In early 1960, Percy Faith and his Orchestra had a surprise hit with the song "Theme From a Summer Place." The iconic instrumental soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 22, 1960, and ...

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Today's birthdays include Percy Faith, who was born in 1908; jazz singer Billie Holiday in 1915; sitar player Ravi Shankar in 1920 (age 83); country's Bobby Bare in 1935 (age 68); Freddie Hubbard in ...