1829 – Composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born.
1941 – Anita O’Day recorded “Let Me Off Uptown” with Gene Krupa and his band.
1970 – The Beatles album “Let it Be” was released.
1972 – Billy Preston became the first rock performer to headline at Radio City Music Hall.
1977 – Olivia Newton-John made her New York City debut with a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House.
1990 – Tom Waits won $2.5 million when a Los Angeles court ruled that Frito-Lay unlawfully used a Waits sound alike in its Doritos ads.
1992 – Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and songwriter Sheree Zampino were married.
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