ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On July 4, 1974, Steely Dan performed a concert in Santa Monica,
California. They did not tour again for 18 years. In 1982, Diana Ross
kicked off her first world solo tour with a concert at Giants Stadium.
Miles Davis opened the show. Also in 1982, Ozzy Osbourne married
manager Sharon Arden. In 1983, Wayne Newton performed in Washington for
a national Independence Day party instead of the Beach Boys. Interior
Secretary James Watt had said the Beach Boys attracted "the wrong
element. In 1995, actress Eva Gabor died of complications from
pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 74. In 1997, newsman
Charles Kuralt died in New York of complications from lupus. He was 62.
In 2002, "A Little Less Converation" by Elvis Presley, remixed by
Junkie XL, hit No. 1 on the singles chart, 25 years after Presley's
death. Also in 2002, actress Julia Roberts married cameraman Daniel
Moder outside Taos, New Mexico. In 2003, singer Barry White died in Los
Angeles after battling kidney problems and a stroke. He was 58. Today's
Birthdays: Actress Eva Marie Saint is 91. Actress Gina Lollobrigida is
88. Playwright Neil Simon is 88. Singer Bill Withers is 77. Actress
Karolyn Grimes (Zuzu in "It's A Wonderful Life") is 75. TV talk show
host Geraldo Rivera is 72. Percussionist Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind
and Fire is 64. Percussionist Domingo Ortiz of Widespread Panic is 63.
Singer John Waite is 60. Guitarist Kirk Pengilly (PEN'-geh-lee) of INXS
(in-ex-ES') is 57. Steel guitarist Teddy Carr (Ricochet) is 55. DJ
Zonka (Big Audio Dynamite) is 43. Singer Michael Sweet of Stryper is
52. Bassist Matt Malley (Counting Crows) is 52. Actor-comedian Al
Madrigal ("Gary Unmarried," 'The Daily Show") is 44. Actor John Lloyd
Young ("Jersey Boys") is 40. Singer Stephen "Ste" McNally of BBMak is
37. Actress Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty") is 37. Reality star Mike "The
Situation" Sorrentino ("Jersey Shore") is 33. Singer Melanie Fiona is
32.
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