Ephéméride du Lundi 21 Janvier 2008

Sujet: Ephéméride du Lundi 21 Janvier 2008 Lun 21 Jan 2008, 09:34

Aujourd'hui Lundi 21 Janvier,
nous fêtons les Agnès ainsi que les Inès.

Agnès de Rome (patronne des jardiniers et des fiancés) -
Alban-Barthelemy Roe -
Epiphane - Fructueux - Maxime le Confesseur -
Maxime le Grec -
Meinrard - Patrocle (10260) - Publius - Zacharie -
Zosime de Syracuse

Fêtes et prénoms bretons
Oanez

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Dictons du Jour
« Sec Janvier,
Heureux fermier. »

« Jour de St Agnès,
Jamais de froid ne laisse. »

« De la Sainte-Agnès la douceur
ne nous fait pas croire que l'hiver meurt. »

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Proverbe du Jour
« Venin guérit venin. »

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Que c’est-il passé ce jour ?

Ephéméride du Lundi 21 Janvier 2008 PeggyRecords150

Ephéméride du Lundi 21 Janvier 2008 PeggyRecords150

1889 - Huddy Ledbetter a.k.a. “Leadbelly” was born in rural Louisiana.

1919 - Louis Innis 1919~1982, singer, songwriter, and guitarist was born in Seymour, Indiana.

1942 - Mac Davis, singer, songwriter, record label executive, publishing company executive and actor was born in Lubbock, Texas.

1947 - Jim Ibbottson, of the “Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,” was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1949 - Tennessee Ernie Ford’s session for Capitol Records was held at their Hollywood recording studios. Ernie recorded his first hit record at this session “Tennessee Border.” The song was written by Jimmy Work and it hit the Billboard charts in April. The song topped out at N°8.

1950 - Red Foley’s single “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” topped the charts. This was Nashville’s million-selling record.

1956 - Sun Records released Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes.” The song climbed the country charts to N°1, and remained on the charts for 24 weeks. The record is now a Grammy Hall of Fame song.

1957 - Début du tournage de LOVING YOU, le deuxième film d'Elvis Presley

1957 - Patsy Cline made her debut on national TV, and sang ‘Walking After Midnight’ on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts. Patsy won the competition, and was hired as a regular on the TV show for the next 18 months.

1961 - Patsy Cline appeared on the Grand Ole Opry, and gave birth to son Randy two weeks later.

1967 - Dolly Parton debuted on the Billboard country charts with “Dumb Blonde” N°24 and “Something Fishy” N°17, both released on the Monument label.

1967 - Jim Reeves’ RCA Victor single “I Won’t Come In While He’s There” hit the charts. Gene Davis wrote the song, it went to N°1, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. This was Jim's last N°1 record, and it came two and a half years after he died in a plane crash. Jim Reeves charted 46 single hits during his career, and another 34, after his death.

1970 - Howard Watts 1913~1970, a.k.a. Cedric Rainwater, age 56, former bass player in Hank Williams Driftin’ Cowboy’s band, died today in Nashville. Watts also played for Bill Monroe and Flat & Scruggs.

1970 - Sonny James and Tammy Wynette were featured guests on “Hee Haw.”

1987 - Carl Perkins, Rick Nelson, Bill Haley, and Roy Orbison were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

1987 - Jim Anglin, age 73, of the “Anglin Brothers” died on this day

1987 - Dwight Yoakam’s “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc.” was certified Gold. This was Dwight’s first gold album.

1997 - Colonel Tom Parker, age 87, Elvis Presley’s 50% manager and illegal immigrant, died in Las Vegas. When Parker went to Graceland to attend Elvis’ funeral, he was wearing a flowered short sleeve shirt, and did not approach the casket to look at Elvis. He was the only man present at the funeral who was not wearing a black suit and tie.

1997 Décès du 'colonel' Tom Parker - 87 ans - Devenu l'imprésario d'Elvis Presley dès 1955, il est resté l'homme de confiance du King jusqu'à la mort du chanteur en 1977

1997 - Ray Campi & Rosie Flores released their duet album “A Little Bit Of Heartache.”

1998 Décès à 77 ans de l'acteur Jack Lord, qui jouait Steve McGarrett dans HAWAII 5-0 (aussi dans le premier James Bond, DR. NO).

2002 - Peggy Lee, age 81, died in Bel Air, California, as the result of a heart attack. Peggy was laid to rest in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.

2003 - Jasmine Records released Johnny Bond’s “I Like My Chicken Fryin’