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1971 in television - 1940s. Meet the Press (1947-present). Candid Camera (1948-present). Bozo the Clown (1949-present). Come Dancing (UK) (1949-1995). 1971 in television - 1950s. Truth or Consequences (1950-1988). Love of Life (1951-1980). Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986). Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present). American Bandstand (1952-1 ...

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The song's strange title originated from something said by Ringo Starr, the Beatles' drummer. Starr described it this way in an interview with disc jockey Dave Hull in 1964: "We went to do a job, and we'd worked all day and we happened to work all night. I came up still thinking it was day I suppose, and I said, 'It's been a hard day...' and I looked around and saw it was dark so I said, '...night!' So we came to 'A Hard Day's Night.'" Starr's statement was the inspiration for the title of the movie, which in turn inspired the composi ...

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The television show first aired on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network and lasted for two seasons (58 episodes); its final primetime episode ran on September 9, 1968 (see List of The Monkees episodes). Modeled on The Beatles' theatrical films A Hard Day's Night and Help!, The Monkees featured the antics and music of a fictional pop-rock group which, due to the massive success of the records, an ...

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The Monkees, The Monkees - History of the series, The Monkees - Beyond television, The Monkees - From TV to stage, The Monkees - The End of The Monkees, The Monkees - Revival, The Monkees - Impact of The Monkees, The Monkees - U.S. Albums, The Monkees - U.S. Singles

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The Temptations - The Primes and The Distants. Birmingham, Alabama teenagers Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Kel Osbourne, and Wiley Waller, who all shared a love of singing, formed a doo-wop group called The Caviliers in 1955. Reduced to a trio after Waller left the group in 1957, Kendricks, Williams, and Osbourne left Birmingham in order to break into the music business. After first moving to Cleveland, Ohio, they settled in Detroit. The Primes, as the doo-wop trio was now called, were well-known ...

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The Temptations, The Temptations - History, The Temptations - The Primes and The Distants, The Temptations - Influences and colleagues, The Temptations - Forming The Temptations, The Temptations - Early years, The Temptations - The Classic 5 Era, The Temptations - Initial impact, The Temptations - Exit David Ruffin, The Temptations - Psychedelic soul, The Temptations - Exit Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams, The Temptations - The Temptations in the early 1970s, The Temptations - Dry spell, The Temptations - Return to Motown and Reunion, The Temptations - From the 1980s to the 1990s, The Temptations - The Temptations mini-series, The Temptations - From the 1990s to the present day, The Temptations - Personnel, The Temptations - The Primes, The Temptations - The Distants, The Temptations - The Temptations, The Temptations - Discography, The Temptations - US and UK Top Ten Singles, The Temptations - Other samples, The Temptations - Top Ten Albums, The Temptations - Notes

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The Honeymooners was spoofed in a 2000 episode of the sitcom The King of Queens. It figures into a series of dreams that Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) has while he is sick. After Doug saw The Honeymooners on a TV screen at a bar, he end up daydreaming into Ralph Kramden's role, and his wife Carrie (Leah Remini) steps in for Alice. Additionally, Ed Norton's role is filled by Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams). True to the original Honeymooners, the sequence was filmed in black-and-white and the audio quality (including the audience) matches a 50's style. ...

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This rock group formed on the West Coast of the USA during the summer of 1965 in what was called the San Francisco Bay folk boom. Singer Marty Balin recruited another folk musician, Paul Kantner (born March 17, 1941, San Francisco), blues guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, jazz and folk vocalist Signe Toly Anderson, drummer Jerry Peloquin, and acoustic bassist Bob Harvey. They drew inspiration from groups such as the Beatles, the Byrds, and The Lovin' ...

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Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Airplane - Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane - Starship, Jefferson Airplane - Reunion and remnants, Jefferson Airplane - Influence, Jefferson Airplane - Samples, Jefferson Airplane - Discography, Jefferson Airplane - Singles

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The fictional story takes place in 1960, centering around Conrad Birdie, a hip-thrusting rock and roll superstar akin to Elvis Presley; his agent, Albert Peterson; and Albert's secretary and love, Rose Alvarez. Albert finds himself in trouble when Conrad is drafted into the army, so he and Rose come up with a last-ditch publicity stunt: Before he is sent to the army, Conrad will give one lucky gir ...

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Bye Bye Birdie, Bye Bye Birdie - Story, Bye Bye Birdie - Films, Bye Bye Birdie - Songs, Bye Bye Birdie - Original Cast, Bye Bye Birdie - Trivia

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The Honeymooners was spoofed in a 2000 episode of the sitcom The King of Queens. It figures into a series of dreams that Doug Heffernan (Kevin James) has while he is sick. After Doug saw The Honeymooners on a TV screen at a bar, he end up daydreaming into Ralph Kramden's role, and his wife Carrie (Leah Remini) steps in for Alice. Additionally, Ed Norton's role is filled by Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams). True to the original Honeymooners, the sequence was filmed in black-and-white and the audio quality (including the audience) matches a 50's style. ...

