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FLASHBACK: "THE DOORS" PLAY THE WHISKEY A GO GO IN LOS ANGELES...(NOVEMBER 1966)

NOVEMBER 1966---MUSIC NEWS: IF YOU HAVE VISITED THE WHISKEY A GO GO ON SUNSET STRIP LATELY, YOU'LL NOTICE THE HOUSE BAND: THE DOORS. THEY ALL ATTENDED UCLA, WHERE THEY MET: JIM MORRISON, RAY MANZAREK, ROBBY KREIGER AND JOHN DENSMORE. MORRISON WRITES MOST OF THEIR MATERIAL.

FLASHBACK: NBC-TV ANNOUNCES "WILD KINGDOM" WILL DEBUT IN JANUARY...(AUGUST 01, 1962)

AUGUST 01, 1962--NBC-TV ANNOUNCES THAT ITS NEW ANIMAL SERIES "WILD KINGDOM" WILL DEBUT IN JANUARY 1963. THE SHOW WILL BRING BACK MARLON PERKINS WHO COULD BE SEEN ON "ZOO PARADE" FROM 1949 TO 1957.

FLASHBACK: RADIO SHACK GUIDE TO CELLULAR TELEPHONES...(1986)

1986---RADIO SHACK GUIDE TO CELLULAR TELEPHONES.

 

FLASHBACK: 'THE BEACH BOYS' RELEASED "CALIFORNIA GIRLS"...(JULY 12, 1965)

JULY 12, 1965---'THE BEACH BOYS' SINGLE "CALIFORNIA GIRLS" WAS RELEASED BY CAPITOL RECORDS. 

 

FLASHBACK: MARTIN LANDAU & BARBARA BAIN ON MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE...(JULY 08, 1967)

JULY 1967---MARTIN LANDAU AND BARBARA BAIN ARE ENJOYING THEIR ROLES IN "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE." LANDAU SAYS HE TURNED DOWN 10 FILMS LAST SEASON TO CONTINUE WORK ON THE TV SERIES.

FLASHBACK: MODEL KELLY EMBERG HAS HER PALIMONY SUIT AGAINST ROD STEWART CANCELED...(JUNE 10, 1992)

JUNE 10, 1992---MODEL KELLY EMBERG HAS HER PALIMONY SUIT AGAINST ROD STEWART THROWN OUT.

FLASHBACK: TV GUIDE SCHEDULE...(AUGUST 13, 1968)

AUGUST 13, 1968---TV GUIDE SCHEDULE

FLASHBACK: BEATLES FANS AT KENNEDY AIRPORT WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE...(1965)

1965---BEATLES FANS AT KENNEDY AIRPORT, WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE.

FLASHBACK: $180,000 IN LED ZEPPELIN CONCERT RECEIPTS STOLEN...(JULY 29, 1973)

JULY 29, 1973---$180,000 IN LED ZEPPELIN RECEIPTS ARE ROBBED FROM THE NEW YORK HILTON.

FLASHBACK: THE CHEVROLET CAMARO, ORIGINALLY NAMED PANTHER, IS INTRODUCED...(SEPTEMBER 29, 1966)

SEPTEMBER 29, 1966--THE CHEVROLET CAMARO, ORIGINALLY NAMED PANTHER, IS INTRODUCED.

FLASHBACK: HOME BOX OFFICE LAUNCHED IN PENNSYLVANIA...(NOVEMBER 08, 1972)

NOVEMBER 08, 1972---HOME BOX OFFICE (HBO) IS LAUNCHED, IN WILKES-BARRIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

 

FLASHBACK: GREASE CLOSES ON BROADWAY AFTER 3,383 PERFORMANCES...(APRIL 13, 1980)

APRIL 13, 1980---AFTER $8 MILLION IN TICKET SALES AND 3,383 PERFORMANCES, A RECORD RUN FOR THE TIME (NOT TO 

MENTION ONE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE), THE FIFTIES MUSICAL: GREASE CLOSES ON BROADWAY.

THE ARTIST FILE: 02-21-20

FEBRUARY 21, 1987...26 YEARS AFTER BECOMING A HIT IN AMERICA, BEN E. KING'S "STAND BY ME" BECOMES A #1 IN THE UK, FOLLOWING ITS RELEASE IN THE MOVIE OF THE SAME NAME.

FEBRUARY 21, 2008...CRYSTAL GAYLE IS INDUCTED INTO THE KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME.

Actor: CHRISTOPHER ATKINS is 59

Actor: JACK COLEMAN is 62

Actor: WILLIAM PETERSEN of C.S.I. is 67

Actress: TYNE DALY of CAGNEY & LACEY is 74

Actress: JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT is 41

Actress: SOPHIE TURNER of GAME OF THRONES is 24

Actor: KELSEY GRAMMER of FRASIER is 65

FLASHBACK: 'GRAND FUNK RAILROAD' UNVEIL THEIR "CLOSER TO HOME" BILLBOARD IN NEW YORK...(JUNE 14, 1970)

JUNE 14, 1970---'GRAND FUNK RAILROAD' UNVEIL THEIR FAMOUS "CLOSER TO HOME" BILLBOARD IN NEW YORK, WHICH COSTS $100,000 AND TAKES A FULL CITY BLOCK TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW SINGLE OF THE SAME NAME.

FLASHBACK: MEREDITH MACRAE, 19, RECORDS HER FIRST RECORD...(JULY 1964)

JULY 1964---MEREDITH MACRAE, 19, RECORDS HER FIRST RECORD "IMAGES OF A BOY" ON THE WEST-COAST BASED CONJO LABEL. SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF GORDON AND SHEILA MACRAE AND IS A REGULAR ON "MY THREE SONS."

FLASHBACK: LIFE MAGAZINE FEATURES JOHN WAYNE ON ITS COVER...(MAY 07, 1965)

MAY 07, 1965---LIFE MAGAZINE FEATURES JOHN WAYNE ON ITS COVER.