Aug152019

Music – 1980 – Drummer Max Roach & Billy Taylor Orchestra – What Am I Here For

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Max Roach was an American jazz drummer and composer….who was a pioneer of bebop….along with his work in many other styles of music…. and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history…..after having worked with many famous jazz musicians…..including Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy,  Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Booker Little, Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Roach also led…

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Aug152019

Boxing – 1983 – Tim Ryan Interviews Joe Bugner & Wife Marlene On 10 Rnd Heavywt Marvis Frazier Bout

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Joe Bugner is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former heavyweight boxer and actor…..who holds triple nationality….being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom. As an actor, he is best known for his role in the 1994 action film Street Fighter….when he played alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. Born in Szőreg, a southeastern suburb of Szeged in southern Hungary….Bugner and his family fled after the 1956 Soviet invasion and settled in Britain. Standing at 6 ft 4 in…

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Aug142019

Boxing – 1983 – 10 Rnd Lightwt Bout – John Montes Jr Vs Hector Camacho – With Tim Ryan + Gil Clancy

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Héctor “Macho” Camacho was a Puerto Rican professional boxer and entertainer….who was known for his quickness in the ring and flamboyant style in and out of the ring…..as Camacho competed professionally from 1980 to 2010….and was a world champion in three weight classes…..when he held the WBC super featherweight title from 1983 to 1984….the WBC lightweight title from 1985 to 1987….and the WBO junior welterweight title twice between 1989…

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Aug142019

Music – 1980 – Don Williams – Amanda – Sung Live At Austin City Limits

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Don Williams was an American country singer, songwriter and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame….who began his solo career in 1971 singing popular ballads and amassing 17 x # 1 country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname of the “Gentle Giant” of country music In 1979, Waylon Jennings…

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Aug142019

Figure Skating – 1986 – World Championships – Men Free Skate Finals – USSR Alexander Fadeev

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Alexandre “Sasha” Fadeev is a Russian former competitive figure skater….who represented the Soviet Union…..while becoming the 1985 World champion….and a four-time European champion.  Fadeev won the 1985 World Championships by placing first in all three segments of the competition….including compulsory figures and the short and long programs….as he took the gold medal ahead of CAN Brian Orser (silver) and USA Brian Boitano (bronze).   At the 1986…

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Aug142019

Boxing – 1982 – Marv Albert Interview With Middlewt Boxer Bobby Czyz After Losing To Mustafa Hamsho

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Bobby Czyz is a retired American boxer….who was a two-division world titlist at light heavyweight and cruiserweight….and he is three quarters Italian and one quarter Polish…..with a nickname of “Matinee Idol”….as Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team….whose other members died in the 1980 plane crash….but because of an auto accident one week before the fatal trip….Czyz was not on the…

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Aug132019

Boxing – 1982 – Marv Albert PostFight Interview Of Lt Heavywt Champ Dwight Muhammad Qawi After Win

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On December 19, 1981 Dwight Braxton faced Mathew Saad Muhammad in Atlantic City…..when the ex-convict Braxton was the underdog against Saad,….who was one of the most popular fighters of his generation and a fellow Hall of Famer….but Braxton defeated him on a 10th-round TKO….and became a world champion for the first time…..and It was shortly after…

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Aug132019

Figure Skating – 1986 – World Championships – Mens Free Skate Finals – CAN Brian Orser

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Brian Orser, OC is a Canadian former competitive and professional figure skater….who won Olympic silver medals at the 1984 L A Games…..and the 1988 Seoul Games….as well as the 1987 World Champion and 1986 World Championship silver medalist….as seen in this video herewith….plus an eight-time (1981–88) Canadian national champion. At the 1988 Winter Olympics…..the rivalry between Orser and American figure skater Brian Boitano…. who were the…

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Aug132019

Comedy – 1983 – Stand Up Routine – Bob Hope + Rosemary Clooney – On The Road To Hollywood Special

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Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress….who came to prominence in the early 1950’s with the song “Come On-a My House”…. which was followed by other pop numbers such as “Botch-a-Me”, “Mambo Italiano”, “Tenderly”, “Half as Much”, “Hey There” and “This Ole House”….while she also had success as a jazz vocalist….but Clooney’s career languished in the…

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