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Bloggingheads celebrated the 75th birthday of Elvis, by talking to a man promoting a book, about Elvis. The fact that Elvis has missed the last 33 celebrations did not make the event any less festive. The cultural contributions of “the King” were enumerated, and a link was supplied to a 1957 article in Jet Magazine. Someone quoted Mr. Presley ( who performed under his birth name) as saying rude things about African Americans. The only trouble is, no one is sure when he said it.
January 8 is a lively day in musical history in other ways. In 1815, the battle of New Orleans was fought. The war had been over for two weeks.
Several other performers made their planetary debut on January 8. 1911 had Gypsy Rose Lee, and Shirley Bassey was born in 1937. Last but not least, on January 8, 1947, David Bowie was found in a cabbage patch.
With all those births, someone has to die to make room. In 1642, Galileo Galilei met his maker. Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas went to the drive through in the sky in 2002. Yvonne De Carlo made the big move in 2007.