Today in Rock & Roll: Births 1919: Nat King Cole 1935: Adam Wade 1938: Zola Taylor (The Platters) 1941: Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane/Starship) 1941: Clarence Collins (Little Anthony and the Imperials) 1944: John Sebastian (The Lovin Spoonful) 1944: Bob Johnson (Steeleye Span) 1944: Pat McCauley (Them) 1946: Harold Brown (War) 1948: Patrick Lloyd (The Equals) 1951: Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy) 1954: Wally Stocker (The Babys) Events 1956: Carl Perkins makes his television debut on the ABC variety show Ozark Jamboree. 1956: Rock Around The Clock, starring Little Richard, The Platters, and Bill Haley and his Comets (of course), premieres in Washington DC. 1957: Elvis Presley purchases Memphis Graceland mansion, featuring 23 rooms and 10,000 square feet of space on 13.8 acres, for $102,500. 1962: In a major development for British rock and roll, Alexis Korners Blues Incorporated becomes the Saturday night house band at the Ealing jazz club in London. 1962: Ray Charles starts his own artist-owned record label, Tangerine. 1968: The Bee Gees make their US television debut, performing To Love Somebody and Words on CBS Ed Sullivan Show. 1975: At the height of her popularity, Cher makes the cover of Time magazine. 1976: Boxer Rubin Hurricane Carters murder case is reopened, largely due to the attention brought upon it by Bob Dylans recent hit song Hurricane. 1978: Perhaps the greatest film about the 50s rock and roll scene, American Hot Wax, premieres in Cleveland, featuring performances by Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Screamin Jay Hawkins, and Frankie Ford. 1990: Thats What Friends Are For, an AIDS benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall that also serves to celebrate 15 years of the Arista label, features performances by label artists Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, Hall and Oates, and Whitney Houston. 2004: Ray Davies of the Kinks is awarded a Commander of the British Empire medal from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. 2006: Beset by financial and legal woes, Michael Jackson closes his Neverland Ranch in California. 2008: Eight years to the day that their romance became public, model and activist Heather Mills is awarded $48.6 million in her divorce settlement from Paul McCartney. Releases 1962: The Shirelles, Soldier Boy 1969: Cream, Badge 1977: Elvis Presley, Welcome To My World Recording 1955: Sarah Vaughan, Whatever Lola Wants 1967: The Beatles, Shes Leaving Home 1967: Bobby Vee, Come Back When You Grow Up 1971: Elvis Presley: Help Me Make It Through The Night, Lady Madonna, Lead Me, Guide Me Charts 1958: The Champs Tequila hits #1 1973: Eric Weissbergs album Dueling Banjos hits #1 Certifications 1969: Eddie Holmans Hey There Lonely Girl is certified gold 1970: The Beatles Let It Be is certified gold
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