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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page was given a 12-month conditional discharge after being found guilty of possessing cocaine. Led Zeppelin broke up in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham at Page’s home, The Old Mill House at Clewer in Berkshire. For some time Jimmy Page refused to touch a guitar out of sadness for…

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Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig!

Written on September 30, 2011 by Retro Rebirth in Donovan, Retro History

Donovan made his US television debut on Shindig! along with The Hollies, The Turtles and the Dave Clark Five on September 30, 1965 Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch; 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop,…

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Peter Falk stars in the 1st broadcast of Columbo

Written on September 15, 2011 by Retro Rebirth in Retro History

Peter Falk stars in the 1st broadcast of “Columbo” on NBC-TV on September 15, 1971. Columbo is an American crime fiction television film series, which starred Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. It was created by William Link and Richard Levinson. The show popularized the inverted detective…

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