1964: The Dave Clark 5 on The Ed Sullivan Show

On March 8, 1964, The Dave Clark Five were the second British group to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show.   

The band from London put 17 singles on Billboard‘s Top 40 between 1964 and 1967:  “Glad All Over,” “Bits And Pieces,” “Because,” “Any Way You Want It,” “Catch Us If You Can,” “Over And Over,” “Having A Wild Weekend" and many others.

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1974: "The sting" sweept Oscars and nobody was talking politics!

Once upon a time, I cared about the Oscars.   I guess that was before every movie star decided to give a political speech that no one cared to hear.

"The sting" with Paul Newman and Robert Redford swept the Oscars in 1974.   It also introduced Scott Joplin's music to a lot of us.   Joplin died in 1917.    

This is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

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