AUGUST 22-This Day in entertainment & Music History: 1956-Elvis Presley began shooting scenes for his big-screen debut in the movie Love Me Tender. The film was originally going to be called The Reno Brothers, but the title was changed to capitalize on the popularity of the hit Presley song. Set during the American Civil War, Elvis played Clint, the youngest of the four Reno Brothers. Co-stars were Richard Egan and Debra Paget...1964-The Supremes started a two week run at No.1 with Where Did Our Love Go, the first of 12 No.1 songs for Motowns best-selling girl group ever. (In case youre wondering, the Supremes are the 6th best-selling girl group in world-wide pop music history. The Spice Girls are far and away number one)...1970-The album Cosmos Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival was spending the first of 9 weeks as the nations No.1 album. Cosmos Factory spawned 4 top ten singles and featured a famous 11 minute version of the classic song, I Heard It Through the Grapevine...1998-An unexpected addition to an Elton John concert as actor Jim Carrey joined Elton John onstage in Anaheim, CA, to sing Rocket Man...Celebrity Birthdays: MLB Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski 75; Actress Valerie Harper 75; NFL legend Bill Parcells 73; Singer Ron Dante, (The Archies) 69; Actress Cindy Williams 67; Swimmer Diana Nyad 65; Singer/musician Debbi Peterson, (The Bangles) 53; Singer Tori Amos 51; Former Pro tennis player Mats Wilander 50;
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:59:21 +0000
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