May 25

2010: Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls wins season 10 of Dancing With The Stars.

2005: Carrie Underwood wins Season Four of American Idol.  Her debut album sells over 7 million copies.  Inside Your Heaven was her ‘Idol’ finale song.

1983: Irene Cara’s Flashdance (What a Feeling) is #1.

1975: Singer Lauryn Hill is born.  She is best-known for being a member of the Fugees and for her solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.  The album debuted at #1 and sold eight million copies. It included the #1 single Doo Wop (That Thing).

1921: Songwriter Hal David is born.  With Burt Bacharach, he writes some of the biggest hits of the ‘sixties and ‘seventies, including the Oscar winning Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head.

Songs of The Day:

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (B.J. Thomas); Flashdance (What A Feeling) (Irene Cara); Doo Wop (Lauryn Hill); Inside Your Heaven (Carrie Underwood)