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DYR Today, February 26

"February 26" "BORN TODAY" Erykah Badu (45) Teresa Palmer (30) Shiloh Fernandez (31) Ally Hilfiger (31) Nate Ruess (34) Sharon…

8 years ago

Lesley Gore: “You Don’t Own Me”

https://youtu.be/EYR4vI1bn_I This was written for a singer named Maureen Gray, but when Quincy Jones (who was Lesley Gore's producer) heard…

8 years ago

Patsy Cline: “Walkin’ After Midnight”

Patsy Cline's "Walkin After Midnight" was a huge part of her success. This was Patsy Cline's first hit song. She…

8 years ago

Elvis Presley: “Are You Lonesome Tonight”

This song was written in 1926 by Tin Pan Alley songwriters Roy Turk and Lou Handman. It was a hit…

8 years ago

The Temptations: “Papa Was A Rolling Stone”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZ8uGo5dt8 This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first…

8 years ago

The Temptations: “Get Ready”

This was written by Smokey Robinson, who was the main songwriter for The Temptations. In the Motown stable, The Temptations…

8 years ago

Dolly Parton: ‘I Will Always Love You’

This is not a love song in the conventional sense. Dolly Parton wrote it for a close friend. In 1967,…

8 years ago

Elvis Presley: “In the Ghetto”

https://youtu.be/2En0ZyjQgU4 This song is about poverty, describing a child who can't overcome his surroundings and turns to crime, which leads…

8 years ago

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: “Can’t Take My Eyes off You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFToiLtXro Lyrics You're just too good to be true I can't take my eyes off you You'd be like heaven…

8 years ago

Eddie Rabbitt: ‘I Love A Rainy Night’

Eddie Rabbitt was a Country singer and songwriter, but this was a huge crossover hit, going to #1 on the…

8 years ago

The Carpenters : “We’ve Only Just Begun”

This song by The Carpenters started out as a bank commercial. Songwriters Paul Williams and Roger Nichols were commissioned by…

8 years ago

The Inspiration and Story Behind Elvis’s “It’s Now Or Never”

When Elvis was in the US army, he was stationed in Germany and heard "O Sole Mio." When he was…

8 years ago