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Home » EntertainmentEntertainment HistoryOn Oct. 4, 1931, the comic strip “Dick Tracy,” created by Chester Gould, made its debut.In 1957, “Leave It To Beaver” made its debut on CBS. After a year, the show switched to ABC and ran until 1963.In 1961, Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut in New York. About 50 people attended, mostly his friends, and he earned $20.In 1970, singer Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at a hotel in Los Angeles. She was 27. She had just finished recording the album “Pearl.”In 1980, singer Carly Simon collapsed due to exhaustion on stage in Pittsburgh. She ended up canceling her tour.In 1989, comedian Graham Chapman of Monty Python’s Flying Circus died of cancer in southern England. He was 48.In 1990, “Beverly Hills 90210″ premiered on Fox.In 1992, singer Sinead O’Connor ripped up a picture of the pope during an after-midnight appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” NBC’s switchboard in New York was flooded with calls, most of them criticizing O’Connor’s actions.Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 94. Actor Felicia Farr (“The Player,” “Kotch”) is 91. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 82. Actor Lori Saunders (“Petticoat Junction”) is 82. Actor Clifton Davis (“Madam Secretary,” “Amen”) is 78. Actor Susan Sarandon is 77. Actor Armand Assante is 74. Actor Alan Rosenberg (“Cybill,” ″L.A. Law”) is 73. Actor Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds,” ″Water for Elephants”) is 67. Actor Bill Fagerbakke (“Coach,” ″Spongebob Squarepants”) is 66. Actor Kyra Schon (“Night of the Living Dead”) is 66. Rap producer Russell Simmons is 66. Actor Wendy Makkena (“Sister Act” films) is 65. Keyboardist Chris Lowe of The Pet Shop Boys is 64. Keyboardist Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard of Sawyer Brown is 63. Actor David W. Harper (“The Waltons”) is 62. Singer Jon Secada is 62. Media personality John Melendez (AKA “Stuttering John”) is 58. Actor Jerry Minor (“Dr. Ken,” ″Community”) is 56. Actor Liev Schreiber (“The Manchurian Candidate,” ″Scream 2″) is 56. Actor Abraham Benrubi (“Men In Trees,” ″ER”) is 54. Country singer-guitarist Heidi Newfield (Trick Pony) is 53. Singer-guitarist M. Ward of She And Him is 50. Actor Alicia Silverstone is 47. Keyboardist Robbie Bennett of The War On Drugs is 45. Actor Dana Davis (“Franklin and Bash,” “10 Things I Hate About You”) is 45. Actor Phillip Glasser (“Hang Time”) is 45. Singer-guitarist Marc Roberge of O.A.R. is 45. Actor Rachel Leigh Cook (“Josie and the Pussycats,” ″She’s All That”) is 44. Actor Jimmy Workman (“Addams Family Values”) is 43. Singer Jessica Benson (3LW) is 36. Actor Melissa Benoist (“Supergirl,” ″Glee”) is 35. Actor Dakota Johnson (“Fifty Shades Of Grey”) is 34. Singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix is 32.02&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Oct. 3, 1941, the film “The Maltese Falcon” opened.In 1945, ten-year-old Elvis Presley made his first public appearance in a talent show at the Mississippi-Alabama Dairy Show, singing “Old Shep.” He won second place and $5.In 1954, “Father Knows Best” premiered on CBS.In 1955, “Captain Kangaroo” premiered on CBS, and “The Mickey Mouse Club” made its debut on ABC.In 1957, “The Woody Woodpecker Show” made its premiere on ABC.In 1967, folk singer Woody Guthrie died in New York at the age of 55. Guthrie had been in the hospital for most of the last decade of his life, suffering from Huntington’s disease.In 1998, actor Roddy McDowall died of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 70.In 2000, singer-bassist Benjamin Orr of The Cars died of pancreatic cancer in Atlanta. He was 53.In 2003, Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy was mauled by a white tiger during a performance in Las Vegas.Today’s Birthdays: Composer Steve Reich is 87. Singer Chubby Checker is 82. Actor Alan Rachins (“Dharma and Greg,” “L.A. Law”) is 81. Singer-guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac is 74. Jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws is 73. Blues singer Keb’ Mo’ is 72. Actor Hart Bochner (“Breaking Away”) is 67. Actor Peter Frechette (“Profiler”) is 67. Actor-comedian Greg Proops is 64. Actor-singer Jack Wagner is 64. Drummer Tommy Lee of Motley Crue is 61. Actor Janel Moloney (“The West Wing”) is 54. Singer Gwen Stefani of No Doubt is 54. Singer Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys is 52. Singer G. Love is 51. Actor Keiko Agena (“Prodigal Son,” “Gilmore Girls”) is 50. Actor Neve (NEV) Campbell is 50. Actor Lena Headey (HEE’-dee) (“Game of Thrones”) is 50. Singer India.Arie is 48. Rapper Talib Kweli is 48. Actor Alanna Ubach (“Legally Blonde” movies) is 48. Actor Seann William Scott (movie “Dukes of Hazzard,” ″American Pie”) is 47. Actor Shannyn Sossamon (TV’s “Moonlight,” Film’s “The Rules of Attraction”) is 45. Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 44. Guitarist Mark King of Hinder is 41. Actor Tessa Thompson (“Westworld”) is 40. Country singer Cherrill Green of Edens Edge is 40. Country singer Drake White is 40. Actor Meagan Holder (“Pitch”) is 39. Actor Christopher Marquette (“Barry,” “Joan of Arcadia”) is 39. Singer-actor Ashlee Simpson is 39. Rapper A$AP Rocky is 35. Actor Alicia Vikander (“The Danish Girl,” “Ex Machina”) is 35. Actor Noah Schnapp (“Stranger Things”) is 19.01&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Oct. 2, 1957, Connie Francis recorded “Who’s Sorry Now.” She hated the song but recorded it after an argument with her father.In 1959, “The Twilight Zone,” created and hosted by Rod Serling, made its debut on CBS.In 1965, The Who made their American TV debut on “Shindig!” performing “I Can’t Explain.”In 1967, narcotics agents with the San Francisco police raided the communal house of the Grateful Dead on Ashbury Street for marijuana possession. Several members of the band were arrested, but Jerry Garcia was not home at the time.In 1971, “Soul Train” went into national syndication. The show, hosted by Don Cornelius, premiered a year earlier in Chicago.In 1977, the bodies of Elvis Presley and his mother, Gladys, were moved from Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis to the grounds of Graceland after an apparent attempt to steal the bodies.In 1985, actor Rock Hudson died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after battling AIDS. He was 59.In 1998, singing cowboy Gene Autry died at his home in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 91.In 2002, the compilation album “Elvis 30 Number One Hits” went to number one in the U.S. and 16 other countries, 25 years after Elvis Presley’s death.In 2004, Billy Joel married Katie Lee at his home on Long Island, New York. He was 55, she was 22. They have since split up.In 2005, the divorce between actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston was finalized.In 2017, musician Tom Petty died at a hospital after going into cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California. He was 66.Today’s Birthdays: Critic Rex Reed is 85. Singer Don McLean is 78. Country singer Jo-el Sonnier is 77. Actor Avery Brooks (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) is 75. Guitarist Mike Rutherford of Genesis and Mike and the Mechanics is 73. Musician Sting is 72. Actor Robin Riker (“General Hospital,” ″The Bold and the Beautiful”) is 71. Actor Lorraine Bracco (“The Sopranos”) is 69. Guitarist Greg Jennings of Restless Heart is 69. Singer Phil Oakey of Human League is 68. Singer Freddie Jackson is 68. Singer-producer Robbie Nevil is 65. Drummer Bud Gaugh of Sublime and Long Beach Dub All-Stars is 56. Musician Gillian Welch is 56. Actor Joey Slotnick (“Boston Public,” ″The Single Guy”) is 55. Country singer Kelly Willis is 55. Singer Dion Allen of Az Yet is 53. Actor-talk show host Kelly Ripa (“Live With Kelly and Mark,” ″All My Children”) is 53. Guitarist Jim Root of Slipknot is 52. Singer Tiffany is 52. Singer LaTocha Scott of Xscape is 51. Singer Lene Nystrom (Aqua) is 50. Actor Efren Ramirez (“Napoleon Dynamite”) is 50. Gospel singer and former “American Idol” contestant Mandisa is 47. Bassist Mike Rodden of Hinder is 41. Actor Christopher Larkin (“The 100”) is 36. Singer Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes is 35. Actor Samantha Barks (“Les Miserables) is 33. Actor Elizabeth McLaughlin (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 30.03&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Sept. 28, 1958, Dore Records released “To Know Him Is To Love Him” by The Teddy Bears.In 1968, Janis Joplin’s manager announced Joplin would leave Big Brother and the Holding Company in November after fulfilling current obligations. Joplin said she and the band “weren’t growing together anymore.”In 1975, 40,000 people got to see Jefferson Starship and Jerry Garcia and Friends perform for free in San Francisco. “Jerry Garcia and Friends” ended up being the Grateful Dead, who had not performed together in more than a year.In 1988, singer John Denver offered the Soviet Union $10 million to put him on the Soyuz space shuttle. The negotiations fell through.In 1991, jazz trumpeter Miles Davis died of pneumonia, respiratory failure and a stroke. He was 65.Also in 1991, Garth Brooks became the first country artist to have an album debut at number one on the album charts, with “Ropin’ The Wind.”In 1995, Bobby Brown was caught in gunfire outside a Boston bar. Brown was unhurt, but his brother-in-law-to-be was killed.Today’s birthdays: Actor Brigitte Bardot is 89. Actor Joel Higgins (“Silver Spoons”) is 80. Actor Jeffrey Jones is 77. Actor Vernee Watson (“Bob Hearts Abishola,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 74. