Entertainment History
On Feb. 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded "Tuxedo
Junction" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label. In 1957, Bill Haley and His
Comets were mobbed by fans when they arrived in London for a tour. In
1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup
with Art Garfunkel. The song, "Mother and Child Reunion," became a Top
5 hit. In 1992, a blues band accompanied Willie Dixon's funeral
procession in Chicago. Dixon died of heart failure about a week
earlier. In 1996, actress Elizabeth Taylor filed for divorce from her
seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, citing irreconcilable differences. In
1998, guitarist Tim Kelly of Slaughter was killed in a traffic accident
in northwest Arizona. He was 34. In 2001, actor Tom Cruise and actress
Nicole Kidman announced their separation after 11 years of marriage.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Stuart Damon is 80. Singer-songwriter Barrett
Strong is 76. Actor David Selby ("Dark Shadows," 'Falcon Crest") is 76.
Singer Al Kooper is 73. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 71. Actress
Barbara Hershey is 69. Actor-director-comedian Christopher Guest is 69.
Actor Tom Wilkinson ("Selma") is 69. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows
("Saturday Night Live") is 56. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 55.
Actress Laura Linney is 53. Bassist Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver
(and Guns N' Roses) is 53. Actor Chris Parnell is 50. Singer Chris
Barron of the Spin Doctors is 49. Singer Bobby Brown is 48. Actor
Michael Sheen ("Masters of Sex," 'Frost/Nixon," 'Twilight" films) is
48. Actor David Chisum ("Black Box," 'One Life to Live") is 47. Country
singer Sara Evans is 46. Country singer Tyler Farr is 33. Keyboardist
Mark Shusterman of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 32. Actor
Darren Criss ("Glee") is 30. Keyboardist Kyle Simmons of Bastille is
29. Actor Jeremy Sumpter ("Friday Night Lights," 'Peter Pan") is 28.
Drummer Graham Sierota (sih-ROH'-tah) of Echosmith is 18.
