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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Sugar, Sugar’
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The Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar” was the bestselling single of 1969, yet the singing group was never photographed together, never gave an interview, never appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, never headlined in Las Vegas, and never traveled the lucrative tour road.
COVER STORY: They Were Stardust, They Were Golden: The Reality of Woodstock 1969
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Half a century ago, in an atmosphere redolent of cow manure and marijuana smoke, 500,000 young people came together on the hillside of a farm in New York state.
Tinseltown Talks: Congratsamundo to Happy Days’ Anson Williams for Saving Lives
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As one of the most popular television shows in the late ’70s to early ’80s, Happy Days helped propel many cast regulars into the production side of show business.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Oh Happy Day’
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“I had been singing at my Pentecostal church in Richmond, California, and at local R&B clubs — secretly, because the church would have frowned on that,” admits Dorothy Morrison, the booming lead voice behind the majestic gospel hit single “Oh Happy Day.”
Fifties Flashback: It’s a Mad World After All
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In Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice remarks to the Cheshire Cat, “I don’t want to go among mad people.”
Tinseltown Talks: Michael Dante: From Actor to Author
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It’s not uncommon for actors to find a second career away from the camera after spending years in front of it.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Those Were the Days’
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Beatle Paul McCartney first heard of Mary Hopkin when he was eating dinner at his father’s Liverpool home one night.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’
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When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars
Tinseltown Talks: Beverly Washburn’s Favorite Co-stars
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Beginning her career as a talented child actress, Beverly Washburn worked alongside Hollywood’s most popular actors, and her list of favorites is long (see www.beverlywashburn.com).