OCT 20-This Day in Entertainment & Music History: 1955-Bill Haley and the Comets played a show at Brooklyn High School auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. Opening for the Comets was a newcomer named Elvis Presley...1960-The Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues premiered. In the movie Elvis plays a character named Tulsa McLean whose love interest in the flick is portrayed by Juliet Prowse...1962-Massachusetts native Bobby Boris Pickett and his band, the Crypt Kickers, started a two week run at No.1 with Monster Mash. Eleven years later in 1973, the original Monster Mash enjoyed a top ten revival in Great Britain where it had previously been banned for so-called offensive lyrics...1967-Davey Jones of the Monkees opened a boutique in Greenwich Village, NY. The shop was called Zilch...1976-In New York City, as part of a benefit event, Led Zeppelins film, The Song Remains the Same, raised $25,000 for the Save the Children fund...1977-Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, his sister Cassie Gaines and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were all killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. Four other members of the band were seriously injured, but survived the crash...1979-The Eagles started a 9-week run at No.1 with The Long Run, their 4th chart topping album...2001-The Concert For New York City, a benefit show with proceeds going to the families of 9/11 victims, was held at Madison Square Garden. It featured performances by Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Destinys Child, The Who, The Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, and others...Celebrity Birthdays: MLB legend Juan Marichal 77; Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson 77; Singer Jay Siegel, (The Tokens) 75; Singer/musician Tom Petty 64; Former MLB player Keith Hernandez 61; Actor Viggo Mortensen 56; News commentator Michelle Malkin 44; Rapper Snoop Dogg 43;
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:11:23 +0000