Rhonda Fleming

He also had four Grammy Awards out of 14 nominations.

He also won Best R&B Album trophies for Voodoo and Black Messiah, along with a Best Male R&B Vocal Performance win for his single Untitled (How Does It Feel?". He was named by Rolling Stone magazine as being one of the 200 greatest singers of all time. And following his death, he was honored with tributes, including one at the Apollo Theater in New York City and also at Lincoln Center in New York City. In award ceremonies that were held on October the 14th, in 1970, Merle Haggard dominated the Country Music Association Awards, which were held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. He actually swept four major categories, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year for Okie from Muskogee, and also the MVP of the award ceremonies, Entertainer of the Year. In 1974, the eighth annual Country Music Association Awards took place. It was at the newly opened Grand Ole Opry House. Yeah. It's really not that old. I always thought that it was, like, way back, but nope, newly opened back in 1974. In any event, this was the year that Charlie Rich was named Male Vocalist of the Year when his record Behind Closed Doors picked up trophies for Album of the Year and also Single of the Year. In 1985, Ricky Skaggs was named Entertainer of the Year at that Country Music Association Awards, which was their 19th annual, and it had Kris Kristofferson and Anne Murray hosting that night. In 2020, delayed from the original April date due to the pandemic, the Billboard Music Awards aired live late in the year from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Post Malone was the most awarded artist that night. He got nine of them, including Top Artist, while Billie Eilish had a really good night as well. She won Best New Artist, Best Female Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album. Speaking of albums, albums that were released on October the 14th include in 1969 when Elvis Presley released From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis. This was his first official double album and his first live album, and the double album actually peaked at number 12 on the Billboard albums chart. It had hits like In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds. In 1977, David Bowie released Heroes. This was the second installment from his Berlin trilogy that was recorded alongside Brian Eno and Tony Visconti. Peaked at number three on the UK albums chart, number 35 in America, and the big hit off of it was, of course, Heroes. Also, on that same day, 1977, Kiss released their live double album called Alive II. This was compiled from multi-night performances at the LA Forum. Hit number seven on the Billboard albums chart. It had live versions of Detroit Rock City and Shout It Out Loud, along with a studio track called Rocket Ride. In 1981, Prince released Controversy. He wrote, produced, and played almost every single instrument. It was his fourth studio album, and it had Let's Work and also the title track Controversy, which was a big hit. As far as the record did, well, peaked at number 21 on the Billboard albums chart In 1983, Cyndi Lauper released her solo debut album, She's So Unusual, which is the first debut album by a female artist to have four top five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. The album hit number four on the Billboard albums chart. It had Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Time After Time, and she also won two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist. The reason why it never hit number one, well, that dude with the glove who did the moonwalk basically owned the number one spot for a good chunk of 1983, and come to think of it, 1984. In 1985, INXS released Listen Like Thieves. This was their fifth studio album. It was their international breakthrough, since they're from Australia, as a reminder. In any event, it hit number one in Australia, hit number 11 in the US, and it had the big hit, What You Need. Also, I'm Melting in the Sun. It's a great song. And I Send a Message. Three great songs back to back to back on that album. One of my favorite albums of all time, I might add. In 2016, JoJo released Mad Love. This was her return. It was the first studio album that she was allowed to record in 10 years because of her contractual battles with her old record label, because they were a bunch of idiots. Debuted at number six on the Billboard albums chart. It had songs like Music and F Apologies, and you can pretty much figure out what the F stands for, especially after 10 years of not being able to record. Singles that were released on October the 14th include in 1963, when The Marvelettes released As Long As I Know He's Mine. This was released on the Tamla label, which was a predecessor to Motown. It was written and produced by Smokey Robinson, as a matter of fact. Hit number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Exactly one year to the day later, The Marvelettes did it again. This time they released Too Many Fish in the Sea. This one was co-written by Norman Whitfield and Eddie Holland, and it hit number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, number five on what was called the Cash Box R&B chart. Cash Box Magazine used to be the rival to Billboard back in the day. In 1969, Diana Ross & The Supremes released Someday We'll Be Together. This was Diana Ross' final studio recording with the group before she ended up going on a relatively successful solo career, and by relatively, I mean extremely successful. Matter of fact, she should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, just saying. Anyway, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It was their 12th number one single, also their very last one as a group. In 1972, The Osmonds released Crazy Horses. This was the title track from their studio album that was just coming up. Hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, number two in the UK. 1974, Jethro Tull released Bungle in the Jungle. This was off their album called War Child. It was written and produced by Ian Anderson, and it was their highest charting single in the US. Hit number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. In 1985, The Cars released Tonight She Comes. This was the first studio single to promote the band's Greatest Hits compilation album. It was originally going to be used for Ric Ocasek's solo album, but he decided to pop it onto this one. Contractual obligations, as they say. Actually, it did pretty well, considering it was a contractual album release. Hit number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Spent three weeks at number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. And in 2016, Max featuring Nash released Lights Down Low. This was originally released as a promotional solo snippet earlier in the year, but then be- officially became a single on this date in 2016, and it hit number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. That was in early 2018 it finally got there. On that same day, by the way, Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello released Bad Things. This was the lead single from Machine Gun Kelly's third studio album, which was called Bloom, and it hit number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Artists who were born on October the 14th include Usher, who was born in 1978. Big R&B pop