It was a scene of pure pandemonium, a flock of birds crashing into houses in a quiet California beach town, the crazed creatures smashing windows and attacking the residents whose frantic screams matched the agonizing shrieks of the interlopers themselves.
Read MoreJohn Denver and his wife, Annie, moved to Aspen, Colo., in December 1970, hoping to purchase a home in the couple’s favorite part of their favorite state.
Read More“Gorgeous George” was born George Raymond Wagner in 1915.
Read MoreIn the early months of 1973, Top 10 recording artists included such hipsters as Carly Simon, Elton John, War, Steely Dan and Roberta Flack.
Read MoreIn September 1965, both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter ran an attention-grabbing advertisement:
Read More“Crocodile Rock” became Elton John’s first Number One hit single on MCA Records.
Read MoreLas Vegas takes our money, sure, but what if the tables were suddenly turned and we took their money?
Read MoreBy Randal C. Hill Guest Columnist In the early days of television, talk show hosts were always seen as being really, really nice folks. In a 2000 video, Regis Philbin said, “When you get right down to it, the personality of the person who is conducting that show … Read More
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Read MoreIn 1959, Brooklynite Lenny Lipton was a 19-year-old sophomore at New York’s Cornell University.
Read More“I went to a garden party”
Read More“Hair” was a pop-culture phenomenon that rocked and shocked over 30 million theatergoers during the late 1960s.
Read MoreIt was more — much more — than just another rock ‘n’ roll hit
Read MoreThe burly Texan was known to be a practical joker, and one favorite trick of his was to startle first-time visitors to his ranch.
Read MoreIn Jim Croce’s brief career — he died at age 30 in a 1973 Louisiana plane crash — Croce released five Top 10 singles, the first of which was one of the best story songs of modern times.
Read MoreAs a dominant figure on the 1960s New York avant-garde art scene, Andy Warhol became a tireless self-promoter who straddled a line between bizarre media stardom and the strait-laced business world.
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