Previous posts for July 26th are found here: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (2019), John Field (2020), and Mick Jagger; Angela Hewitt (2022)
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Mick Jagger (b. 26 July 1943) is the front man for the Rolling Stones (as if you didn't know that).
Gathering No Moss
With hearing aids and brittle bones,
The geriatric Rolling Stones
Defy infirmity and age
While rocking an arena stage.
And though he’ll never see again
The age of three score years and ten,
You still can count on seeing Mick
Unflagging in his bad boy schtick.
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Darlene Love (b. 26 July 26 1941) is an American singer and actress, especially known for background vocals.
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Upon release, the song was not a huge success but it has gone on to become a Christmas standard. In 1986, Love was asked to sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" on David Letterman’s Christmas show, which became a yearly tradition. – Wikipedia, s.v. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” and “Darlene Love”
Like many singers past their prime
Who come alive at Christmas time,
She has a trick, and this is it:
She had a minor Christmas hit,
Which, with the coming of December,
Folks nostalgically remember.
Of course, it helps to keep it big
When it becomes a yearly gig,
So it’s a pleasure here to mention
That Letterman gave it attention
And made a big production of
“Christmas” sung by Darlene Love.
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