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1963 The Rolling Stones begin their first British tour at the New Victoria Theatre in London. They are the support act on a bill with the Everly Brothers and Bo Diddley.
1962 After a wildly successful six-and-a-half-year run, the musical My Fair Lady closes on Broadway.
1961 The New York Times publishes a glowing review of a Bob Dylan performance, giving the 20-year-old upstart his first press in a major publication.More
1959 Little Anthony & The Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" (Anthony is quoted as saying the song is "stupid").
1958 Tommy Edwards' "It's All In The Game" hits #1, where it stays for six weeks.
1956 RCA Victor Co. announces that it has received over 856,327 advance orders for Elvis Presley's next single, "Love Me Tender."
1956 The Gale Storm Show, starring the singer as a cruise ship director who makes lots of musical interludes, debuts on CBS.
1956 Bob Carlisle of "Butterfly Kisses" fame is born in Santa Ana, California.
1954 The original musical version of A Star Is Born, featuring Judy Garland, opens in Hollywood. The first non-musical version debuted in 1932 as What Price Hollywood?, starring Constance Bennett.
1948 Guitarist Mike Pinera (of Iron Butterfly) is born in Tampa, Florida.
1948 Mark Farner (lead singer/guitarist for Grand Funk) is born in Flint, Michigan.
1947 Dizzy Gillespie makes his Carnegie Hall debut.
1944 Folk singer Anne Briggs is born in Toton, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England.
1944 Tommy Tate (vocalist/drummer for The Imperial Show Band) is born in Homestead, Florida.
1944 Composer Mike Post is born Leland Michael Postil in Berkeley, California. Composed many TV theme songs, including Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Rockford Files, L.A. Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., and Hill Street Blues.
Supremes Drop Glam For "Love Child"
1968The Supremes eschew their elegant dresses and go casual to perform "Love Child" on The Ed Sullivan Show. Diana Ross wears a sweatshirt, which is in line with the character in the song.
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2011 Sylvia Robinson, a singer and rap impresario who brought us "Rapper's Delight," dies at age 75.
1991 MTV plays the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video for the first time, giving most Americans their first look at Nirvana. A little over a month later, the song is #1 on the Hot 100.
1990 Nelson (Rick Nelson's twin sons, Gunnar and Matthew) top the Billboard Hot 100 with "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection," becoming the second generation of Nelsons to top the charts. Their grandfather, Ozzie Nelson, may have been the most popular of the bunch as a band leader in the '30s and '40s.
1984 The English girl group Bananarama has their US breakthrough when "Cruel Summer" peaks at #9 on the pop chart, thanks to the song's appearance in the summer smash The Karate Kid.
1969 Merle Haggard releases "Okie From Muskogee," a song that protests Vietnam war protesters. The single goes on to reach #1 on the Country chart and #43 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1935 Jerry Lee Lewis is born in Ferriday, Louisiana.
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