- 1944 1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)
My Friend Irma
1949 "My Friend Irma" premieres, 1st of 16 films starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
Music History
1956 RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records
- 1957 "Honeycomb," by Jimmie F. Rodgers hits #1
- 1960 "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" by Connie Francis hits #1
- 1961 Ossie Davis' comedic stage farce "Purlie Victorious", starring the playwright, opens at the Cort Theatre, later transferring to the Longacre, NYC; runs for 261 performances
- 1963 "Little Deuce Coupe" single by The Beach Boys peaks at #15
- 1963 "Nick Teen & Al K. Hall" by Rolf Harris peaks at #95
- 1963 "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" by Jaynetts, a one-hit wonder from the Bronx, NYC, peaks at #2
- 1963 "Surfer Joe" by Surfaris peaks at #62
- 1963 Novelty song "Martian Hop" by The Ran-Dells, from Villas, New Jersey, peaks at #16
- 1963 NYC DJ "Murray The K" plays The Beatles "She Loves You" on the radio
Music History
1968 "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Barrymore NYC for 17 performances
- 1968 Beatles' "Hey Jude" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
Music History
1968 Janis Joplin announces she's leaving the rock band "Big Brother & Holding Co"
Musical Finale
1968 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet, closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 286 performances
Music Concert
1972 David Bowie sells out his 1st show at NYC's Carnegie Hall
Music History
1973 CBS-TV airs singer Cass Elliot's variety show special "Don't Call Me Mama Any More"; guests include Joel Grey, Dick Van Dyke, and Bruno the Bear (aka Gentle Ben)
Music History
1974 "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" single by Aretha Franklin peaks at #47
Music History
1974 "I'm A Ramblin' Man" by Waylon Jennings peaks at #75
- 1974 "Live It Up Part 1" by the Isley Brothers peaks at #52
Music History
1974 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31
- 1974 "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim peaks at #1
- 1974 "Surfin' USA" by Beach Boys reenters chart & peaks at #36
- 1974 British rock guitarist Mick Ronson joins Mott the Hoople
Music History
1974 John Lennon appears as guest DJ on WNEW-FM (NYC)
Songs in the Key of Life
1976 "Songs in the Key of Life" 18th studio album by Stevie Wonder is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1977)
Music Recording
1976 A&M Records sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion
Never Say Die
1978 Metal band Black Sabbath release their 8th album "Never Say Die", last to feature Ozzy Osbourne before he was fired
- 1980 "Charlie & Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 17 performances
Physical
1981 Olivia Newton-John releases single "Physical" (Billboard Song of the Year 1982)
Music History
1984 Krzysztof Penderecki's initial version of "A Polish Requiem" premieres with Mstislav Rostropovich leading the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Music History
1985 "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins peaks at #4
- 1985 "Every Step Of The Way" single by John Waite peaks at #25
- 1985 "Freedom" by Wham! peaks at #3
- 1985 "Janet" by Commodores peaks at #87
TV Show Appearance
1987 Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson appear on TV game show "The $10,000 Pyramid"
Music History
1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
The Big Breakfast
1992 UK morning TV show "The Big Breakfast" presented by Chris Evans, Gaby Roslin and Paula Yates, produced by Bob Geldof premieres
