1956 – The Rock and Roll Ice Revue opened at the Roxy Theater in New York City.
1964 – The governor of Indiana declared that the song “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen was pornographic. He requested that the state’s radio stations not play the song.
1963 – Neil Young, at age 17, performed his first professional date at a country club in Winnipeg.
1969 – Joni Mitchell made her Carnegie Hall debut.
1975 – Lisa Marie Presley met her favorite singer, Elton John, for her seventh birthday. The event was arranged by Elvis Presley.
1976 – “Sonny and Cher” resumed on TV despite a real life divorce.
1977 – The film “Genesis in Concert” premiered in London.
1982 – “Bar-Kays Day” was declared in Memphis, TN.
1985 – Glenn Frey (Eagles) appeared on an episode of “Miami Vice” on NBC-TV.
1986 – Diana Ross and Arne Naess were married in Geneva.
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