promoting one of life’s truly pleasant experiences.
Today is also National Pack Rat Day.
No, not rat pack, it’s pack rat day -
And most importantly, today is World Hypertension Day.
Know your numbers, check your blood pressure and avoid hypertension.
History 101: 1792 The New York Stock Exchange is founded by brokers meeting under a tree located on what is now Wall Street.
Music History 101: May 17, 1967, one of the most popular songs on the radio was written by Sam Cooke with the original title of “Yeah Man” but by the time it was recorded by Arthur Conley it was renamed: “Sweet Soul Music”
The person who recorded the 101 number one song of the day was given her big break by one of the 70s supergroups and she repaid them by knocking them out of the number one spot.
She was born in Hawaii but moved to London where she wound up singing the role of Mary Magdelene in Jesus Christ Superstar. Later, when the show moved to Broadway, she relocated to New York. It was there that she met Eric Clapton and sang back up vocals on the guitarist’s fabled “comeback tour.” She also sang vocals on “I Shot the Sheriff.” But she left Clapton after being introduced to the BeeGees who were about to begin recording their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. They wrote a song for her which was contained in that album and she ended up replacing them at the number one spot after they reigned for 8 weeks with “Night Fever.” On May 17, 1978 it was her song that was number one in America and it’s your 101 number one song of the day: Yvonne Elliman “If I Can’t Have You.”
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