 Hear "Classic Oldies" samples:
Weather Reports: 7 days a week throughout the day. Weather alerts when merited.
Old Farmer's Almanac: 7:55 a.m. Monday-Friday.
American Health Report: 10:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.
Farm Market Report: 12:45 p.m. Latest prices from the Chicago Trade, plus today's prices from Consolidated Grain in Jeffersonville.
Five Minutes Live: 8:15 a.m. each week.
Second Thoughts with Mort Crim: 2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (Click on photo to hear sample: 1.9 MB).
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Mitch Miller, 98; Lena Horne, 92; Marvin Rainwater,
84; Tom Springfield, 73; Bill Withers, 71; Fontella Bass, 69; Leapy Lee, 67; Judith Durham (Seekers),
66; Deborah Harry (Blondie), 64; Dan Aykroyd (Blues Brothers), 57; John Waite
(Babys), 54; Evelyn King, 49. |
1955: The rock era begins — Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" tops the Billboard charts.
1955: "The Lawrence Welk Show" debuts on ABC.
1956: A fight breaks out at a Bill Haley concert in New Jersey, with 25 people hospitalized.
1956: 11-year-old Brenda Lee records "Jambalaya".
1962: The Drifters record "Up On The Roof".
1969: John Lennon wrecks his car in Scotland. He needs 17 facial stiches, Yoko Ono needs 14.
1970: Casey Kasem debuts his "American Top 40" radio show.
1971: Acute respitory distress is blamed for the death of the Doors' Jim Morrison.
1992: Mick Jaggar becomes a grandfather.
1995: A heart attack kills DJ Wolfman Jack.
2007: Following brain surgery, Jimmie Rodgers and doctors discover his skull has amazingly regenerated.
2008: ABBA reunites for the movie premiere of "Mama Mia!"
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