In 1964, Elvis deeded over the Potomac, President Franklin Roosevelt's yacht, to St. Jude Children's Hospital. Accepting the donation was Danny Thomas, who had founded the Memphis-based hospital two years...
Here we have a very pink, Pink Floyd. Members Nick Mason, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Richard Wright posed for this picture in 1968. Whether it be in photographs or while playing to a massive crowd,...
Charlie’s Angels was a crime/drama television series that first aired in September 1976. The show featured a bombshell trio of “gumshoe” beauties working for a private detective...
Country music star Dolly Parton has been wowing audiences for years with her unbridled music and acting abilities. A plus for her audiences was the fact that she is very easy on the eyes.
Being born into...
The fact that the story was reported to have been based on actual events made it even more unsettling. Finding out that the wasn’t actually the case, did not lessen the cult following and popularity...
Nancy Wilson was always exactly 1/6 of the well-known band, Heart. Although she is only a fragment of the group, she is one of the most recognizable; she and her sister, Ann Wilson, that is. Nancy...
They are best known for performing, The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The Tokens, first known as The Linc-Tones, the group originally featured Neil Sedaka, Hank Medress, Eddie Rabkin and Cynthia...
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959) was best known by his professional name, Ritchie Valens. He was a young, up and coming, American vocalist, songwriter, and accomplished...
Did you know that Sean Connery wore a wig as James Bond? It’s not something that is clearly visible in each film, which is kind of the point. It blended in seamlessly with his natural hair. So why...
CIRCA 1964: Rock and Roll band 'The Animals' pose for a promotional photo circa 1964. Left to right: John Steel, Alan Price, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler and Hilton Valentine.
“There is a house in...
Techy geek, Martin Cooper, invented the original mobile/cellular phone in 1973. He drew on inspiration from his technological breakthrough resulting from the iconic television series, “Star Trek.”
The...
Eric Clapton first met the famous “Beatles” in December 1964, at their holiday Christmas Show in London, England. Clapton and his band the, “Yardbirds,” played back-up act, supporting...
It is no well-kept secret that Johnny Cash was arrested in his early days or that he was married prior to hooking up with the love of his life, June Carter; later known as June Carter Cash.
Cash was known...
In college, Luther pretended to be Dionne Warwick's brother, but his roommate caught him in the lie when he met Dionne after a concert. The roommate confronted Luther about it, but Luther just laughed...
Gerry Rafferty died at his daughter Martha's home on January 4, 2011.aged 63. Martha sang her father's song "Whatever's Written in Your Heart" alongside five other family members at his funeral in his...
While performing on stage, this famous Christian-contemporary singer-songwriter, Amy Grant would always remove her shoes on stage, performing barefoot, because she claimed that it made her feel comfort....
The video for "Cry Wolf," the song which proved to be a-ha's final appearance to date, supposedly contains some scenes which aren't visible by the human eye (they only last for 1/25 of a second each),...
Annie Lennox then made an appearance with David Bowie and the surviving members of Queen at 1992's Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at London's Wembley Stadium, here in the picture performing "Under Pressure".
David Bowie's left pupil was left permanently dilated after a 1962 fight with childhood friend George Underwood over – what else – a girl. Supposedly, the singer thanked Underwood for the injury...
During a show, Suzi asked everyone to get up, and everyone did except one person. she asked the spotlight to shine down on this party-pooper, only to discover he was in a wheelchair.