ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On June 29th, 1955, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the
Comets hit number one on the singles chart. Also in 1956, actress
Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in Kentucky. In 1963,
Del Shannon hit the charts with "From Me To You," the first Beatles
cover tune on the American charts. In 1967, actress Jayne Mansfield
died at the age of 34. In 1969, Motown singer Shorty Long drowned in a
boating accident. He had scored a hit with the novelty song "Here Comes
The Judge. Also in 1969, Jimi Hendrix performed for the last time with
the Experience in Denver. In 1973, vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist
Roger Glover played their last concert with Deep Purple, at a show in
Japan. Both cited exhaustion for their departure from the band. They
have since reunited with Deep Purple. In 1979, former Little Feat
member Lowell George was found dead at an Arlington, Virginia, motel.
He died of a heart attack brought on by drug use. In 1984, Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band launched the Born in the USA tour in
St. Paul. In 1985, Mick Jagger and David Bowie recorded a version of
"Dancing In The Street" in London. In 1994, Barbra Streisand set a
record for the largest-grossing concert stand. A series of her shows at
Madison Square Garden in New York brought in $16 million dollars. In
1995, actress Lana Turner died of cancer at her home in Los Angeles.
She was 75. In 2003, actress Katharine Hepburn died of natural causes
in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She was 96. In 2008, saxophonist LeRoi
Moore of the Dave Matthews Band was seriously injured in an ATV
accident at his farm outside Charlottesville, Virginia. He died of
complications from those injuries. Today's Birthdays: Actor Gary Busey
is 71. Comedian Richard Lewis is 68. Drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple
is 67. Actor-turned-Congressman-turned-radio host Fred Grandy is 67.
Singer Don Dokken of Dokken is 62. Singer Colin Hay of Men At Work is
62. Actress Maria Conchita Alonso is 58. Actress Sharon Lawrence
("Fired Up," 'NYPD Blue") is 54. Actress Amanda Donohoe is 53. Actress
Judith Hoag ("Nashville") is 52. Singer Stedman Pearson of Five Star is
51. Actress Melora Hardin ("The Office") is 48. Rapper DJ Shadow is 43.
Guitarist Todd Sansom of Marshall Dyllon is 37. Singer Nicole
Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls is 37. Comedian Colin Jost (JOHST)
("Saturday Night Live") is 33. Actress Lily Rabe ("American Horror
Story") is 33. Singer Aundrea Fimbres of Danity Kane is 32.
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