Entertainment History
On August 17, 1964, the single "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks was
released in Britain. In 1969, the three-day Woodstock Music and Art
Fair concluded in upstate New York. One of the day's memorable moments
was Pete Townshend of The Who knocking Yippie Abbie Hoffman off the
stage during the performance of "Tommy. In 1973, original Temptations
member Paul Williams was found dead by police with a single bullet
wound to the head. The death was later ruled a suicide. Williams had
left The Temptations in 1971. In 1974, keyboardist Patrick Moraz
replaced Rick Wakeman in the band Yes. In 1983, lyricist Ira Gershwin
died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 86. With his composer brother
George, they wrote such classic songs as "'S Wonderful" and "The Man I
Love. In 1986, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen played his first concert
with the band since losing his left arm in a car accident in 1984. Also
in 1986, 42 people were beaten or stabbed at a Run-DMC concert in Long
Beach, California. In 1992, actor-director Woody Allen admitted being
romantically involved with Soon-Yi Previn (SOON'-ee PREH'-vihn), the
21-year-old adopted daughter of Allen's longtime companion, actress Mia
Farrow. Also in 1992, singer Wayne Newton filed for bankruptcy. He owed
about $20 million to 200 creditors. In 1994, actor David Caruso quit
the cast of "NYPD Blue" to pursue a movie career. He was replaced on
the show by Jimmy Smits. In 2011, Katy Perry had her fifth number-one
hit off her "Teenage Dream" album, matching Michael Jackson's record
from his "Bad" album. Perry's song "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" hit
number one. Her other number-one hits were "California Gurls,"
'Firework," 'E.T." and the title track. Today's Birthdays: Actor Robert
DeNiro is 73. Guitarist Gary Talley of The Box Tops is 69. Drummer Sib
Hashian (Boston) is 67. Actor Robert Joy ("CSI: NY") is 65. Singer
Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners is 63. Country
singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 61. Bassist Colin Moulding of XTC is
61. Singer Belinda Carlisle is 58. Actor Sean Penn is 56. Jazz
saxophonist Everette Harp is 55. Guitarist Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses)
is 54. Singer Maria McKee is 52. Drummer Steve Gorman of The Black
Crowes is 51. Singer-bassist Jill Cunniff (kuh-NIF') (Luscious Jackson)
is 50. Actor David Conrad ("Relativity") is 49. Rapper Posdnuos
(POS'-deh-noos) of Del La Soul is 47. Singer Donnie Wahlberg of New
Kids on the Block is 47. Actor Mark Salling ("Glee") is 34. Actor
Bryton James ("Family Matters") is 30. Actor Brady Corbet (cor-BAY')
("24") is 28. Actress Taissa Farmiga ("American Horror Story") is 22.
