1956 – Elvis Presley recorded his first songs as an RCA Victor artist in Nashville. Elvis recorded “Heartbreak Hotel,” “I Was the One,” “I’m Counting On You,” “I Got a Woman” and “Money Honey.”
1978 – Howlin’ Wolf died following brain surgery in Chicago.
1979 – Richard Carpenter entered a chemical dependency treatment center in Topeka, KS.
1981 – The Gilbert and Sullivan musical “The Pirates of Penzance” opened at Broadway’s Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.
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