music titan. Had hits like Yeah and You Got It Bad. History-making artist, actually. Sir Cliff Richard was born in 1940, pioneer of British popular music. Really only known in America for a song that came out back in the 1970s called We Don't Talk Anymore. However, in England, this guy is a god. He is one of the most defining artists in British music history. Had hits like Devil Woman and Move It while he was over there, and he's been charting for decades. Shame people in America only know him for one song Thomas Dolby was born in 1958. Of course, electronic pioneer, visionary, producer, keyboardist, known for his big hit back in 1982, She Blinded Me With Science. Science. Shaznay Lewis was born in 1975. She was the principal member and main songwriter for the 1990s girl group All Saints. They had a huge hit called Never Ever, also much bigger in England than in America. Marcia Barrett was born in 1948. She was one of the original vocalists for the Euro-Caribbean disco group Boney M., which is saying something because, well, they were literally Milli Vanilli before Milli Vanilli. None of the people on stage actually sang on the records. It's a thing. That's all I'm gonna say. Uh, as a matter of fact, she did at least put her voice on tracks like Daddy Cool and Rasputin. Lourdes Leon Chacon was born in 1996, model, fashion designer, mainly known for being the firstborn daughter of Madonna. She actually has her own music career, by the way. She goes by the name Lola Hall, and her debut album is called Go, so she gets a nod. Justin Hayward was born in 1946. He w- is the lead singer, guitarist, and main songwriter for the Moody Blues, wrote their classic Nights in White Satin. Dan McCafferty was born in 1946, lead vocalist for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth. Had a huge hit back in 1975 of a cover version of the song Love Hurts. A.J. Pero was born in 1959, drummer for the glam metal band Twisted Sister at their peak. Billy Harrison was born in 1947, original lead guitarist for the Irish rock band Them. They had a huge hit called Gloria. Them also had Van Morrison. Colin Hodgkinson was born in 1945, bassist who became known for his stints in Whitesnake and also his own group, which was called Back Door. Karen White was born in 1965. She was part of the n- late 1980s R&B boom, new jack swing, that sort of thing. She had a huge hit, Grammy-nominated, called Superwoman. Robert Parker was born in 1930, New Orleans soul singer and saxophonist. Had a big hit in 1966. It was called Barefootin'. Chris Amou was born in 1952. He was the lead vocalist for the British soul group The Real Thing, known for their hit in 1976 in the UK called You To Me Are Everything. Brian Breeding was born in 1993. He was part of the R&B boy band called B5, who was big in the mid-2000s under Bad Boy Records. George Floyd was born in 1973. Yes, that George Floyd. Before his tragic murder, and yes, it was a murder, there's my one political thing for the day, he was actually a rapper. He was an underground hip hop artist down in Houston. He performed under the moniker Big Floyd as part of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. Shaggy 2 Dope was born in 1974. Real name, by the way, Joseph Utsler. He was part of the Insane Clown Posse, the hip hop artists who occasionally get into an awful lot of trouble, especially with the government. Lil XXL was born in 2000, big-time hip hop artist on social media. Melba Montgomery was born in 1938, huge figure in country music history, actually, known for mainly her solo work, but also because she had a lot of hits back in the 1970s that were duets that charted very well. She sang with artists like George Jones and Charlie Louvin. Alexander von Zemlinsky was born in 1871, Austrian composer and conductor, big-time late romantic era composer who was also the mentor to Arnold Schoenberg. Artists who unfortunately passed away on October the 14th include Gioconda de Vito, who passed away in 1994 at the age of 87 from undisclosed illness. She was one of Europe's biggest classical violinists. She was known for her interpretations of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Frankie Yankovic passed away in 1998 at the age of 83 from heart failure. He was nicknamed America's Polka King, who was also the first artist to have a million-selling polka single and also the first artist to win a polka Grammy. And oh, by the way, no, he is not related in any way, shape, or form to "Weird Al" Yankovic. Two completely different people sharing the same last name. That's it. And also, they both played the accordion. But other than that, no relation Common misnomer. Herbert Kretzmer passed away in 2020 at the age of ninety-five from undisclosed causes, which seems to be a thing today. He wrote the English language lyrics, by the way, to Les Misérables, the musical phenomenon that is. Rhonda Fleming passed away in 2020 at the age of ninety-seven from natural causes. She was nicknamed the Queen of Technicolor. She starred in over 40 films during Hollywood's Golden Age, and the reason why we talk about her is because not only was she a legendary actress, she was also a legendary singer during those 40 films. A lot of them were musicals. Cordell Jackson passed away in 2004 at the age of eighty-one from, you guessed it, undisclosed causes. She was a pioneering rockabilly guitarist who was the first woman to produce, engineer, arrange, and promote music on her own independent record label, which was called Moon Records. The woman was a one-woman machine, and people should check out her music. It's really good. The iconic Mr. Freddy Fender passed away in 2006 at the age of sixty-nine from complications of inoperable lung cancer. Real name, by the way, Baldemar Huerta. He was a three-time Grammy Award-winning Tex-Mex and country music musician who had hits like "Before the Next Teardrop Falls". Jared Anderson passed away in 2006 at the age of 30 from an unreleased cause. Probably figure out if it's the age of 30, what that may be. He was a death metal bassist and vocalist for Morbid Angel and also Hate Eternal. Chuck Ruff passed away in 2011 at the age of 60 after a long illness. He was a rock drummer best known for being part of Edgar Winter Group's rhythm foundation on hits like "Frankenstein". Ikky Owens passed away in 2014 at the age of 39 from a heart attack. Ikky was a Grammy Award-winning keyboardist who played with The Mars Volta and was also a touring member for Jack White. Joshua Perahia passed away in 2024 at the age of 71 from cardiac arrest. Guitar virtuoso who was big in the Christian music scene. As a matter of fact, he pioneered the Christian melodic metal scene with his band called Joshua, named after him. Big Mo passed away in 2007 at the age of 33 after a heart attack. His real name, by the way, Kenneth Moore. He was the rapper for Houston's Screwed Up Click, by the way. So one person from the Screwed Up Click was born. That would be George Floyd, and Big Mo passed away on this date. Salim Mahed passed away in 2018 at the age of 57 from injuries that he sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was the frontman for the Malaysian band called Iklim. They had a huge hit back in the 1990s called "Suci Dalam Debu". Sulli passed away in 2019 at the age of 25. Her real name, Choi Jin-ri. She was a South Korean singer and actress who was part of the K-pop girl group called f(x).

