1964 – The Searchers appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” It was the Searchers’ U.S. debut.
1968 – Simon & Garfunkel’s single “Mrs. Robinson” was released.
1974 – The Guess Who hosted a celebrity tennis tournament in Toronto to benefit Ballet of Canada.
1977 – David Bowie appeared on Dinah Shore’s TV special.
1978 – Duran Duran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre at Birmingham Polytechnic.
1980 – The Genesis album “Duke” hit #1 in the U.K.
1980 – In Athens, GA, R.E.M. played their first show when they appeared at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
1982 – After eight years of publication to the radio and recording industry, “Record World” magazine ceased publication and filed for bankruptcy protection.
1983 – The Beach Boys were banned from the Fourth of July concert at the White House. U.S. President Ronald Reagan overturned the ban two days later.
1985 – An estimated 5,000 radio stations around the world simultaneously played the song “We Are the World”.
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