Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Paul…
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The 37th Annual Country Music Association Awards were presented November 5at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House.Entertainer of the Year:Alan JacksonMale Vocalist of the Year:Alan JacksonFemale…
No one is quite sure when the first checks appeared. Some experts think the Romans may have invented the check about 352 B.C. But even if that were true, the idea apparently didn't catch on.…
Record of the Year“Up, Up and Away,” 5th DimensionAlbum of the YearSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)Song of the Year“Up, Up and Away,” Jimmy L. Webb, songwriterBest New…
country-pop singerBorn: 4/22/1936Birthplace: Billstown, Arkansas Grammy Award-winning country-pop singer and guitarist who worked as a session musician for Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Phil…
country singerBorn: 6/15/1937Birthplace: Littlefield, Texas Grammy Award-winning country music singer who, with Willie Nelson, invented progressive or “outlaw” country music. His recordings…
PARRIS, Virgil Delphini, (cousin of Albion Keith Parris), a Representative from Maine; born in Buckfield, Maine, February 18, 1807; attended the common schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine,…
