2021: NOTABLE DEATHS.

2021

 

SIGNIFICANT LOSSES 2021

STEPHEN SONDHEIM DESMOND TUTU

MARY WILSON BETTY WHITE

PHIL SPECTOR JIM STEINMAN

CHARLIE WATTS GERRY MARSDEN

ALAN LANCASTER BERT NEWTON

ED ASNER LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY

DON EVERLY DIETER BRUMMER

DAVID GULPILIL GAVIN MACLEOD

NORMAN LLOYD LLOYD PRICE

MIKE NESMITH OLYMPIA DUKAKIS

EDDIE JAKU CHICK COREA

DMX BIZ MARKIE GEORGE SEGAL

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER CICELY TYSON

CLORIS LEACHMAN LARRY KING

MICHAEL APTED ANNE RICE

WILLARD SCOTT NICK KAMEN

MICHAEL COLLINS HAL HOLBROOK

PHILIP, DUKE OF EDINBURGH 

  

 

 

THE TIME CAPSULE: GRAVY. More retro tomorrow.

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GRAVY

(FOR MY MASHED POTATO)

Dee Dee Sharp

1962

U.S.A. - #9

Trivia:

Dee Dee Sharp's first 2 solo hits both capitalized on the dance craze around The Mashed Potato. "Gravy (For My Mashed Potato)" was preceded by "Mashed Potato Time".

 

Check out all the songs tha4t have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg

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 2021: TOP NEWS EVENTS

2021

 

NEWS EVENTS 2021

1 DELTA & OMICRON VARIANTS

2 STORMING OF THE U.S. CAPITOL

 

3 AFGHANISTAN UNDER TALIBAN CONTROL AGAIN

 

4 TOKYO OLYMPICS

 

5 JOE BIDEN SWORN IN AS U.S. PRESIDENT

 

Caffé Latté

H🔥TTEST S🔥NGS

this week

1. LITTLE THINGS

ABBA      2 4

2. WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Billy Preston & Syreeta      3 4

3. COME BACK FOR YOUR LOVE

Linn Kristin      7 3

4. WHAT’S CHRISTMAS ANYWAY

Darin      1 3

5. CAN’T STOP WRITING SONGS ABOUT YOU

Kylie Minogue & Gloria Gaynor      8 2

6. LEVITATING

Dua Lipa      -> NEW      

7. LET THEM (IT’S ALL LOVE)

Tom Aspaul      -> NEW      

8. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT

ABBA      6 6

9. BLAST OFF

Bruno Mars / Anderson .Pak/ Silk Sonic      5 3

10.     MERRY CHRISTMAS

Ed Sheeran & Elton John      4 5

 

 

Hear the Top 10 (plus additional new songs) on the Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oRYS3HHlrsvIxmVhDRRGb?si=qitqnrk4SDO7HuZT4TQ7uw

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THE TIME CAPSULE: GOING UNDERGROUND. More retro tomorrow.

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GOING UNDERGROUND

The Jam

1980

U.K. - #1

Trivia:

"Going Underground" was the first of 4 #1 singles on the UK Chart for The Jam. It was penned by lead singer Paul Weller.

 

Check out all the songs tha4t have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg

spotify:playlist:1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0

 

THE TIME CAPSULE: THE END OF THE WORLD. More retro tomorrow.

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THE END OF THE WORLD

Skeeter Davis

1962

U.K. - #18; U.S.A. - #2

Trivia:

Skeeter Davis was in a duo until her partner Betty Jack Davis died. Born Mary Penick, Skeeter worked professionally as The Davis Sisters. The song "The End Of The World" was co-written by Sylvia Dee. The songwriter was inspired to write the song when her father died. Its lyrics resonated with Skeeter Davis who recorded it.

 

Check out all the songs tha4t have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0?si=BYCiWGK3QRim_FaIIkAIdg

spotify:playlist:1fw40hqEA0Fgh4cq4yoXD0