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1989 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1989 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Second Chance” .38 Special (A&M)“Soul Provider” Michael Bolton (Columbia)“The End of the Innocence” Don Henley (Geffen)“Right Here Waiting”…

Harris, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Harris, Roy, 1898–1979, American composer, b. Lincoln co., Okla. Harris was a pupil of Arthur Farwell and Nadia Boulanger. He began to compose c.1925, ultimately producing more than…

Campbell, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Roy, 1901–57, South African poet and satirist. After some time in England and France Campbell returned to South Africa to edit Voorslag [Whiplash], a satirical magazine,…

Wilkins, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Wilkins, Roy, 1901–81, American social reformer and civil-rights leader, b. St. Louis, Mo.; grad. Univ. of Minnesota (B.A., 1923). While a student, Wilkins served as secretary of the…

1980 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Sailing,” Christopher CrossAlbum of the YearChristopher Cross, Christopher Cross (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“Sailing,” Christopher Cross, songwriterBest New…

Katrine, Loch

(Encyclopedia) Katrine, LochKatrine, Lochlŏkh kătˈrĭn [key], lake, 8 mi (12.9 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Stirling, central Scotland. Its beauty is celebrated in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the…

Roy Jenkins 2003 Deaths

Roy JenkinsAge: 82 progressive British politician whose long career in public service began in 1948, when he was elected to Parliament as a member of the Labour Party. He served as minister…

Roy Moore, 2003 News

chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, defiantly refused to remove a 5,280-pound monument of the Ten Commandments from the state courthouse. The state supreme court and a federal judge…

Jules Roy 2000 Deaths

Jules RoyAge: 92 Algerian-born French writer who based his novels on his childhood experiences in Algeria and on his French air force career. His books included The Happy Valley and The Death…

Roy Rogers 1998 Deaths

Roy RogersAge: 86 the “King of the Cowboys,” Rogers starred in 87 films and six seasons of a hit television series, garnering the adoration of generations of fans.Died: July 6, 1998.T. Wayne…