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1985Joan Jettcalls up-and-coming heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson before his fight with Larry Sims, which Tyson wins handily. The superstitious Tyson insists on getting a call from Jett before every fight, which he does until breaking tradition for his bout against Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990 - Tyson's first loss.More
1980Billy Joel gets his first Gold record, for "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me."
1966Doing it his way, the 50-year-old Frank Sinatra marries the 20-year-old actress Mia Farrow in New York, causing a predictable media event. The marriage lasts just two years.
1958The Drifters manager George Treadwell, who owns the name, fires the group and replaces them with members of The Five Crowns. When Ben E. King joins the group a short time later, The Drifters become consistent hitmakers, scoring with "There Goes My Baby," "This Magic Moment" and "Save The Last Dance For Me."
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2004James Lowe and Mark Tulin of the Electric Prunes, famous for their 1967 garage-psych hit "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night," sue their former label and publishing company for over one million dollars in unpaid royalties.
2002Philadelphia declares today Solomon Burke Day in honor of the native singer.
2002Movin' Out, a stage musical dedicated to the songs of Billy Joel, premieres in Chicago.
2001Soul singer Judy Clay dies at age 62 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
1990Singer Vicki Carr helps dedicate the Nixon Presidential Library, singing in front of all four living presidents (Nixon, Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush), all of which she had performed for at the White House during their terms.
1989After finding over $40,000 in cash and checks in his cell at the Stevenson Correctional Institute in South Carolina, officials move James Brown to a cell with tighter security.
1985The Legend of Billie Jean, starring Helen Slater and Christian Slater as teens who become accidental outlaws, debuts in theaters, boasting the hit theme song "Invincible" by Pat Benatar.
1981The mayor of Odessa, Texas, declares today Roy Orbison Day in honor of the singer. (Orbison was actually from Wink, a microscopic town about 35 miles west.)
1980Laguna Beach, California's Vorpal Gallery opens a new exhibit featuring paintings by Joni Mitchell, John Mayall, Klaus Voorman, and Ron Wood.
1980David Bowie begins his run as The Elephant Man in Denver. The show does well, and Bowie takes the lead in the Broadway production later that year.
1980Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me" hits #1 on its way to selling over a million copies.
1977Steve Martin appears on The Muppet Show. He performs "Dueling Banjos" and makes balloon animals.
Genesis Has Only #1 With "Invisible Touch"
1986
Genesis have their first (and only) #1 Hot 100 hit as "Invisible Touch" tops the chart.
Several bands have had #1 hits and then seen one or more individual members top the chart as solo artists, but this is the first time an artist has reached the summit solo, and then with a band. Phil Collins became one of the biggest hitmakers of the decade when he launched a solo career in the '80s, but he didn't leave his band behind. After three huge albums and four #1 hits, he picks up with Genesis for the Invisible Touchalbum, which is radio catnip - a far cry from the prog-rock Genesis of yore.
The title track has lyrics written by Collins and influenced by the Sheila E. hit "The Glamorous Life," a Princecomposition about a girl with expensive tastes. In the Genesis song, the girl has a bewildering power over the singer, who knows she's bad news but can't resist.
The next week, "Invisible Touch" is replaced at the top by "Sledgehammer," the first chart-topper from Peter Gabriel, the original lead singer in Genesis.
The title track has lyrics written by Collins and influenced by the Sheila E. hit "The Glamorous Life," a Princecomposition about a girl with expensive tastes. In the Genesis song, the girl has a bewildering power over the singer, who knows she's bad news but can't resist.
The next week, "Invisible Touch" is replaced at the top by "Sledgehammer," the first chart-topper from Peter Gabriel, the original lead singer in Genesis.
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