Richard Adreese passed away in 2025 at the age of 84 from, yep, undisclosed causes.

He was a singer-songwriter who teamed up with his brother Don to write the song "Never My Love", which was a big hit back in the day, especially back in the '70s and I think '60s.

Well, the stars of the movie that weren't classic cinema stars, it was Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Terry Carr, Art Carney, who kinda qualifies, Phil Silvers, and Ron Leibman.

But the other stars in it who it wasn't their final, uh, performance, and just hold onto your hats, Alice Faye, Virginia Mayo, Dorothy Lamour, Yvonne De Carlo, Victor Mature, Rhonda Fleming, Cyd Charisse, Rory Calhoun, Ann Miller, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford, Ricardo Montalban, Sterling Holloway, Aldo Ray, Nancy Walker, Gloria DeHaven, Tab Hunter, Fritz Feld, Fernando Lamas, Guy Madison, Patricia Morrison, Milton Berle, Keye Luke, and Walter Pidgeon, your Wal- your boy Walter.

My, my boy Walter.

They were all in this movie because that was sort of the gimmick.

Cobb is convinced Rocky is guilty and is determined to keep him under surveillance until the stolen money surfaces.

Rocky's journey to clear his name and find the real culprits leads him to a seedy trailer park where Nancy Morgan, played by Rhonda Fleming, the wife of his imprisoned friend Danny, resides.

Nancy, once Rocky's flame, is now entangled in a web of deceit and betrayal.

Parrish's directorial debut is marked by a fast-paced narrative and sharp dialogue, courtesy of screenwriter William Bowers.

Hank uses his modern sensibilities to navigate the royal court.

He predictably falls in love with a beautiful fair maiden named Alisande de la Cartelese, played by Rhonda Fleming.

Very standard.

He becomes drinking buddies with a gallant, slightly dim-witted knight, Sir Sagramore, played by William Bendix.