ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY
On June 7, 1954, Bill Haley and his Comets recorded "Shake, Rattle and
Roll. Big Joe Turner's version was just about to hit No. 1 on the R&B
chart. In 1963, the Rolling Stones debuted on U.K. TV on the show
"Thank Your Lucky Stars. They also released their first single, "Come
On. In 1966, Roy Orbison's first wife, Claudette, was killed in a
motorcycle accident that Orbison witnessed. In 1969, the two-record
rock opera "Tommy" hit the U.S. album chart. It would become the first
Who album to make it into the U.S. Top 10. Also in 1969, the band Blind
Faith made its debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park. In 1972,
the musical "Grease" opened on Broadway. It had played at a small New
York theater for four months. In 1979, Chuck Berry was charged with
three counts of income tax evasion. In 1982, Graceland opened for
public tours. In 1993, a New York judge handed down a ruling in the
Woody Allen-Mia Farrow custody case. Farrow won custody of a biological
son, Satchel, and two adopted children, Dylan and Moses. Also in 1993,
ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland,
seven years after the city won the right to build it. Pete Townshend
and Chuck Berry were among those on hand for the ceremony. Also in
1993, Prince changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol. In 1996,
Wal-Mart discontinued sales of the Goo Goo Dolls album "A Boy Named
Goo" because of complaints that the little boy on the cover appeared to
be abused. The band said what appeared to be blood on the boy's face
was really blackberry juice. In 2009, singer Bret Michaels of Poison
fractured his nose and cut his lip when a piece of scenery hit him in
the face at the Tony Awards. Today's Birthdays: Singer Tom Jones is 75.
Actor Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell on "Leave It To Beaver") is 72. Talk
show host Jenny Jones is 69. Actor Liam Neeson is 63. Singer-songwriter
Johnny Clegg is 62. Actor William Forsythe is 60. Record producer L.A.
Reid is 59. Musician Prince is 57. Singer-guitarist Gordon Gano of
Violent Femmes is 52. Rapper Ecstasy of Whodini is 51. Drummer Eric
Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots is 49. Guitarist Dave Navarro is 48.
Actress Helen Baxendale (Emily on "Friends") is 45. Actor Karl Urban
(2009's "Star Trek") is 43. TV personality Bear Grylls ("Man Vs. Wild")
is 41. Guitarist-keyboardist Eric Johnson of The Shins is 39. Comedian
Bill Hader ("The Mindy Project," 'Saturday Night Live") is 37. Actress
Anna Torv ("Fringe") is 36. Actress Larisa Oleynik (o-LAY'-nihk) ("3rd
Rock From The Sun," 'Boy Meets World) is 34. Actor Michael Cera
(SEER'-ruh) ("Juno," 'Arrested Development") is 27. Rapper Iggy Azalea
is 25.
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