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1958: Alan Freed's Big Beat Show concert premiered at the Fox Theater in Brooklyn, New York after being turned down by the Paramount. Frankie Avalon, Bill Haley the Comets and Jimmy Clanton performed.
1959: The Beatles got a break when the Les Stewart Quartet got into a clash amongst themselves and refused to play at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, England. George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney played in their place and after the show, the group was hired by owner Mona Best to play regular atlanta 16 a day car rental Saturday night gigs.
1960: Elvis Presley switched directions but it didn't matter--his #1 song "It's Now or Never" was #1 for a third week. "Walk--Don't Run" from the Ventures was second followed by "The Twist" from Chubby Checker.
1966: The Beatles closed their American tour at Candlestick atlanta 16 a day car rental Park in San Francisco California. As events would unfold, it would be their last public atlanta 16 a day car rental concert. The last song played by the Fab Four? Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally".
1970: Probably no coincidence that "War" by Edwin Starr became a #1 song and soon after, American involvement in Vietnam ended. That generation didn't just whine and complain, they made a stand and got things done.
1981: 4 by Foreigner was #1 for the second straight week. Bella Donna from Stevie Nicks took runner-up while Escape by Journey was #3. Pat Benatar's atlanta 16 a day car rental Precious Time was #4, the Moody Blues stayed at #5 with Long Distance Voyager and Billy Squier was #6 with Don't Say No .
1981: Diana Ross Lionel Richie reached atlanta 16 a day car rental three weeks at #1 with "Endless Love". They weren't close to done. The Pointer Sisters edged up with "Slow Hand" while Joey Scarbury slipped down with the "Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It or Not)". Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty the Heartbreakers had #4--"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around". The rest of the Top 10: "Jessie's Girl" from Rick Springfield, newcomer Juice Newton was up with "Queen of Hearts", Ronnie Milsap had a crossover with "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", Foreigner's great "Urgent" moved from 15 to 8, the Commodores had song #9 with "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" and Journey entered the Top 10 with "Who's atlanta 16 a day car rental Crying Now".
1987: Whitney by Whitney Houston atlanta 16 a day car rental had been the #1 album every week of its release, which now added up to 10. Whitesnake's self-titled release was 2 followed by Bigger and Def fer by L.L. Cool J. La Bamba from Los Lobs was Fourth with Bad Animals by Heart taking the fifth position. The rest of the Top 10: In the Dark by Grateful Dead, U2 was at 7 with The Joshua T ree, Motley Crue's Girls, Girls, Girls was #8, Hysteria from Def Leppard jumped from 36 to 9 and the Soundtrack to "Beverly Hills Cop II " came in #10.
1990: Elton John checked into a rehab center in Chicago atlanta 16 a day car rental Illinois to be treated for bulimia, drinking and drugs. Good for him--most people don't have the wisdom and the fortitude to recognize when they need assistance.
1996: Isaac Hayes, co-writer of the song "Soul Man", sent a letter to presidential candidate Bob Dole requesting that he cease using his song, which supporters had changed to "I'm a Dole Man". Don't these people realize that you have to permission to use someone's song?
2000: These aren't the kind of people you invite to your house for fancy dinners. After winning Best Single and Best International Live Act at the Kerrang! Awards in London, the members of Slipknot attacked each other, smashed atlanta 16 a day car rental their glasses and set fire to the table. It's called the regressing of mankind.
2005: Green Day had quite a comeback with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" as it won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Kanye West won Best Male Video for "Jesus Walks" while Kelly Clarkson took home Best Female Video for "Since U (sic) Been Gone". What was ironic was that the channel quit showing music videos back when the suits took over from the DJ's.
2009: The Los Angeles coroner confirmed that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide, caused chiefly by the anaesthetic Propofol. The drug triggered a cardiac arrest at Jackson's home in L.A. in June at the age of 50.
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