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The Honeymooners, The Honeymooners - Trivia, The Honeymooners - Memorable Quotes, The Honeymooners - Episodes

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(1956) - backed by Ray Conniff and his orchestra "Everyday I Have The Blues" "How Long How Long Blues" "I Want To Be Loved" "I'll Never Be Free" "I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town" "Just Walking In The Rain" "Lotus Blossom" "Sent For You Yesterday" "Shake A Hand" (1957) - backed by Ray Conniff and his orchestra "Look Homeward Angel" "Should I?" "Soliloquy Of A Fool" "Street Of Memories ...

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Johnnie Ray, Johnnie Ray - Classic Johnnie Ray songs, Johnnie Ray - Film and television

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Cliff Richard, a guitarist and lead singer, was one of the founding members of The Drifters (not to be confused with the American group of the same name). At the suggestion of a manager, who thought it would be good to have someone's name out front, they became Cliff Richard and the Drifters and later Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Cliff gained a contract with EMI in the summer of 1958, where he remained until signing with Decca in 2004. Cliff went into Abbey Road Studios to record his first record on July 24, 1958, but the producer, ...

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Cliff Richard, Cliff Richard - Early life, Cliff Richard - 1958—1963: Success and stardom, Cliff Richard - 1964—1975: Changing circumstances, Cliff Richard - 1976—1994: Comeback, Cliff Richard - 1995—: Sir Cliff, Cliff Richard - Chart accomplishments, Cliff Richard - Christmas songs, Cliff Richard - Discography

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The hugely popular and charismatic James Garner left over a contract dispute with the studio after the series' third year and was replaced by Roger Moore as cousin Beau Maverick, nephew of the original Beau "Pappy" Maverick. Interestingly, Moore had earlier played a completely different role in "The Rivals," a classic drawing room comedy episode with Garner in which Moore's character switched identities with Bret as part of the plotline; the physical resemblan ...

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Maverick TV series, Maverick TV series - Roy Huggins Creates An Anti-Hero, Maverick TV series - The Series Divides Into Two Halves, Maverick TV series - Famous Episodes, Maverick TV series - The Garner & Kelly Team, Maverick TV series - Supporting Players, Maverick TV series - Cast Changes, Maverick TV series - After Maverick, Maverick TV series - Spin-Offs, Maverick TV series - Notes on Source Material, Maverick TV series - Episode List

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The Supremes - Origins. In 1958, Florence Ballard – a junior high school student in the Detroit housing projects – met and became acquainted with Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks, two members of a Detroit male singing group known as The Primes. Since Ballard herself also sang, the Primes' manager Milton Jenkins asked Florence in early 1959 to create a sister group called The Primettes. Ballard recruited her best friend Mary Wilson, who recruited classmate Diane Ross; Jenkins added Paul Williams' girlf ...

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The Supremes, The Supremes - History, The Supremes - Origins, The Supremes - Influences, The Supremes - Success, The Supremes - Impact, The Supremes - Name and personnel changes, The Supremes - Decline, The Supremes - Exit Diana Ross, The Supremes - The New Supremes, The Supremes - Epilogue, The Supremes - Works inspired by The Supremes, The Supremes - Awards and followers, The Supremes - Reunions, The Supremes - Personnel, The Supremes - Discography, The Supremes - US and UK top 10 hits and audio samples, The Supremes - Other samples, The Supremes - US and UK top ten albums

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His father was a court reporter and then became an FBI Administrator. His family moved out to Los Angeles, California and when he was a young man joined the ROTC. Mort was drafted into the US Air Force and served at an Air Force Base in Alaska. After he left the USAF, he graduated from University of Southern California in 1950 with majors in traffic engineering and city management. After almost going broke, he began to do stand up comedy at The Hungry i in San Francisco where his vicio ...

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Mort Sahl, Mort Sahl - Life and career, Mort Sahl - Quotes, Mort Sahl - Spouses, Mort Sahl - Film Career

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Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Song information. Featuring a full orchestral arrangement with strings and French horns adorning a bluesy rhythm track and guitar line, "Just My Imagination" has a strong doo wop influence and harmony vocals from Temptations members Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Dennis Edwards. In the center is Kendricks’ falsetto, relating the bittersweet story of a young man who is too shy to approach the woman he loves, and instead daydreams and imagines a relat ...

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Just My Imagination Running Away with Me, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - History, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Song information, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Origins, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Recording the song, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Single release and Kendricks' departure, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Cover versions, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Credits, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Sample, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - External link, Just My Imagination Running Away with Me - Notes

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1967 - January. January 2 - Charlie Chaplin opens his last film, A Countess From Hong Kong in England. January 4 - Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 - Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta. January 10 - Segregationist Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia. January 13 - Military coup in Togo under the leadership of Etienne Eyadema. Janua ...

