political/social commentary into his songs including Blowin' in the Wind, Knocking on Heaven's Door, Like a Rolling Stone and The Times They Are a-Changin'

Happy #Birthday Larry Blackmon, singer/musician best known as founder and lead singer with Funk/R&B band Cameo, who charted on the R&B and Dance charts in the 70s/80s with tracks including Find My Way, She's Strange, Candy, Back and Forth and the 1986 Top 10 crossover pop hit Word Up

Happy #Birthday Patti LaBelle, 2X Grammy winning singer/songwriter who got her break fronting the Bluebelles/Labelle before going solo in 1977 and earning hits like the 1986 US pop chart-topping Michael McDonald duet On My Own and the 1985 Dance chart topper New Attitude

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Rosemary Clooney, singer/actress who co-starred in White Christmas (1954) and earned an Emmy nod for appearing on ER with nephew George, known for her 1950s Top 10 hits Come On-a My House, Half as Much, Mambo Italiano, Mangos, Botch-a-Me and Hey There

It's been a stressful month, but this warm hug from Patti LuPone (courtesy of Irving Berlin) on last night's Elsbeth made things a bit better and brought a teary smile to my face. 🥰

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4 years ago today - the Dua Lipa/Sir Elton John collaboration Cold Heart (the Pnau Remix) began a 14 week (non-consecutive) run at #1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart after being released as the lead single from John's Covid-19 pandemic-era album The Lockdown Sessions

Happy #Birthday Bernie Taupin, lyricist best known for his songwriting partnership with Sir Elton John, co-writing the majority of his material since the 1960s, earning him induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame as well as an Oscar and the Gershwin Prize for popular song

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43 years ago today - Linda Ronstadt hit the Top 10 on the US Adult Contemporary chart with the Jimmy Webb-penned ballad Easy For You To Say, the third single released from her eleventh studio album Get Closer

Happy #Birthday Bill Champlin, musician/singer/songwriter who has won songwriting Grammys for songs like After The Love Has Gone (EW&F) and Turn Your Love Around (George Benson), best known for his tenure with rock band Chicago, for whom he sang lead on the hits Hard Habit to Break and Look Away

Happy #Birthday Ronald Isley, singer/songwriter/producer who is the lead vocalist and only surviving member of family vocal group The Isley Brothers, whose classic 60s/70s pop hits include This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You), It's Your Thing, Fight the Power and That Lady (AKA Who's That Lady)

Happy #Birthday Leo Sayer, English/Australian singer/songwriter whose US popularity peaked in the 1970s, when he charted hits with the pop chart-toppers When I Need You and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, as well as Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), How Much Love and More Than I Can Say

48 years ago today - soft rock duo Seals & Crofts hit #2 on the US Adult Contemporary chart with You're The Love, the lead single released from their ninth studio album Takin' It Easy

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Joe Cocker, gritty/bluesy English singer inducted (posthumously) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025 after decades of classic recordings like the singles With a Little Help from My Friends, Up Where We Belong, Feelin' Alright, Unchain My Heart and The Letter

Happy #Birthday Jane Wiedlin, musician/singer/songwriter/actress who has appeared in films like Clue and Star Trek IV, best known for her work as co-founder, rhythm guitarist and vocalist of the Go-Go's, with whom she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021

Happy #Birthday to #gay icon Cher, 2X Grammy and Emmy winning singer/actress - the only Oscar winner for acting to also be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has earned numerous Dance chart-toppers in the past 30 years including Believe, Strong Enough and You Haven't Seen the Last of Me

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47 years ago today - singer/songwriter Randy VanWarmer hit #1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart with the single Just When I Needed You Most, written after the double whammy of having his much-loved car break down, followed by his devastating breakup with a girlfriend

Happy #Birthday Pete Towshend, musician/songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award as a member of classic rock band The Who, also earned a solo Top 10 US pop hit in 1980 with the single Let My Love Open the Door

Happy #Birthday Grace Jones, singer/songwriter and model/actress who appeared in films like Conan the Destroyer and A View to a Kill and earned numerous 70s/80s dance/Disco hits including Pull Up to the Bumper, Nipple to the Bottle, Slave to the Rhythm and I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)

Happy #Birthday Sam Smith, #out English singer/songwriter (pronouns they/them) who has won an Oscar (Writing's on the Wall from the 2015 Bond film Spectre) and 5 Grammys, starting with 2015 trophies for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Record and Song of the Year for Stay With Me

35 years ago today - Australian band DIvinyls scored their only Top 5 US pop hit with the erotically charged track I Touch Myself, released as the lead single from the band's self-titled fourth studio album

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Robert Morse, actor/singer who took home 2 Tonys - Best Actor in a Play for Tru (which also won him an Emmy) and Best Actor in a Musical for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - as well as 5 Guest Actor Emmy nominations as Bertram Cooper on Mad Men

Happy #Birthday Mark Mothersbaugh, musician/composer who first gained fame as lead vocalist with Devo, went on to compose scores for TV and films including Pee-wee's Playhouse, Rugrats, Happy Gilmore, The Lego Movie, What We Do In The Shadows, Hotel Transylvania and the Eureka theme

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40 years ago today - Whitney Houston began a 3 week run at #1 on the US pop singles chart with her cover of Greatest Love of All, written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser which was originally a hit for George Benson in 1977, peaking at #2 on the US R&B singles chart

Happy #Birthday Enya, 4X Grammy winning (all for Best New Age Album) singer/composer whose interwoven elements of Celtic music into her songs has made her the best-selling Irish solo artist, landing her biggest US pop hits with the singles Orinoco Flow (#24 in 1988) and Only Time (#10 in 2000)

#RIP Dennis Locorriere, lead singer of 70s band Dr. Hook 😢😢😭

Finally caught up on the #Eurovision2026 semi final rounds in time for the finals. Some head scratchers, some fun entries, and an abundance of scanty outfits. My Top 5 personal faves - Italy, Finland, Australia, Ukraine and Malta (❤️ Aidan's leather vest and pants - 👀 the great butt shot at 1:43)

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45 years ago today - Kim Carnes began a 9 week non-consecutive run at #1 on the US pop singles chart with Bette Davis Eyes, the Grammy winning (Record and Song of the Year) classic written by Jackie DeShannon and Donna Weiss, and released as the first single from her sixth album Mistaken Identity

In Memoriam - Happy #Birthday Woody Herman, jazz clarinetist/saxophonist/bandleader (The Herd) who won 3 Grammys plus a Lifetime Achievement Award and earned a string of hits in the 1940s that includes the chart-topper Blues in the Night, for which Herman also provided lead vocals

Happy #Birthday Janet Jackson, 5X Grammy winning singer/songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, the only artist to earn 7 Top 5 US pop singles from one album (1989's Rhythm Nation 1814), landed her first of 10 chart topping hits in 1986 with When I Think of You

Happy #Birthday Richard Page, musician/singer/songwriter best known for his work as bassist and lead vocalist with 80s band Mr Mister, whose hits include the chart-topping US pop singles Broken Wings and Kyrie from their second album Welcome to the Real World, as well as the Top 10 track Is It Love

Nice sly #FullMonty shoutout from Mark Addy in the Good Omens Season 3 wrap-up movie...

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