In 1957: Elvis Presley had his custom made “music gates” installed at the Gracelands. PICS
In 1959: The movie “Go, Johnny, Go!” premiered starring Chuck Berry, Jackie Wilson, The Cadillacs, and many others. VIDEO
In 1962: The 3 year old soon of Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally drowned in a pool.
In 1966: “Wild Thing” by the British band The Troggs was released in the U.S. VIDEO
In 1967: A “Most Popular Monkee” poll concluded that Davy Jones was the most popular with 63% of the votes. Mickey Dolenz had 22%, Peter Tork was 8%, and Mike Nesmith got 7%. SONG
In 1974: Tina Turner began filming for The Who’s film “Tommy” as the Acid Queen. MOVIE CLIP
In 1978: John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on Saturday Night Live. VIDEO INTERVIEW
In 2001: Songwriter Felice Bryant died of cancer. Felice was responsible for writing many hits with her husband like “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie”.
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