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December 1 : This Day in Music History
Event of the day
TV, Radio, Press

1957 : It's a big night on Ed Sullivan Show: Buddy Holly and the Crickets (performing That'll Be The Day), Sam Cooke (performing You Send Me), and The Rays (performing Silhouettes) all perform for the first time on national TV.
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Awards and Honors (1)

2005 : Rocky Horror Picture Show is entered into the National Film Registry.

Births (12)

1913 : Mary Martin
1934 : Billy Paul
1935 : Lou Rawls
1938 : Sandy Nelson
1939 : Dianne "Dee Dee" Lennon
1944 : Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult)
1944 : John Densmore (The Doors)
1945 : Bette Midler
1946 : Gilbert O'Sullivan
1951 : Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report)
1956 : Julee Cruise
1977 : Brad Delson (Linkin Park)

Certifications and Milestones (1)

1966 : The Mamas and The Papas' Cass, John, Michelle and Denny album is certified gold.

Charts (2)

1958 : The Teddy Bears' To Know Him Is To Love Him hits #1
1973 : The Carpenters' Top Of The World hits #1

Concerts and Festivals (3)

1968 : Janis Joplin makes her final appearance with her band, Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1972 : Martha and the Vandellas give their farewell performance in Detroit, MI.
1976 : More Sex Pistols gigs are canceled after the F-word is uttered during their appearance on a morning TV show.

Deaths (4)

1954 : Fred Rose
1969 : Magic Sam
1989 : Billy Lyall (The Bay City Rollers, Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
1993 : Ray Gillen (Black Sabbath, Badlands)

Debuts (1)

1945 : Burl Ives makes his concert debut at New York's Town Hall.

Health Issues (2)

1964 : Ringo Starr is admitted to a London hospital for a tonsillectomy.
1975 : On her thirtieth birthday, Bette Midler undergoes emergency surgery to remove her appendix.

Innovations (1)

2011 : It's a good day for comedy writers and late-night talk show hosts as Hanson announces they will be selling MMMHop beer.

Legal Issues (2)

1940 : ASCAP tells Glenn Miller that he doesn't have the rights to use Moonlight Serenade as his theme, so he switches to "Slumber Song."
1989 : Sly Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) is sentenced to 55 days in jail for driving while under the influence of cocaine.

Marriages and Breakups (1)

1960 : 24-year-old Bobby Darin marries 19-year-old Sandra Dee at Don Kirshner's apartment in New Jersey.

Miscellaneous (2)

1958 : Neil Sedaka signs with RCA Records as a solo artist.
1995 : An auction of his memorabilia nets Frank Sinatra over two million dollars.

Movies (1)

1956 : One of the first Rock movies, The Girl Can't Help It, opens in America. Featuring performances by Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, the Platters and Fats Domino, the film starred Jayne Mansfield as an aspiring singer.

Releases (2)

1968 : The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet
1971 : John Lennon, Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

TV, Radio, Press (1)

1957 : It's a big night on Ed Sullivan Show: Buddy Holly and the Crickets (performing That'll Be The Day), Sam Cooke (performing You Send Me), and The Rays (performing Silhouettes) all perform for the first time on national TV.
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