Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher were married in Las Vegas in 1959.
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher were married in Las Vegas. They divorced after four years.
In 1960, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley traded duets on their hit songs “Witchcraft” and “Love Me Tender” during an ABC special.
In 1963, Bob Dylan refused to appear on the “Ed Sullivan Show” because CBS would not allow him to sing “Talking John Birch Society Blues.”
In 1964, Peter, Paul and Mary won a Grammy Award for the song “Blowin’ In The Wind.” “Deep Purple” by Nino Tempo and April Stevens won the Best Rock and Roll Recording award.
In 1971, Mick Jagger married Bianca Perez Morena de Macias in St. Tropez, France. Guests included other members of the Rolling Stones, plus Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Stephen Stills. They are now divorced.
In 1975, Jefferson Starship gave a free concert in New York’s Central Park. The band and a New York radio station ended up paying 14-thousand dollars for damages and park cleanup. In 1981, The Who’s first album without Keith Moon, “Face Dances,” went gold, but was considered a disappointment, even to the band itself.
In 1991, the “Kurd Aid” concert to benefit Kurdish refugees was held in London. Chris de Burgh and Peter Gabriel were among the artists participating in the show.
In 1992, “Brady Bunch” star Robert Reed died of colon cancer at the age of 59. It was later revealed that the AIDS virus contributed to his death.
In 2002, singer Dionne Warwick was arrested at Miami’s airport after baggage screeners said they found marijuana joints in her lipstick container. The charges were dropped after Warwick agreed to a drug treatment program.