On this day/OSMONDS?

MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu MASCARO at humnet.ucla.edu
Tue Feb 4 15:10:12 CST 1997


I began by being interested and amused by this *On this day* stuff.  It's still interesting, but 
certainly seems to be growing out of all proportion.  Isd there some sort of electronic 
gizmo  you cyberhistorians click on to get a daily almanac or something?  Or do you 
actually type in these facts, every day?  Anyway, they're informative for those of us too 
lazy to pull our encyclopedias down, except, is this a mistake?

>1971: The OSMONDS received their  first gold record for "One Bad 
>Apple"
>     

If this is the song I am trying to remember (*One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch, 
gu-urrl*), isn't it the JACKSONS?  If it is, isn't that a really hysterically funny error?  Or is 
it maybe, kinda like a historical conspiracy?  White bread imperialism in musical 
evolution.

Could it be a different song (doesn't seem possible)?

If I'm wrong, sorry for wasting your time; I'll read more history.

john m




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