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Post by sandipaws on Aug 14, 2020 20:49:05 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 15th
1946: Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, the 5th Dimension, Art Garfunkel, and Richard Harris.
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 15, 2020 13:20:10 GMT -5
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 15, 2020 22:48:17 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 16th
1958: Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer-songwriter, actress, author, and record executive. Having been referred to as the "Queen of Pop" since the 1980s, she is regarded as one of the most impactful figures in popular culture. Madonna is noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation.
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 16, 2020 16:04:56 GMT -5
Missed a big one on August 15th Happy 116th birthday to Hester Ford, born in 1904 according to one set of census records (another says it was 1905, but I'm going with the family!) and regardless of the date issue, she's the oldest living American!
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 16, 2020 21:22:08 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 17th
1936: Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Heafield Hamilton is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program. She later founded two software companies—Higher Order Software in 1976 and Hamilton Technologies in 1986, both in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Post by farmhillbarb on Aug 16, 2020 21:26:39 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 16TH:
1949 - Priscilla Rease(Facebook Friend Mother) Died: 12/17/2009
1958 - Denise Ladnier Preston(High School Classmate) OKCSteve(GasBuddy Member)
bell05(GasBuddy Member)
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 17, 2020 21:29:19 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 18th
1927: Rosalynn Carter
Eleanor Rosalynn Carter is an American who served as First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981 as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. For decades, she has been a leading advocate for numerous causes. Carter was politically active during her White House years, sitting in on Cabinet meetings. She was her husband's closest adviser. She also served as an envoy abroad, particularly in Latin America.
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 18, 2020 9:16:44 GMT -5
Robert Redford turns 84 today! An outstanding actor, I liked him best in The Sting with Paul Newman:
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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 18, 2020 10:16:13 GMT -5
18 August GB member
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 18, 2020 20:56:10 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 19th
1966: Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her 2000 single, "I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her signature song.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 19, 2020 22:29:35 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 20th
1948: Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant CBE is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Plant enjoyed great success with Led Zeppelin from the late 1960s to the end of the 1970s. He developed a compelling image as the charismatic rock-and-roll front man, similar to contemporaries such as Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, Roger Daltrey of the Who, Jim Morrison of the Doors, and Freddie Mercury of Queen.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 20, 2020 20:50:06 GMT -5
Happy Birthdays on August 21st
1944: Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period. She is best known as the singer of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" and, as the composer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes," which were hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively. Since 2009, DeShannon has been an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program Breakfast with the Beatles.
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Post by farmhillbarb on Aug 21, 2020 18:09:15 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 21ST:
1967 - Theresa Hewlett(Niece Mother-In-Law) Deirdre Harvey(Facebook Friend)
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Post by farmhillbarb on Aug 21, 2020 18:14:18 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 20th:
1962 - Hilner Thomas(co-worker) Norgee Del Carmen Thompson(Facebook Friend)
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Post by farmhillbarb on Aug 21, 2020 18:28:24 GMT -5
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 17th:
1990 - Jerald (Leo) Reeser(Facebook Friend)
1997 - Arianna Moore(Facebook Friend Died: 8/26/2019) w4kh(GasBuddy Member - Tennessee)
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