This Day in Music History

14 Aug 1992

todayAugust 14, 2022

Background

Tony Williams lead singer with The Platters died in his sleep of emphysema aged 64. He sang most of the group’s hits up until 1961 when he was replaced by Sonny Turner. Had the 1959 UK & US No.1 single ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes’.

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13 Aug 1926

Fidel Castro born Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro is born in the Oriente province of eastern Cuba. The son of a Spanish immigrant who had made a fortune building rail systems to transport sugar cane, Fidel attended Roman Catholic boarding schools in Santiago de Cuba.

todayAugust 13, 2022

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