1873 – Composer Marie-Alphonse-Nicolas-Joseph Jongen was born.
1963 – Dinah Washington died of a drug overdose at the age of 39. She had 34 top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B charts.
1966 – The Elvis Presley film “Spinout” premiered.
1967 – Dick Clark announced that he was making a film, “The Love Children,” about hippies.
1968 – Tommy James and the Shondells released “Crimson & Clover.”
1972 – The Ringo Starr film about U.K. rocker Marc Bolan, “Born to Boogie,” debuted in London. The film stars Elton John.
1974 – Styx’ “Lady” was released.
1980 – Yoko Ono called for a 10-minute silent vigil around the world for John Lennon, her husband, who was shot to death six days earlier. Over 100,000 people went to Central Park in New York to honor the request.
1986 – Elton John recorded a live version of “Candle in the Wind” that would later be released as a single.
1991 – Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s pop albums chart.
1995 – “Frank Sinatra: 80 Years My Way” aired on ABC-TV.
1999 – Paul McCartney played a show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. It was the first time that McCartney had played at the club since 1963.
Monday, December 14, 2009
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