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11/20/2008

Today In History
In 1955 Bo Diddley performed the tune "Bo Diddley" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1961 Chubby Checker's "The Twist" broke into the Top 40. Bob Dylan began recording sessions for his first album. In 1965 The Supremes' "I Hear A Symphony" hit number one on the pop singles chart. Len Barry's "I-2-3" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart. Fontella Bass' "Rescue Me" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart. Marvin Gaye's "Ain't That Peculiar" peaked at number eight on the pop singles chart. James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)" broke into the Top 40. Simon & Garfunkel released the album "Sounds of Silence." In 1967 The Beach Boys released the album "Smiley Smile" in the UK. In 1969 The Rolling Stones kicked off a four night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden, which were recorded for the album "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out." In 1971 Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft" hit number one on the pop singles chart. Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues" hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart. Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" broke into the Top 40. In 1972 Neil Diamond released the album "Hot August Night." In 1973 The Who's Keith Moon collapsed on stage twice -- reportedly from jet lag. Pete Townshend then took an audience member to play drums and finish the set with the band. In 1975 Who bassist John Entwistle was arrested for disorderly conduct at an after concert party in Houston. Ringo Starr released the album "Blast From Your Past." In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart. The Bee Gees' "Love So Right" peaked at number three on the pop singles chart. The Captain and Tennille's "Muskrat Love" peaked at number four on the pop singles chart. Elton John's single "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" broke into the Top 40 chart. Manfred Mann's Earth Band released the song "Blinded By The Light." George Harrison appeared on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." His album "The Best of George Harrison" was also released in the UK. In 1981 Ringo Starr released the album "Stop & Smell the Roses." In 1982 Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" broke into the Top 40. In 1990 Chuck Berry received two years' probation for a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana. In 1991 The Rolling Stones signed a deal with Virgin Records worth 45-million-dollars, which at the time was the most lucrative contract offered by a record company. In 1993 A street in Augusta, Georgia was dedicated "James Brown Boulevard." In 1994 David Crosby received his much needed liver transplant at UCLA Medical Center. In 1995 The Beatles single "Free As A Bird" was released. In 2001 Charlie Daniels underwent surgery for prostate cancer. Mick Jagger released the album "Goddess in the Doorway." In 2003 Michael Jackson traveled from Las Vegas to California to surrender to authorities in response to an arrest warrant on child molestation charges. He was photographed and fingerprinted, he turned in his passport, and he posted a three-million-dollar bond. Phil Spector was formally charged with murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson. During his arraignment he pled not guilty to the charge. The late George Harrison, ZZ Top, Silver Bullet Band frontman Bob Seger, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, and Traffic were among the inductees announced for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2004. In 2005 The Cars announced its plans for a reunion, calling the group The New Cars and tapping Todd Rundgren to be the band's frontman. In 2007 Former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artemus Pyle was released from a Florida jail on ten-thousand-dollars bail. He had spent the night at the facility because state records indicated he hadn't adequately registered as a sex offender. He denied the allegations, claiming the police, quote, "got it wrong." Pyle's sex offender status stemmed from a guilty plea in 1993 to charges relating to sexual misconduct with a minor. Diana Ross' father, Fred Ross, died at his home in Detroit. He was 87. James Brown estate trustees Buddy Dallas and Alford Bradley resigned amid allegations of mismanagement. A third trustee had stepped down a few months earlier, and was facing jail time because he couldn't account for at least seven-million-dollars that was missing from the estate.<

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