Today in History: 1950 - country performer Hank Snow made his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1954 - Muddy Waters recorded Hoochie Coochie Man in Chicago. 1955 - singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 1962 - The Twist by Chubby Checker hit number one on the pop charts for a second time. It had previously hit number one in 1960 for seven weeks. 1963 - singer Gary U.S. Bonds sued Chubby Checker for $100,000, claiming that Checker plagiarized his hit Quarter To Three for Checkers song Dancin Party. The suit was settled out of court. 1970 - neighbors of New York land owner Max Yasgur sued him for $35,000 for property damage caused by people who attended the Woodstock festival. An estimated 450,000 people attended the three-day event. 1974 - James Taylor and Carly Simon had their second child, Sarah Martin, in New York. 1992 - singer Debbie Gibson made her Broadway debut in Les Miserables. She played the part of Eponine. 1997 - Lionel Hamptons New York apartment caught fire and burned nearly everything he owned. Hampton escaped the fire unhurt.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:17:04 +0000
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