Anka, Paul (1941—)
With his 1957 number one hit record, "Diana," about a teenage boy's unrequited crush on an older girl, 16-year-old singer-songwriter Paul Anka tapped int...
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Paul Anka has written an inordinate amount of pop music classics, cranking out hit songs like "My Way" for Frank Sinatra, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" for Buddy Holly, saving "Lonely Boy," "Put Your...
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Just after 8:00 on the evening of October 1st, with a large group of dapperly dressed guests gathered in Grand Army Plaza below, a 12-foot cake shining in the spotlight amidst them, and a small ca...
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Did you know The Plaza was turning 100 this coming month? Paul Anka knew! Matthew Broderick knew! They're both going to be on hand, apparently, to celebrate the momentous event. Once upon a time it...
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Just because J.K. Rowling has stopped writing about Harry Potter and his friends and foes doesn't mean she has stopped thinking about them.She told fans Monday what she thinks happened to many of t...
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Today is Monday, July 30, the 211th day of 2007. There are 154 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 30, 1945, during World War II, the battle cruiser USS Indianapolis, which h...
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 29-Aug. 4:July 29: Actor Robert Horton ("Wagon Train") is 83. Actor David Warner ("Titanic") is 66. Keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon is 61. Singer...
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The Plaza hotel, the setting for dozens of movies and home to the fictional Eloise, celebrated its 100th birthday Monday with a party complete with fireworks and a 1-ton cake in the building's imag...
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Johannesburg (dpa) - As ageing British popstar Elton John prepares
for the start of what has been billed his first tour of South Africa
at the weekend, locals were reca...
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Two days before Christmas 1955, Otis Blackwell wrote seven songs and sold them to a music broker for an advance fee of $25 each.He needed the money for presents. That grew to a much bigger gift thr...
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Anka, Paul (1941—)
Paul Anka still chasing the musical muse
