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--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on September 30, 2024, 12:13:18 pm ---"Eschewed": Now, there's a word you don't hear much anymore. ;D
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I say it now and then. Probably more often write it.
CellarDweller:
Peter Yarrow dies at 86
(Peter died on January 7th, I thought I had posted this here, but I didn't)
Peter Yarrow was an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Lenny Lipton) one of the group's best known hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon."
The trio consisted of Peter Yarrow (guitar, tenor vocals), Paul Stookey (guitar, baritone vocals), and Mary Travers (contralto vocals). The group's repertoire included songs written by Yarrow and Stookey, early songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of other folk musicians. They were enormously successful in the early- and mid-1960s, with their debut album topping the charts for weeks, and helped popularize the folk music revival. After the death of Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Peter, Paul, & Mary.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1962 - "Lemon Tree" #35
1962 - "If I Had a Hammer" #1
1963 - "Puff The Magic Dragon" #2
1963 - "Blowin' In The Wind" #2
1963 - "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" #9
1963 - "Stewball" #35
1964 - "Tell It On The Mountain" #33
1967 - "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" #9
1967 - "Too Much of Nothing" #35
1969 - "Day Is Done" #21
1969 - "Leaving On A Jet Plane" #1
CellarDweller:
Roberta Flack dies at 88
Roberta Cleopatra Flack was an American singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love".
Flack influenced the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, and interpreted songs by songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles.
Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Roberta Flack.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1971 - "You've Got A Friend" #29 (with Donny Hathaway)
1972 - "First Time Ever I saw Your Face" #1
1972 - "Where Is The Love" #5 (with Donny Hathaway)
1973 - "Killing Me Softly With His Song" #1
1973 - "Jesse" #30
1974 - "Feel Like Makin' Love" #1
1978 - "The Closer I Get To You" #2 (with Donny Hathaway)
1978 - "If I Ever See You Again" #24
1982 - "Making Love" #13
1983 - "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" #16 (with Peabo Bryson)
1991 - "Set The Night To Music" #6 (with Maxi Priest)
CellarDweller:
Brian Wilson dies at 82
Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 ? June 11, 2025) was an American musician, songwriter, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition and mastery of recording techniques, he is widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative and significant songwriters of the 20th century. His best-known work is distinguished for its high production values, complex harmonies and orchestrations, vocal layering, and introspective or ingenuous themes. He was also known for his versatile head voice and falsetto.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of the Beach Boys.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1962 - "Surfin' Safari" #14
1963 - "Surfin' USA" #3
1963 - "Shut Down" #23
1963 - "Surfer Girl" #7
1963 - "Little Deuce Coupe" #15
1963 - "Feel Like Makin' Love" #1
1963 - "Be True To Your School" #6
1963 - "In My Room" #23
1963 - "Little St. Nick" #25
1964 - "Fun, Fun, Fun" #5
1964 - "I Get Around" #1
1964 - "When I Grow Up" #9
1964 - "Dance Dance Dance" #8
1965 - "Do You Wanna Dance?" #12
1965 - "Help Me Rhonda" #1
1965 - "California Girls" #3
1965 - "The Little Girl I Once Knew" #20
1965 - "Barbara Ann" #2
1966 - "Sloop John B" #3
1966 - "Wouldn't It Be Good" #8
1966 - "Good Vibrations" #1
1967 - "Heroes and Villains" #12
1967 - "Wild Honey" #31
1967 - "Darlin'" #19
1968 - "Do It Again" #20
1968 - "I Can Hear Music" #24
1976 - "Rock And Roll Music" #5
1976 - "It's Ok" #29
1979 - "Good Timin'" #40
1981 - "Beach Boys Medley" #12
1981 - "Come Go With Me" #18
1985 - "Getcha Back" #26
1987 - "Wipeout" #12 (duet with The Fat Boys)
1988 - "Kokomo" #1
CellarDweller:
Connie Francis dies at 87
Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937 ? July 16, 2025) was an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide.
In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female artist in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, and the United States. She was the first woman in history to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to have three No. 1 hits on the chart, just three of her 53 career hits.
Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles of Connie Francis.
Year Song Title Peak Position on Billboard Top 40 Chart
1957 - "Who's Sorry Now?" #4
1958 - "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" #36
1958 - "Stupid Cupid" #14
1958 - "Fallin' " #30
1958 - "My Happiness" #2
1959 - "If I Didn't Care" #22
1959 - "Lipstick On Your Collar" #5
1959 - "Frankie" #9
1959 - "You're Gonna Miss Me" #34
1959 - "Among My Souvenirs" #7
1959 - "God Bless America" #36
1960 - "Mama" #8
1960 - "Jealous of You" #19
1960 - "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" #1
1960 - "My Heart Has A Mind of Its Own" #1
1960 - "Many Tears Ago" #7
1961 - "Where The Boys Are" #4
1961 - "No One" #34
1961 - "Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart" #7
1961 - "Together" #6
1961 - "(He's My) Dreamboat" #14
1961 - "When The Boy In Your Arms" #10
1961 - "Baby's First Christmas" #26
1962 - "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You" #1
1962 - "Second Hand Love" #7
1962 - "Vacation" #9
1962 - "I Was Such A Fool" #24
1962 - "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" #18
1963 - "Follow The Boys" #17
1963 - "If My Pillow Could Talk" #23
1963 - "Drownin' My Sorrows" #36
1963 - "Your Other Love" #28
1964 - "Blue Winter" #24
1964 - "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" #25
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