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12/2/2008

Today In History
In 1950 Phil Harris' "The Thing" hit number one on the pop chart. In 1957 Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" hit number one on the pop singles chart. Danny and The Juniors made their debut on "American Bandstand" performing "At The Hop." Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" and Buddy Holly's "Oh Boy" broke into the Top 40. In 1959 Bobby Darin was the subject of TV's "This is Your Life." In 1964 Ringo Starr had his tonsils removed at University College Hospital in London. Aretha Franklin, Bobby Vinton, and Freddie Cannon were guests on the TV show "Shindig!" Bobby Darin was the guest on Andy Williams' TV show. In 1966 The Blues Magoos released the album "Psychedelic Lollipop." In 1967 Gladys Knight and the Pips' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" hit number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The Monkees' "Daydream Believer" hit number one on the pop singles chart. The Cowsills' "The Rain, The Park, And Other Things" peaked at number two on the pop singles chart. Spanky & Our Gang's "Lazy Day" peaked at number 14 on the pop singles chart. American Breed's "Bend Me, Shape Me" was released. In 1969 George Harrison joined Delaney & Bonnie's tour with a show in Bristol, England. Santana's self-titled album was certified Gold. In 1970 Former Animals frontman Eric Burdon began distributing bumper stickers that said "Curb the Clap" in an effort to support the Los Angeles Free Clinic. In 1971 Led Zeppelin released the single "Black Dog" in the U.S. In 1972 The Temptations' "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" hit number one on the pop singles chart. Loggins & Messina's "Your Mama Don't Dance" broke into the Top 40. Dr. Hook released the single "Cover of the Rolling Stone." In 1973 After a show at the Montreal Forum, The Who and some companions were jailed overnight for allegedly causing six-thousand-dollars worth of damage to a local hotel. In 1974 Billy Swan's single "I Can Help" and the Moody Blues' album "This Is The Moody Blues" were certified Gold. In 1976 Elvis Presley began what ended up being his last run of shows in Las Vegas. In 1978 Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hit number one on the pop singles chart. In 1979 Stevie Wonder performed the album "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants" with the National Afro-American Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1986 Jerry Lee Lewis checked himself into the Betty Ford Clinic to overcome his addiction to painkillers. In 1988 Kiss bassist Gene Simmons appeared on the talk show "Geraldo" to discuss "Sex On The Road." In 1989 The Rolling Stones shot the video "Almost Hear You Sigh" at a studio in Toronto. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Free Fallin'" and Rod Stewart's "Downtown Train" broke into the Top 40. In 1991 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that B.J. Thomas, Gene Pitney, and the Shirelles were owed one-point-two-million-dollars in unpaid royalties for material they recorded in the 1960s and '70s. In 1992 The Grateful Dead kicked off a mini-tour with a show in Denver, Colorado. Peter Gabriel's album "Us" was certified Gold. In 1996 Journey's single "When You Love A Woman" was certified Gold. In 1998 Jimmy Buffett performed a concert in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. It was his first show in the city in eight years. Proceeds from the gig went to victims of Hurricane Georges. The Rush album "Different Stages Live" was certified Gold. In 2002 Cher was named the 2002 Billboard Music Awards' Artist Achievement winner. In 2003 Meat Loaf resumed his European tour with a show in Dublin, Ireland, eleven days after he had surgery to correct a heart defect that caused an irregular heartbeat. Ray Charles announced that he was recovering from hip replacement surgery in Beverly Hills. Alice Cooper received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Simon & Garfunkel performed at Madison Square Garden, marking their first show in New York in ten years. In 2006 Smokey Robinson was among the guests at a dinner reception for Kennedy Center Honors recipients in Washington, DC. The lead singer for Shocking Blue died. Mariska Veres, who's best remembered for her powerful vocals on the chart-topping 1970 hit "Venus," had been battling cancer. She passed away in her Netherlands hometown of The Hague at the age of 59. In 2007 Brian Wilson and Diana Ross were among those saluted at an all-star gala concert in Washington, DC as 2007 Kennedy Center Honors recipients.<

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