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The Pennsylvania Dutch started Groundhog Day on Feb. 2, 1887 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. They took the idea from the Germans in Europe, who celebrated Candlemas, also known as Badger Day.
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Song of the Day is paying tribute this month to musicians, singers and songwriters who died this year. Rock guitarist Jeff Beck died in England on January 8, 2023 from bacterial meningitis. He was 78.
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The Song of the Day is paying tribute to singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock and Roll, died May 24 in Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness. She was 83.
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The Song of the Day is paying tribute to the musicians, singers and songwriters who died in 2023.Burt Bacharach was more than prolific he was damn good. More than 1,000 artists sang his songs. Seventy of his songs became Billboard Top 40 hits. Bacharach died February 8 in Los Angeles. He was 94.
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Song of the Day is paying tribute to the musicians, singers and songwriters who died in 2023. Tony Bennett died July 21 in New York City. He openly shared his seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 96. His signature song was "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."
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The Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, musicians and songwriters who died in 2023. David Crosby died January 18, 2023 in Los Angeles. His wife said he died after a long illness, however friends said he died in his sleep after a short bout with Covid-19. He was 81.
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Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Gordon Lightfoot died May 1 in Toronto, Canada at age 84. The Song of the Day, "If You Could Read My Mind" hit gold in the U.S. in 1970.
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The Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Harry Belafonte died April 25, 2023 in New York City of congestive heart failure. He was 96. "Day-O" was chosen as The Song of the Day tribute because it was Belafonte's signature song.
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This December, the Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Jimmy Buffett died September 1 in Sag Harbor, New York from Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare skin cancer. He was 76. Out of his massive trove of trop rock, we chose "Margaritaville" as the Song of the Day because it's the song that launched his entire enterprise.
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Freddy Mercury told the public he had AIDS on November 23, 1991. He died one day later, November 24, from bronchial pneumonia due to AIDS complications. He was 45. The Song of the Day, "Somebody to Love," was said to be his favorite.