Freddie Mercury and Brian May on Queen’s 1984 European tour.
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No.1 single in Germany on 17 March 1977:
Smokie - Living Next Door to Alice
Co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally released by the Australian vocal harmony trio New World in 1972, the song later became a worldwide hit for British band Smokie.
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Born on February 16, 1949:
Lynn Paul, singer with The New Seekers who had the 1972 UK No.1 single 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'.
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Born on February 16, 1935
American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician Sonny Bono, who had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'I Got You Babe', as Sonny & Cher. Bono began his music career as a songwriter at Specialty Records, where his song 'Things You Do to Me' was recorded by Sam Cooke, and went on to work for record producer Phil Spector in the early 1960s. He was mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and the Republican congressman for California's 44th district, serving from 1995 until his death in 1998. He was killed on 5 January 1998, aged 62, in a skiing accident.
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