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 73. Guitarist George Lynch (Dokken) is 69. Actor Steve Hytner (“Seinfeld”) is 64. Actor-comedian Janeane Garofalo is 59. Country singer Matt King is 57. Actor Mira Sorvino is 56. TV personality and singer Moon Zappa is 56. Actor Naomi Watts is 55. Country singer Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town is 54. Country singer Mandy Barnett is 48. Rapper Young Jeezy is 46. Actor Peter Cambor (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is 45. TV personality Bam Margera (“Jackass”) is 44. Actor Jerrika Hinton (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 42. Guitarist Luke Mossman of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 42. Musician St. Vincent is 41. Comedian Phoebe Robinson (“What Men Want”) is 39. Drummer Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons is 37. Actor Hilary Duff is 36. Actor Keir Gilchrist (“United States of Tara”) is 31.02&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Sept. 27, 1954, “The Tonight Show” made its debut on NBC with host Steve Allen.In 1964, the Beach Boys made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”In 1972, singer Rory Storme of Rory Storme and the Hurricanes died in an apparent suicide pact with his mother. He reportedly couldn’t accept that his band didn’t enjoy the same success as other bands from the Liverpool scene.In 1980, the Stray Cats were signed to Arista Records in Britain.In 1986, bassist Cliff Burton of Metallica was killed when the band’s tour bus skidded off an icy road in Sweden. He was 24.Also in 1986, The Beatles song “Twist and Shout” re-entered the pop charts after it was featured in the movies “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Back to School.” It eventually rose to number 23.In 1987, the variety show “Dolly,” starring Dolly Parton, premiered on ABC. It was canceled after one season.In 1998, Phil Hartman’s voice was featured for the last time on “The Simpsons” as Troy McClure. Hartman was killed by his wife in a murder-suicide the previous May.In 2014, actor George Clooney married lawyer Amal Alamuddin at a palace in Venice.In 2021, singer R. Kelly was convicted on all nine counts in his sex-trafficking trial in New York. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison the following June.Today’s Birthdays: Actor Kathleen Nolan is 90. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. (“The Yearling”) is 89. Singer-guitarist Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive is 80. Actor Liz Torres (“Gilmore Girls”) is 76. Actor A Martinez (“LA Law,” ″Santa Barbara”) is 75. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (“Pearl Harbor”) is 73. Actor-opera singer Anthony Laciura (“Boardwalk Empire”) is 72. Singer-actor-director Shaun Cassidy is 65. Comedian Marc Maron (“Maron”) is 60. Singer-guitarist Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind is 59. Actor Patrick Muldoon (“Melrose Place”) is 55. Singer Mark Calderon of Color Me Badd is 53. Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is 51. Actor Indira Varma (“For Life”) is 50. Singer Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down is 45. Bassist Grant Brandell of Underoath is 42. Actor Anna Camp (“The Mindy Project,” ″True Blood”) is 41. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 41. Singer Avril Lavigne is 39. Bluegrass musician Sierra Hull is 32. Actor Sam Lerner (“The Goldbergs”) is 31. Actor Ames McNamara (“The Connors”) is 16.01&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Sept. 22, 1957, “Maverick,” starring James Garner, premiered on ABC.In 1964, the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway.Also in 1964, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” made its debut on NBC.In 1965, singer Roger Daltrey of The Who nearly got thrown out of the band for punching out drummer Keith Moon on the opening date of their Scandinavian tour in Copenhagen.In 1982, the sitcom “Family Ties” premiered on NBC.In 1983, the Everly Brothers performed together for the first time in ten years.In 1985, the first Farm Aid was held in Champaign, Illinois, featuring John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Neil Young.In 1989, songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101. During his lengthy career, he wrote many classics, including “God Bless America” and “White Christmas.”In 1996, actor Dorothy Lamour died at her home outside Los Angeles. She was 81. The cause of death wasn’t revealed.In 1999, actor George C. Scott died of an aortic aneurysm at his home outside Los Angeles. He was 71.Also in 1999, singer Diana Ross was arrested and subjected to a full body search while trying to board a plane in London’s Heathrow Airport. A security guard had accused her of assault, but no charges were filed.In 2012, singer Andy Williams died of bladder cancer at his home in Branson, Missouri. He was 84.Today’s Birthdays: Singer-dancer Toni Basil is 80. Actor Paul Le Mat (“American Graffiti”) is 78. Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 72. Actor Shari Belafonte is 69. Singer Debby Boone is 67. Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters is 67. Singer Nick Cave is 66. Actor Lynn Herring (“General Hospital”) is 66. Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde is 66. Singer Joan Jett is 65. Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 65. Actor Scott Baio is 63. Actor Catherine Oxenberg (“Dynasty”) is 62. Actor Bonnie Hunt is 62. Actor Rob Stone (“Mr. Belvedere”) is 61. Actor Dan Bucatinsky (“24: Legacy”) is 58. Bassist-guitarist Dave Hernandez (The Shins) is 53. Rapper Mystikal is 53. Singer Big Rube of Society of Soul is 52. Actor James Hillier (“The Crown”) is 50. Actor Mireille Enos (“World War Z”) is 48. Actor Daniella Alonso (“Revolution,” ″Friday Night Lights”) is 45. Actor Michael Graziadei (GRAHT’-zee-uh-day-ee) (“The Young and the Restless”) is 44. Actor Ashley Eckstein (formerly Ashley Drane) (“That’s So Raven,” “Sofia the First”) is 42. Actor Katie Lowes (“Scandal”) is 41. Bassist Will Farquarson of Bastille is 40. Actor Tatiana Maslany (“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” “Orphan Black”) is 38. Actor Ukweli Roach (“Blindspot”) is 37. Actor Tom Felton (“Harry Potter” films) is 36. Actor Teyonah Parris (“Mad Men”) is 36.02&nbsp;ViewsEntertainment HistoryOn Sept. 20, 1964, The Beatles completed their first official U.S. tour by performing a benefit concert in New York. The band also made another appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”In 1966, George Harrison traveled to India for his first meeting with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.In 1970, Jim Morrison of The Doors was found guilty of indecent exposure and use of profanity in connection with a concert in Miami in 1969. He was found innocent of lewdness and public drunkenness. The guilty verdicts were appealed, but Morrison died before the case was resolved. Forty years later, in 2010, Florida’s Clemency Board pardoned Morrison.In 1973, singer Jim Croce and five others were killed when their plane crashed after takeoff. Croce was on his way to a concert in Texas. He was 30.In 1975, the Bay City Rollers were the first musical guests on Howard Cosell’s short-lived Saturday night variety show.Also in 1975, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” album was released.In 1976, The Captain and Tennille’s music variety show premiered on ABC.In 1984, “The Cosby Show” starring Bill Cosby, debuted on NBC.In 1986, “Matlock” starring Andy Griffith, premiered on NBC.In 2003, musician Melissa Etheridge and actor Tammy Lynn Michaels held a commitment ceremony. They have since split up.In 2005, J.D. Fortune of Toronto was chosen as the new singer for INXS on the CBS reality show “Rock Star: INXS.”Today’s Birthdays: Actor Sophia Loren is 89. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 75. Actor Tony Denison (“Major Crimes,” “The Closer”) is 74. Actor Debbi Morgan (“Power”) is 72. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 69. Actor Betsy Brantley (“Deep Impact”) is 68. Actor Gary Cole is 67. Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise is 59. Actor Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock From The Sun”) is 56. Singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of Nelson are 56. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 55. Actor Enuka Okuma (“Rookie Blue”) is 51. Actor Moon Bloodgood (“Falling Skies”) is 48. Actor Jon Bernthal (“The Walking Dead,” “Daredevil”) is 47. Singer The-Dream is 46. Actor Charlie Weber (“How To Get Away With Murder”) is 45. Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse is 44. Rapper Yung Joc is 43. Actor Crystle Stewart (“For Better or Worse”) is 42. Actor Aldis Hodge (“Straight Outta Compton,” “Hidden Figures”) is 37. Drummer Jack Lawless of DNCE and The Jonas Brothers is 36. Actor Malachi Kirby (2016′s “Roots”) is 34.03&nbsp;Views1Older Posts© Copyright KLFD Radio AM 1410 / FM 95.9

Home » EntertainmentEntertainment HistoryOn Oct. 4, 1931, the comic strip “Dick Tracy,” created by Chester Gould, made its debut.In 1957, “Leave It To Beaver” made its debut on CBS. After a year, the show switched to ABC and ran until 1963.In 1961, Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut in New York. About 50 people attended, mostly his friends, and he earned $20.In 1970, singer Janis Joplin was found dead of a heroin overdose at a hotel in Los Angeles. She was 27. She had just finished recording the album “Pearl.”In 1980, singer Carly Simon collapsed due to exhaustion on stage in Pittsburgh....

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