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One of the finest actors of his day, Lorne Greene was very popular with his TV Show Bonanza. Greene was relatively unknown for his singing (?). The Ottawa native put our a #1 hit in Canada with Ringo in 1964. Lorne Greene

It’s the date of birth for Burgess Meredith, Daws Butler, Mary Margaret McBride, Jim Jordan (of ‘Fibber McGee’ fame), Nanaimo jazz pianist Diana Krall, and ace Vancouver radio reporter George Garrett. NBC began a two night showing of ‘The Godfather,’ for which it paid $10 million; Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jerry Lee Lewis performed on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show; the 100th episode of ‘The X-Files’ aired on FOX; Walter Cronkite hosted ‘Sinatra: an American Original’ on CBS-TV; and David Bowie’s first TV special aired on NBC’s ‘Midnight Special.’ Tennessee Ernie Ford’s ‘Sixteen Tons’ began an 8 week run as the #1 song; Patsy Cline recorded her next Top 10 hit ‘I Fall to Pieces’; and The Beatles recorded their second performance for Radio Luxembourg. ALL the milestones for Nov. 16th INSIDE.

Vancouver's Christmas Music Station' is in the air and on the air...

It’s a golden anniversary for CKNW AM 980 Vancouver host Stirling Faux, who is marking 50 years in the radio business this weekend.

As Vernon’s proposed community radio station gets closer to hitting the air, its governing society is opening the booth to those who wish to get involved.

Supertramp were an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Rick Davies (vocals, keyboards), they are distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles and for a sound that relied heavily on Wurlitzer electric piano.[5][6] The group's line-up changed numerous times throughout their career, with Davies the only consistent member. Other longtime members included bassist Dougie Thomson, drummer Bob Siebenberg, and saxophonist John Helliwell.

In 1962 Sir Cliff Richard from England continued to put out #1 singles. In ’62 it was Bachelor Boy.