Once again, I prove my ignorance of all things....
*"Barbara Orbison, the widow of the late singer, passes away at age 61 from
prostate cancer - 23 years to the day after her husband Roy’s death."*
I thought only men had prostate glands...
After a bit of research, it appears that both sexes have them, but this is
an EXTREMELY rare form of Cancer in women...
On Friday, December 6, 2013 7:57:30 AM UTC-7, Eidem wrote:
> December 6 Born –
>
> Ira Gershwin (1896) – lyricist (“I Got Rhythm”).
>
> Hugo Peretti (1916) – songwriter/producer ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight").
>
> Dave Brubeck (1920) – Jazz pianist/composer.
>
> George Williams (1935) – The Tymes.
>
> Steve Alaimo (1939) – singer, host of Where The Action Is.
>
> Helen Cornelius (1941) – Country singer (“I Don’t Want To Have To Marry
> You”).
>
> Keith West (1943) – vocalist for Tomorrow.
>
> Mike Smith (1943) – The Dave Clark 5.
>
> Willie Hutch (aka William Hutchison, 1944) – singer/songwriter/producer
> for Motown.
>
> Jonathan King (aka Ken King, 1944) – British singer (“Everyone’s Gone To
> The Moon”).
>
> David “Fritz” Fryer (1947) – The Four Pennies.
>
> Miroslav Vitous (1947) – Jazz bassist for Weather Report.
>
> Linda Creed (1948) – songwriter (“You Make Me Feel Brand New”).
>
> Eddie Tenpole (aka Edward Tudor-Pole, 1954) – British singer/actor,
> Tenpole Tudor.
>
> Rick Buckler (1955) – drummer for The Jam.
>
> Peter Buck (1956) – guitarist for R.E.M.
>
> Randy Rhoads (1956) – guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
>
> Jonathan Melvoin (1961) – touring keyboardist for Smashing Pumpkins.
>
> David Lovering (1961) – drummer for The Pixies.
>
> Ben Watt (1962) – Everything But The Girl.
>
> Jeff “Blando” Bland (1964) – guitarist for Slaughter.
>
> Mark Gardener (1969) – singer/guitarist for Ride.
>
> Ulf Ekberg (1970) – keyboardist for Ace Of Base.
>
>
> December 6 R.I.P. –
>
> Lead Belly (aka Huddie Ledbetter, 1949) – Lou Gehrig's disease. Age 61.
> Blues/folk singer/songwriter.
>
> Roy Orbison (1988) – heart attack. Age 52. Singer/songwriter (“Oh, Pretty
> Woman”).
>
> Sammy Fain (1989) – Age 87. Composer ("Love Is A Many Splendored Thing").
>
> Danny Williams (2005) – lung cancer. Age 63. South African pop singer
> ("White On White").
>
> Dobie Gray (2011) – cancer. Age 71. Singer/songwriter ("Drift Away").
>
> Ed Cassidy (2012) – cancer. Age 89. Drummer for Spirit.
>
>
> December 6 album releases –
>
> The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
>
> The Beatles – Rubber Soul (1965) U.S.
>
> The Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet (1968)
>
> James Taylor – James Taylor (1968) UK
>
> Christine Perfect – Christine Perfect (1970)
>
> Diana Ross – Last Time I Saw Him (1973)
>
> Al Green – Livin’ For You (1973)
>
> Jackson Browne – Running On Empty (1977)
>
> Al Green – The Belle Album (1977)
>
> Denny Laine – Japanese Tears (1980)
>
> The Cure – Japanese Whispers: The Cure Singles Nov 82: Nov 83 (1983)
>
> The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band – Almost Acoustic (1988)
>
> Cathedral – Forest Of Equilibrium (1991) UK
>
> Depeche Mode – Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live (1993)
>
> Pearl Jam – Vitalogy (1994) (CD)
>
> The Beatles – Live At The BBC (1994) U.S.
>
> Bush – Sixteen Stone (1994)
>
> Eminem – Slim Shady EP (1997) (EP)
>
> Korn – See You On The Other Side (2005)
>
> Phish – Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 (2011) (box set)
>
> Korn – The Path Of Totality (2011)
>
>
> December 6 events –
>
> 1877 – Thomas Edison makes his first recording of the human voice on his
> tinfoil cylinder “phonograph,” recording himself reciting Mary Had A Little
> Lamb.
>
> 1948 – Arthur Godfrey’s Talents Scouts debuts on CBS-TV.
>
> 1956 – Country music singers Carl Smith and June Carter are divorced.
>
> 1957 – Elvis Presley performs at The Goodwill Revue in Memphis, sponsored
> by radio station WDIA. Other acts include Junior Parker, Bobby Bland and
> Brook Benton: all “heroes” of Presley’s.
>
> 1957 – The Platters record "Twilight Time" at Mercury Sound Studio in New
> York City.
