Entertainment History
On April 21, 1960, "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark testified
before a Congressional committee investigating payola. In 1963, The
Beatles met The Rolling Stones at England's Crawdaddy Club. In 1965,
The Beach Boys appeared on ABC's "Shindig! program to perform "Do You
Wanna Dance? In 1974, the country duo of Porter Wagoner and Dolly
Parton performed together for the last time. In 1977, the musical play
"Annie" opened on Broadway with Andrea McArdle in the title role. The
show ran for more than 2,300 performances. In 1993, former Rolling
Stones bassist Bill Wyman married Suzanne Accosta. In 1997, the ashes
of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry were shot into orbit. In 2001,
R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck was arrested for allegedly getting drunk
and going on a rampage on a flight from Seattle to London. He was later
found innocent of the charges. In 2016, musician Prince died of an
overdose of prescription drugs at his home outside Minneapolis. He was
57. Today's Birthdays: Actor Charles Grodin is 82. Singer Iggy Pop is
70. Actress Patti LuPone is 68. Actor Tony Danza is 66. Actress Andie
MacDowell is 59. Singer Robert Smith of The Cure is 58. Guitarist
Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is 58. Actor-director John Cameron
Mitchell ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") is 54. Rapper Michael Franti of
Spearhead is 51. Singer Glen Hansard is 47. Comedian Nicole Sullivan
("King of Queens") is 47. Guitarist David Brenner of Theory Of A
Deadman is 39. Actor James McAvoy (MAK'-ah-voy) ("The Last King of
Scotland," 'The Chronicles of Narnia") is 38. Actor Terrence J ("Think
Like A Man") is 35. Actor Frank Dillane ("Fear the Walking Dead") is
26. Singer Sydney Sierota (sih-ROH'-tah) of Echosmith is 20.
