In 1976, Kitty Wells and Paul Cohen were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Comedian George Carlin was the host and the musical guests were Billy Preston and Janis Ian. In 1975, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. In 1969, Chicago bluesman Muddy Waters was seriously injured and three other people were killed in a car crash near the Windy City. Piaf's best-known songs were "Milord" and "La Vie En Rose," which became a million-seller in 1950. Appearances in nightclubs soon followed, and by 1940 she was a top music hall and cabaret star on both sides of the Atlantic. Piaf, who was born Edith Giovanna Gasson, began singing on Paris streets and in cafes at the age of 15. It was reported there were 40,000 mourners at her funeral. Nicknamed the "Little Sparrow," she was beloved by audiences in both Europe and North America. In 1963, legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf died at the age of 47. 1 hit singles include "Rich Girl," "Kiss on My List" and "Private Eyes." Their blend of rock and R&B kept them on the charts for nearly a decade, beginning with the 1976 hit "Sarah Smile." No. Billboard magazine called "Hall and John Oates" the most successful duo in the history of its record charts. In 1949, Daryl Hall of the duo "Hall and Oates" was born in Pottstown, Pa.
4, 1991 of injuries suffered in an car accident on Aug. One of them, the 1973 hit "Country Sunshine," was first recorded by West as a Coke commercial. West also recorded successful duets with Jim Reeves and Kenny Rogers. The song, covered for the pop market by Perry Como, earned West a Grammy Award. Her first big record was "Here Comes My Baby," a 1964 hit which she wrote. In 1932, country singer Dottie West was born in McMinnville, Tenn. Beginning in 1954, Guerard replaced Ezio Pinza in the role of Emile de Becque in "South Pacific" for a two-year U.S.
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He participated in many opera telecasts in the early 1950s, when Canadian TV was in its infancy. In 1923, Canadian bass singer Yoland Guerard was born in Jolliete, Que. Prior to his death in 1943, he directed musical activities for the United Service Organization, which was designed to boost the morale of the U.S. From 1924-26, he was president of the National Association of Negro Musicians. Dett, who spent most of his life in the U.S., was dedicated to the cause of black music in America. In 1882, composer and music educator Nathaniel Dett was born in Drummondville, now Niagara Falls, Ont.