SEPT 16-This Day in Entertainment & Music History: 1965-To kick off NBC-TVs Shindig 2nd season, the Rolling Stones performed their No.1 hit, Satisfaction. Every episode of Shindig was jam packed with pop stars playing their latest hits. Sharing the stage with the Stones that night were the Byrds, the McCoys, the Everly Brothers, Ketty Lester and a very young Billy Preston...1965-The Dean Martin Show debuted on NBC-TV. Martins weekly variety show remained on network TV for 9 years...1967-A British radio station mistakenly announced that Engelbert Humperdinck had died in a car crash...1970-At a nightclub in London, Jimi Hendrix made his final public appearance, being seen briefly with Eric Burdon and War. Two days later, Hendrix was found dead in his London apartment...1977-For the 19th week, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac was No.1 on the album chart...1977-Marc Bolan, guitarist and leader of the band T-Rex, died in a car crash in London, England at age 29. Bolan was a passenger in a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria Jones...Celebrity Birthdays: Actress Janis Paige 92; Musician B. B. King 89; Actor Ed Begley, Jr.65; Actor Mickey Rourke 62; Former MLB player Robin Yount 59; Magician David Copperfield 58; Former MLB player Orel Hershiser 56; Actress Jennifer Tilly 56; Singer Richard Marx 51; Actress Molly Shannon 50; Singer Marc Anthony 46; Actress Amy Poehler 43;
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:28:52 +0000
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