Entertainment History
On September 20, 1964, The Beatles completed their first official U.S.
tour by performing a benefit concert. The band also made another
appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1966, George Harrison traveled
to India for his first meeting with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1970,
Jim Morrison of The Doors was found guilty of indecent exposure and use
of profanity in connection with a concert in Miami in 1969. He was
found innocent of lewdness and public drunkenness. The guilty verdicts
were appealed, but Morrison died before the case was resolved. In 1973,
singer Jim Croce (CROH'-chee) and five others were killed when their
plane crashed after takeoff. Croce was on his way to a concert in
Texas. He was 30. In 1975, the Bay City Rollers were the first musical
guests on Howard Cosell's short-lived Saturday night variety show. Also
in 1975, Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" album was released. In 1976,
The Captain and Tennille's music variety show premiered on ABC. In
1984, "The Cosby Show" starring Bill Cosby, debuted on NBC. In 1986,
"Matlock" starring Andy Griffith, premiered on NBC. In 2003, musician
Melissa Etheridge and actress Tammy Lynn Michaels held a commitment
ceremony. They have since split up. In 2005, J.D. Fortune of Toronto
was chosen as the new singer for INXS (in-ex-ES') on the CBS reality
show "Rock Star: INXS. Today's Birthdays: Actress Sophia Loren is 82.
Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 68. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 62.
Actress Betsy Brantley ("Deep Impact") is 61. Actor Gary Cole is 60.
Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise is 52. Actress Kristen Johnston
("3rd Rock From The Sun") is 49. Singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of
Nelson are 49. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 48. Actress Enuka
Okuma ("Rookie Blue") is 44. Singer The Dream is 39. Drummer Rick
Woolstenhulme (WOOL'-sten-hyoolm) of Lifehouse is 37. Rapper Yung Joc
is 34. Malachi (MAL'-ah-ky) Kirby (2016's "Roots") is 27.
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