Musicians

Dottie West had her first Top 40 hit with “Let Me Off in the Corner” around the country charts in 1963. Another year, her hit song “Here Comes My Baby” won the Grammy for The Best Female Country & Western Vocal Performance, the very first woman to receive this prize. ...

Jim Croce was born on January 10, 1943, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began playing the accordion at age 5, and by his 20s, was touring in multiple folk groups. He released five studio albums and 11 singles. He perished in a terrible plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana on September ...