Births 1908: Ish Kabibble 1917: John Raitt 1939: Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers) 1943: Janis Joplin 1944: Shelley Fabares, Laurie London 1945: Rod Evans (Deep Purple) 1946: Dolly Parton 1948: Harvey Hinsley (Hot Chocolate) 1949: Robert Palmer 1951: Dewey Bunnell (America) 1953: Desi Arnaz Jr. Deaths 1998: Carl Perkins Events 1953: Marty Robbins makes his stage debut at Nashvilles Grand Ole Opry. 1957: Pat Boone performs at the inaugural ball for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1957: Johnny Cash makes his first national television appearance on CBS Jackie Gleason Show. 1959: Arbitron ratings reveal that ABCs American Bandstand is now the nations most popular daytime show. 1967: Lesley Gore appears on an episode of ABCs Batman series, playing Catwomans sidekick, Pussycat. Gore also sings California Nights, her recent single, on the show. 1971: Prosecutors at Charles Mansons murder trial play a recording of the Beatles Helter Skelter, in deference to the rumor that Manson saw the bands White Album as a blueprint for violent revolution. 1974: Two Miami shows featuring Bob Dylan and the Band prove so popular that they cause a nine-mile-long traffic jam. Many ticket holders only get to see half of the show(s). 1976: Rock promoter Bill Sargent offers thirty million dollars to the members of the Beatles to reunite (and is shocked when they decline). 1977: Charlie Daniels and the Marshall Tucker Band perform for President Jimmy Carters inauguration ceremonies. 1993: The US Supreme Court rules that Tom Waits can keep all of the $2.5 million awarded him by a lower court. Waits had sued Frito-Lay for using a soundalike of him in a 1988 snack commercial. 1993: Fleetwood Mac reunites to perform for President William Jefferson Clintons inauguration ceremonies. (Clinton had used the bands 1977 hit Dont Stop as his campaign theme song.) 1994: The Ninth Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are held in New York City. Inductees include The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Rod Stewart. Releases 1975: Minnie Ripperton, Lovin You Recording 1957: Elvis Presley: It Is No Secret, Blueberry Hill, Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Is It So Strange 1967: The Beatles, A Day In The Life Certifications 1970: The Easy Rider soundtrack is certified gold Charts 1959: The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes hits #1 1974: Al Wilsons Show and Tell hits #1
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