Entertainment History
On August 3, 1963, The Beatles appeared at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
for the last time. In 1966, comic Lenny Bruce died of a drug overdose.
He was 40. In 1969, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys was indicted for
failure to report for civilian duty at a hospital in lieu of military
service. In 1971, Paul McCartney announced the formation of Wings,
which featured his wife Linda on keyboards. Other members included
former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. In 1974, guitarist Jeff
Baxter and drummer Jim Hodder left Steely Dan. Baxter joined the Doobie
Brothers and Hodder produced and did session work. In 1979, The Knack
topped both the album and the singles charts, with their album "Get the
Knack" and the single "My Sharona. In 1987, Def Leppard released its
"Hysteria" album. In 2002, Bob Dylan played the Newport Folk Festival
in Rhode Island for the first time in 37 years. In 1965, the crowd was
outraged when he played electric guitar at the festival. Today's
Birthdays: Singer Tony Bennett is 90. Actor Martin Sheen is 76. Singer
Beverly Lee of The Shirelles is 75. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is
75. Bassist B.B. Dickerson of War is 67. Movie director John Landis is
66. Actress JoMarie Payton ("Family Matters") is 66. Actor Jay North
("Dennis the Menace") is 65. Guitarist Randy Scruggs is 63. Actor John
C. McGinley ("Scrubs") is 57. Bassist Lee Rocker (Stray Cats) is 55.
Actress Lisa Ann Walter ("Bruce Almighty") is 55. Singer-guitarist
James Hetfield of Metallica is 53. Singer Ed Roland of Collective Soul
is 53. Actor Isaiah Washington ("Grey's Anatomy," 'Soul Food") is 53.
Keyboardist Dean Sams of Lonestar is 50. Guitarist Stephen (STEF'-an)
Carpenter of Deftones is 46. Musician Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa is 45.
Actress Brigid Brannagh ("Army Wives") is 44. Actor Michael Ealy
("Think Like A Man," 'Barbershop") is 43. Violinist Jimmy De Martini of
Zac Brown Band is 40. Actress Evangeline Lilly ("Lost") is 37. Singer
Holly Arnstein of Dream is 31. Actress Georgina Haig ("Once Upon A
Time") is 31. Bassist Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic is 31.
