Entertainment History
On March 9, 1969, the Smothers Brothers' TV show was canceled by CBS
following a controversy over remarks made by Joan Baez. The brothers
had refused to censor comments about her husband, who was going to jail
for objecting to the draft. In 1974, Bad Company performed its first
concert in England. The band was made up of former members of Free,
King Crimson and Mott the Hoople. Also in 1974, the Grand Ole Opry put
on its last Saturday night show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
In 1976, Who drummer Keith Moon collapsed on stage during a concert in
Boston. The incident briefly halted the band's tour. In 1987, U2
released their album "The Joshua Tree. In 1993, winners of People's
Choice awards included actors Tim Allen, Candice Bergen, Kevin Costner
and Whoopi Goldberg. Garth Brooks and Whitney Houston were named
favorite male and female musical performers. Alabama won in the
favorite musical group category. In 1995, Scott Amedure (AM'-eh-door),
a guest on "The Jenny Jones Show," was shot to death by Jonathan
Schmitz, a friend who had also appeared on the show. Schmitz had been
surprised three days earlier during the taping of the show about secret
admirers when Amedure admitted he had a crush on Schmitz. The show
never aired. In 1996, comedian George Burns died at the age of 100. In
1997, rapper the Notorious B.I.G. was shot to death while sitting in
his car after a music industry party. He was 24. Today's Birthdays:
Singer-actress Keely Smith is 89. Singer Lloyd Price is 84. Actress
Joyce Van Patten is 83. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 81. Actress
Trish Van Devere is 76. Singer John Cale (The Velvet Underground) is
75. Singer Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders is 75. TV anchor
Charles Gibson is 74. Guitarist Robin Trower (Procol Harum) is 72.
Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 69. Guitarist Jimmie Fadden of The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band is 69. Actress Linda Fiorentino ("Men In Black") is
59. Actor Tom Amandes ("Eli Stone," 'Parenthood") is 58. Guitarist
Rusty Hendrix of Confederate Railroad is 57. Actress Juliette Binoche
("Chocolat," 'The English Patient") is 53. Bassist Robert Sledge of Ben
Folds Five is 49. Drummer Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds To Mars is 47.
Rapper C-Murder (AKA C-Miller) is 46. Actor Emmanuel Lewis ("Webster")
is 46. Actress Jean Louisa Kelly ("Yes, Dear," 'Mr. Holland's Opus") is
45. Actor Kerr Smith ("Life Unexpected," 'Dawson's Creek") is 45. Actor
Oscar Isaac ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens") is 38. Rapper Chingy is
37. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler ("Criminal Minds") is 37. Guitarist Chad
Gilbert of New Found Glory is 36. Keyboardist Ben Tanner of Alabama
Shakes is 34. Actress Brittany Snow ("American Dreams," 'Hairspray") is
31. Rapper Bow Wow is 30. Rapper YG is 27. Actor Luis Armand Garcia
("George Lopez") is 25. Actress Cierra Ramirez ("The Fosters") is 22.
