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”.
In 1932: The first US radio broadcast from a train was made; the Belle Baker WABC.
In 1958: Elvis Presley is sworn into the US Army in Memphis, Tennessee after the filming for King Creole was finished. PICTURES
In 1962: Mich Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue & the Blue Boys.
In 1973: Lou Reedis bitten by a fan who jumps on stage and after yeleld “Leather!” during a concert in Buffalo, New York.
In 1897: The first Soul Train Music Awards takes place featuring artists like Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross.
In 1991: The Black Crowes are dropped as the opening act for ZZ Top after repeatedly criticizing Miller beer, the sponsors of the tour.
In 1992: A Judge approves cash rebates of up to $3 for anyone who could prove they bought a Milli-Vanilli album before the groups’ scandal was exposed in November.
In 2000: A film company pays Yoko Ono more than $1,000,000 for over nine hours of film shot of John Lennon during the 1970s.
In 2001: A highway in Macon, Georgie is renamed to Duane Allman in honor of the guitarist from The Allman Brother’s Band who died in a motorcycle crash around that area.
In 2003: Madonna re-edits her American Life video when the war in Iraq is announced. The video featured Madonna throwing grenades at a fashion show. VIDEO
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