1916 – Musician/orchestra director Ray Conniff was born.
1965 – The Rolling Stones, Strangeloves and Fontella Bass appeared on “Shindig!”
1967 – The Monkees album “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.” was released.
1973 – Singer Gram Parsons’ manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin were fined for stealing Parsons’ coffin from the Los Angeles International Airport. Kaufman claimed that it was Parson’s wish to be cremated and burned the coffin, with Parson’s body inside, at Cap Rock in California.
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