Worked as a commercial jingle writer, and wrote or co-wrote ditties for State Farm Insurance (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”) and Band-Aid (“I am stuck on Band-Aid’s...
Worked as a commercial jingle writer, and wrote or co-wrote ditties for State Farm Insurance (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there”) and Band-Aid (“I am stuck on Band-Aid’s...
Her parents were staunch movie-lovers. Her full name was Better Davis Midler and she had been named after the famous Hollywood actress Bette Davis. Bette hailed from an extremely poor family that lived...
She was on television before she started singing. When Cher was a child, her mother booked parts for her and her sister to appear as extras on shows like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
In 1973 she became the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame.Aged 13, she was hospitalised with a throat infection and rheumatic fever. According to Patsy, “The fever...
Before she was 'Morticia Addams', actress/singer Carolyn Jones received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Bachelor Party" in 1957
Before her music career took off, Wynette worked as a hairdresser in Mississippi. She kept up her license for the rest of her life just in case the music thing didn't pan out.
West Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA proclaimed January 29th as Thelma Houston Day in 2003 thanks to her humanitarian and tireless efforts in the battle against AIDS. In 2009, she performed on the hit television...
She first wanted to be an anesthetist, but dropped out of college due to her poor grades. She went on to sing at Casino Royal, as well as work as a ward clerk at a Chicago hospital.
She also had an impact on legends of the day such as Stevie Wonder, who plays the keyboard on Lovin' You for her. In 1979 Minnie Riperton died at age 31. She died in her husbands arms while listening to...
Osborne is the lead singer for the group L.T.D. (Love, Togetherness, and Devotion).In 2013, President Obama mistakenly referred to George Osborne, as Jeffrey three times and then apologized citing that...
Lionel Richie wrote Kenny Rogers' hit Lady while on the toilet. Yes, it’s true! While on the Today Show in 2014, Kenny revealed that Lionel wrote the second verse while in the bathroom at the recording...
Ringo Starr and his new wife, actress Barbara Bach after their wedding ceremony, pose for a photo with George Harrison and Paul McCartney and their families in 1981.