Saturday, February 12, 2011

February 12, 2011 -- VALENTINE'S WEEKEND

SONG OF THE DAY: It's VALENTINE's WEEKEND!! "Love Me Do" was written by PAUL MCCARTNEY when he was 16.. The song was the BEATLES first single, released in the UK in 1962 with the B-Side being "P.S., I Love You".. Of course, the song hit #1 in the U.S. in 1964 when BEATLEMANIA swept the States.. "Love Me Do" was recorded three different times, with 3 different drummers: Pete Best, Ringo Starr and Andy White..



FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN TODAY: Actress Christina Ricci, comedian Arsenio Hall, "Growing Pains" actress Joanna Kerns, Doobie Brothers frontman, Michael McDonald, former Genesis bassist, Steve Hackett, author Judy Blume..

Posthumously: "Bonanza" star Lorne Greene, Evolution theorist, Charles Darwin, 16th President of the U.S., Abraham Lincoln..

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