Entertainment History
On September 1, 1956, Elvis Presley bought his mother, Gladys, a pink
Cadillac. In 1967, guitarist and vocalist Boz Scaggs joined The Steve
Miller Band. Scaggs and Miller had met in high school in Dallas. In
1977, Blondie signed with Chrysalis Records. In 1989, a judge in
Dublin, Ireland, decided not to convict U2 bassist Adam Clayton of
marijuana possession, even though he admitted to the crime. Clayton
agreed to contribute money to a women's center in Dublin. In 2002,
actress Sarah Michelle Gellar married actor Freddie Prinze Junior in
Mexico. Today's Birthdays: Actor George Maharis ("Route 66") is 88.
Comedian-actress Lily Tomlin is 77. Actor Don Stroud is 73. Singer
Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 72. Singer Barry Gibb of
the Bee Gees is 70. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is
68. Talk show host Dr. Phil is 66. Singer Gloria Estefan is 59. Jazz
saxophonist Boney James is 55. Singer-guitarist Grant Lee Phillips
("Gilmore Girls") is 53. Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison is
52. DJ Spigg Nice of Lost Boyz is 46. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira
("Desperate Housewives") is 45. Actor Maury Sterling ("Homeland") is
45. Actor Scott Speedman ("Felicity") is 41. Singer Angaleena
(anj-ah-LEE'-nah) Presley of Pistol Annies is 40. Guitarist Joe Trohman
of Fall Out Boy is 32.
