Tuesday 26 June 2012

Born On This Day:
Chris Isaak turns 56 today
An American rock musician and occasional actor. Isaak signed a contract to Warner Bros. Records in 1984 for his first album Silvertone. The tracks "Gone Ridin'" and "Livin' for Your Lover", from this album, were featured in David Lynch's cult classic Blue Velvet. Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner Bros. moved him to their Reprise Records label. His best-known song is "Wicked Game."

In Memoriam:
Walter O'Keefe died 29 years ago today
An American songwriter, actor, syndicated columnist, radio legend, screenwriter and TV host.  O'Keefe began as a vaudeville performer in the midwest for several years. In 1925, he went to New York and became a Broadway performer. By 1937, he wrote a syndicated humor column and filled-in for such radio personalities as Walter Winchell, Edgar Bergen, Don McNeill and Garry Moore.



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