ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On June tenth, 1964, The Rolling Stones met two of their idols during a
recording session, when they ran into bluesmen Willie Dixon and Muddy
Waters at Chicago's Chess studios. Also in 1964, The Beatles released
"A Hard Day's Night," both the album and the single. In 1966, a Beatles
record featuring a new audio effect was released. "Rain" used a tape
played in reverse. John Lennon said the reverse-tape effect wasn't
planned; the tape was just put on the wrong way. In 1967, actor Spencer
Tracy died, just weeks after he finished filming "Guess Who's Coming to
Dinner. He was 67. Also in 1967, Bob Dylan and The Band began recording
sessions that remained unreleased for a long time but eventually
surfaced as an album titled "The Basement Tapes. In 1972, Joe Strummer
and Topper Headon of The Clash were arrested for painting their band's
name on a London wall. In 1982, singer Micki Harris of The Shirelles
died at the age of 42. In 1990, the band 311 (three-eleven) played
their first gig, opening for Fugazi in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1992, a
Texas law enforcement agency called for a national boycott of "Cop
Killer" by Ice-T. Sales of the song skyrocketed. In 1993, Burt Reynolds
filed for divorce from Loni Anderson after five years of marriage,
blaming irreconcilable differences. In 1995, 100,000 people gathered in
New York's Central Park to see a free sneak preview of "Pocahontas. In
2004, singer Ray Charles died of liver disease at his home in Beverly
Hills, California. He was 73. In 2011, singer Jack White and his wife,
Karen Elson, announced their divorce on their sixth wedding
anniversary. They held a party to celebrate. Today's Birthdays: Singer
Shirley Alston Reeves of The Shirelles is 74. Actor Andrew Stevens is
60. Bassist Kim Deal of The Pixies and The Breeders is 54. Singer Maxi
Priest is 54. Actress Gina Gershon is 53. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is
52. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan) is 51. Actress
Kate Flannery ("The Office") is 51. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is
50. Guitarist Joey Santiago of The Pixies is 50. Guitarist Emma
Anderson (Lush) is 48. Country guitarist Brian Hofeldt of The Derailers
is 48. Singer Mike Doughty (DOH'-tee) (Soul Coughing) is 45. Singer
JoJo of K-Ci and JoJo is 44. Singer Faith Evans is 42. Singer Lemisha
Grinstead of 702 is 37. Actor DJ Qualls ("Hustle and Flow") is 37.
Actor Shane West ("ER") is 37. Country singer Lee Brice is 36. Singer
Hoku (HOH'-koo) is 34. Actress Leelee Sobieski is 33. Model-actress
Kate Upton is 23.
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