22 MAY
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2019 The biographical film Rocketman, starring Taron Egerton as Elton John, debuts in US theaters.More
2017 Minutes after an Ariana Grande concert ends at the Manchester Arena in England, a suicide bomber detonates a device, killing 22 and injuring at least 60 others in an act of terrorism.More
1971 The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album, with a working zipper on the cover, hits #1 in the US.More
1967 The Monkees release Headquarters, proving they're more than a group of actors who just play a band on TV. Although it's their third album, it's the first that allows them creative control over songwriting and performing without relying on session musicians. The album goes to #1 on the Billboard 200.
1950 Bernie Taupin is born in Lincolnshire, England. He becomes Elton John's lyricist, and also co-writes #1 hits for two other acts: "These Dreams" for Heart and "We Built This City" for Starship.
22 MAY
In Music History
2019 ABC airs live remakes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons, two shows with iconic theme songs. Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei (as Archie and Edith Bunker) sing "Those Were The Days," the All in the Family theme; Jennifer Hudson does "Movin' On Up," The Jeffersons theme.More
2016 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper becomes the first streaming-only entry on Billboard's albums chart when it debuts at #8.
2015 Jana Kramer marries former NFL player Mike Caussin.
2011 Donald Trump names John Rich of Big & Rich winner of The Celebrity Apprentice, Season 11.
2011 Joseph Brooks, who wrote the title hit to the 1977 film You Light Up My Life, commits suicide at age 73 while awaiting a rape trial. He was accused of committing a series of rapes by luring aspiring actresses to his apartment under the guise of conducting movie auditions.
2010 Alanis Morissette marries the rapper Souleye (Mario Treadway). They have their first child seven months later.
2009 Meg White marries guitarist Jackson Smith, son of Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, in the backyard of her former husband (and White Stripes bandmate), Jack White, in Nashville. The ceremony is a double wedding, with the Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence marrying his photographer girlfriend Jo McCaughey.
2007 Joey Fatone of 'N Sync comes in second to Apolo Anton Ohno on Dancing With The Stars.
2004 After 12 weeks at #1, Usher's "Yeah!" is knocked off by his next single, "Burn," which spends another eight weeks at the top.
2000 Aaron Tippin releases "Kiss This," his third and final #1 hit on the country chart.
1996 Mission: Impossible, starring Tom Cruise as superspy Ethan Hunt, debuts in theaters. A reboot of the classic '60s TV series, it features a hit electronic reimagining of Lalo Schifrin's iconic "Burning Fuse" theme from U2's Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen.
1976 "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney & Wings goes to #1 in America, where it stays for five weeks.
1972 The Guess Who record their Live At The Paramount album in Seattle, Washington.
1968 Cream's Disraeli Gears is certified gold.
1967 Dan Roberts (bass guitarist for Crash Test Dummies) is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Cher Calls Letterman an A-Hole
1986Cher, making her first appearance on David Letterman's show, tells him why she declined the many invitations to come on before: Because she thought he was an "a--hole."
When Letterman's show went on the air in 1982, Cher was at the top of their list for potential guests, but she always declined. She liked the show, but noticed that Dave could be rude to guests and would sometimes make fun of them. When she finally agrees, it's a big deal - Cher is a huge star in the world of both music and movies, very colorful with legions of fans. Letterman gives her a warm introduction, but then presses her on why she hasn't done the show before. "I thought I would never want to do this show with you," she tells him. "Why? Because you thought I was..." Letterman replies. "An A--hole," Cher says, filling in the blank. This being network TV, it's bleeped out, but it's clear from the audience reaction what Cher said. "For you folks at home that missed it, she said I was an 'awfully nice guy,'" Letterman says. In her memoir The First Time, Cher explains that Letterman's producer asked her before the show why she hadn't come on in the past, and she told him it was because she thought the host was "kind of an a--hole." He clearly relayed this information to Letterman, who used it to create some tension. "I really didn't mean to say it," Cher wrote. "But then I looked at him smirking at me, and suddenly the words just jumped out of my mouth." The episode becomes a part of Letterman lore, and he and Cher become frenemies. She returns to his show several times, most famously the following year with her ex, Sonny Bono, when Letterman cajoles them into singing "I Got You Babe" together.
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