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On August 23, 1963, the "She Loves You" single was released to the British public, pairing "She Loves You" on the A-Side with "I'll Get You" on the B-Side. The single set and smashed several records in the British music scene, starting with becoming the biggest-selling single, up to that point, in the United Kingdom. It began charting on August 31, and stood its ground and remaining in the charts for 31 consecutive weeks, an exceptionally long run, spending 18 of those weeks in the Top 3. During that period, it claimed the ranking of number ...

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She Loves You, She Loves You - Writing in a hotel, She Loves You - At work in the studio, She Loves You - The release, She Loves You - Melody and lyrics, She Loves You - I'll Get You - the B-side, She Loves You - Reference To The Song Used On Gilligan's Island

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The roots of the first British Invasion were sown with the explosion of American Rock and Roll in 1955. Following the successful export of Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley, and other rock 'n' roll acts in the late 1950s, large numbers of British teens formed bands to emulate their American heroes. They copied both the musical styles and the rebellious images of the Americans, both of which deeply resonated with UK youth at the time. Britain produced a few successful homegrown artists during this time, such as Cliff Richard and The Sh ...

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British Invasion, British Invasion - The first invasion, British Invasion - The second invasion, British Invasion - Third British invasion Britpop, British Invasion - First British Invasion artists

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According to Rolling Stone magazine "it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop." A PBS documentary once described Presley as "an American music giant of the 20th century who singlehandedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s." [1]. His recordings, dance moves, attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll. Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly and rock and roll dance songs and ballads, laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock and roll musicians wo ...

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Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley - An American phenomenon, Elvis Presley - Birth & Childhood, Elvis Presley - The Sun recordings, Elvis Presley - The management of Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley - Military service, Elvis Presley - Comeback, Elvis Presley - 1969 onward, Elvis Presley - Movies, Elvis Presley - Gospel roots, Elvis Presley - Relationships, Elvis Presley - High school and early stardom, Elvis Presley - Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and some other relationships, Elvis Presley - Later years, Elvis Presley - Abuse of drugs, Elvis Presley - Death and burial, Elvis Presley - Lasting legacy, Elvis Presley - Elvis in the 21st century, Elvis Presley - Musical milestones, Elvis Presley - Trivia, Elvis Presley - Quotes from Elvis, Elvis Presley - Quotes about Elvis

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The Beatles' influence - Composition and recording. Whilst by no means the first to do so (Buddy Holly composed his hits, for example), the Beatles' example made self-composition the standard for rock bands then and since. Although they did not necessarily invent all the new ideas they incorporated in their music, they often competed with and played off the developing ideas of other prominent acts of the period (such as Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and the Beach Boys). As such, they spurred rock music, which hitherto ha ...

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Big Boi recorded Speakerboxxx in approximately a month; while André spent two years on The Love Below, and completed the album two weeks before the album's due date. His effort is substantially longer than his colleague's album, clocking for almost 78 minutes, compared to 56 minutes of Big Boi. Featured guests on Speakerboxxx include Sleepy Brown, Jazze Pha, Jay-Z, Killer Mike, Goodie Mob, and Ludacris. Guests on The Love Below include Rosario Dawson, Norah Jones, Kelis, and Farnsworth Bentley. See also:

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Overview, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Critical success, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Chart success, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Spoofs, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Track listing, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Speakerboxxx, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - The Love Below

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In a bit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien called "National Act Like Canada Matters Day", guitarist Jimmy Vivino remarks to O'Brien, "Wow, Conan, you're a regular Wayne and Shuster." After Wayne's death the two received a Special Gemini Award for Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Television. In 1998 they were honoured with the Margot Collier Award for outstanding contribution to Canadian television writing. In 1965 The Wayne & Shuster Hour won ...

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Wayne and Shuster, Wayne and Shuster - Trivia/Parodies, Wayne and Shuster - External link

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Main article: History of The Beatles John Lennon formed a group, The Blackjacks, who became The Quarrymen, in March 1957. On July 6 that year, John met Paul McCartney through a mutual friend while playing at the Woolton Parish Church Garden Fete, and the two were soon playing music together, with Colin Hanton on drums, and Len Garry on "Tea-Chest" bass. In February 1958 the young guitarist George Harrison joined the group, which played under a variety of names. Recordings of John, Paul and George from that year still exist. During this period, members constantly joined, and left the line up. John, Paul and George were the only ...

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The Beatles, The Beatles - History, The Beatles - Studio style evolution, The Beatles - In film, The Beatles - Influences and music, The Beatles - Band members, The Beatles - Early members, The Beatles - Song catalogue, The Beatles - Trivia, The Beatles - Song samples

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