Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Paean to Joe DiMaggio Was a Big-Band Hit
Singing with the Les Brown band, she celebrated the Yankee star’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also performed on Sid ...
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Betty Bonney, singer who had a hit with ‘Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,’ dies at 100
Betty Bonney, a singer who was a favorite of jitterbuggers and other musical hepcats of the swing era with hit recordings such as “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” which celebrated the New York ...
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Looking Back: Joseph D. Steinfield – My newspaper habit and songs that ask questions
I have been a newspaper reader for as long as I can remember. Early on, I read the Claremont Daily Eagle and the Boston ...
MLB's unbreakable records: Will anyone touch Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak? Barry Bonds' home run total?
I'll now attempt to run through some of the more mainstream records that will not be broken any time soon and I'm actually ...
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Spreading joy & clowning around at Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital for more than 30 years
This week on Miami Proud, CBS News Miami is spotlighting a woman who for decades has been putting smiles on the faces of young patients. Linda Herbert started off in the health field as a ...
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Guest column: The slugger who introduced Marilyn Monroe to Joe DiMaggio
My wife was sitting right on the field!” When word reached New York Yankees’ Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio that Zernial had been chosen for a Monroe photo op, he asked, “Why should a bush ...
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Matt Painter drops Joe DiMaggio comparison for Tom Izzo’s Big Ten wins record
After the game, Purdue head coach Matt Painter compared his success to Joe DiMaggio. Tom Izzo is one of the best coaches that game of basketball has ever seen, and Joe DiMaggio is one of the best ...