>
> 1960 – Country music singer Gene Autry is awarded baseball’s American
> League expansion franchise for his team The Los Angeles Angels.
>
> 1961 – Solomon Burke records “Cry To Me” at Atlantic Studios in New York
> City.
>
> 1961 – The Beatles meet with Brian Epstein once again to discuss his
> management of the band, with Epstein laying out all he can do for them.
> John Lennon accepts Epstein’s offer on behalf of the group.
>
> 1962 – Bob Dylan records “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Oxford Town” and
> several others at Columbia Studios in New York City.
>
> 1964 – The Gerry and The Pacemakers movie, Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey,
> debuts at the New Victoria Cinema in London.
>
> 1965 – The Beatles release their single, “We Can Work It Out” b/w “Day
> Tripper” in the U.S. on Capitol Records.
>
> 1965 – The Miracles release their single, “Going To A Go-Go” b/w “Choosey
> Beggar” on the Tamla label.
>
> 1965 – The Rolling Stones record “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “Mother’s
> Little Helper” at RCA Studios in Hollywood.
>
> 1966 – The Beatles begin recording “When I’m Sixty-Four” - a song written
> by Paul when he was a teenager.
>
> 1969 – Led Zeppelin makes their debut on the U.S. singles chart with “Whole
> Lotta Love.”
>
> 1969 – Cab Calloway stars in NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of The
> Littlest Angel.
>
> 1969 – More than 300,000 people attend a free concert at the Altamont
> Speedway in northern California, featuring The Rolling Stones, Jefferson
> Airplane, Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby, Stills, Nash &
> Young. The Stones hire the Hell’s Angels for security, and the event is
> marred by considerable violence almost from the onset, culminating in the
> stabbing murder of concert-goer Meredith Hunter.
>
> 1970 – The Rolling Stones movie Gimme Shelter, featuring footage of the
> now infamous Altamont concert, premieres in New York.
>
> 1970 – The Grass Roots sing a medley of their hits on The Ed Sullivan
> Show. Other musical guests include Bobbi Martin, The Three Degrees,
> Lucecita Benitez, and The NFL Singers.
>
> 1972 – The Rolling Stones begin recording songs for their album, Goat’s
> Head Soup, at Dynamic Sound Studios in Kingston, Jamaica.
>
> 1974 – George Harrison releases his single, “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” b/w “I
> Don’t Care Anymore” in the UK.
>
> 1975 – Rev. Charles Boykin of Tallahassee, Florida, organizes the burning
> of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, claiming they are sinful, in
> reaction to the results of a local survey that claimed 984 of 1,000
> unmarried mothers had sex while listening to rock music.
>
> 1978 – Sid Vicious smashes a glass in the face of Patti Smith's brother,
> Todd, during an altercation at the Hurrah club in New York City.
>
> 1980 – Mark David Chapman flies to New York City with the intent of
> shooting John Lennon.
>
> 1980 – The Police play at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia, with R.E.M.
> as opening act.
>
> 1986 – Ringo Starr becomes the first Beatle to lend his name and
> endorsement in a commercial advertisement, pushing Sun Country wine
> coolers.
>
> 1991 – John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi Smith passes away at age 88.
>
> 1993 – Travis Tritt records “Take It Easy,” and gets the former members of
> The Eagles to supply backing vocals. After the session, The Eagles decide
> to re-unite for real and make plans for a comeback show and tour.
>
> 1995 – Michael Jackson collapses during rehearsals at the Beacon Theatre
> in New York City for an upcoming HBO special, and is hospitalized for
> dehydration.
>
> 1997 – Metallica and Marianne Faithfull appear and perform together on
> NBC’s Saturday Night Live.
>
> 2003 – Elvis Costello marries his third wife, singer/songwriter Diana
> Krall. They are still married.
>
> 2005 – The driver of a Jeep hits an ice patch outside Graceland and
> crashes into the “graffiti wall,” destroying a section of the wall and
> thousands of messages written on it. No one is injured.
>
> 2005 – Singer Robbie Williams wins his libel lawsuit against the People
> newspaper, Star, and Hot Stars magazines over claims that he was secretly
> homosexual.
>
> 2007 – Billy Joel, with Cass Dillon on vocals, releases the single,
> “Christmas In Fallujah” on iTunes, with proceeds being donated to Homes
> for Our Troops, which builds homes for severely wounded veterans of Iraq
> and Afghanistan.
>
> 2010 – Former bassist for KC and The Sunshine Band, Richard Finch, pleads
> no contest to “inappropriate sexual contact” with a teenage boy, and is
> sentenced to seven years in prison.
>
> 2011 – Barbara Orbison, the widow of the late singer, passes away at age
> 61 from prostate cancer - 23 years to the day after her husband Roy’s death.
>
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