On Jan. 17, 1922, actor Betty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She died in December 2021, a lot less than a few months in advance of her 100th birthday.
In 1965, the Rolling Stones recorded the tracks “The Final Time” and “Play With Fire” in Los Angeles.
In 1970, singer Billy Stewart and three members of his band ended up killed when their vehicle went off a bridge in North Carolina. Stewart was 32. His greatest strike was his include of the George Gershwin tune “Summertime.”
In 1972, element of Highway 51 South in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. It operates in front of his mansion, Graceland.
In 1974, Dean Martin’s son Dino, of Dino, Desi and Billy, was arrested immediately after he allegedly attempted to market a equipment gun to an undercover agent. He was produced on bail the upcoming working day.
In 1975, “Baretta” premiered on ABC.
In 1979, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt introduced that they would document an album collectively. The final result was the album “Trio,” which was not introduced until eight yrs later.
In 1990, The 4 Seasons, The 4 Tops, The Kinks, The Platters, Simon and Garfunkel and The Who were being inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.
In 1993, hundreds of hundreds of persons collected in Washington for a free of charge outside concert that was staged as element of the President Bill Clinton’s inaugural festivities. Performers involved Michael Bolton and Aretha Franklin.
In 1996, talk show host Phil Donahue declared he was retiring immediately after the conclusion of the year, immediately after 29 many years on the air.
In 2001, Metallica declared bassist Jason Newsted experienced give up.
In 2016, David Bowie attained his initial range-just one album, with “Blackstar.” He experienced died a 7 days before.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor James Earl Jones is 92. Discuss clearly show host Maury Povich is 84. Singer Chris Montez is 81. Actor Joanna David (“Downton Abbey”) is 76. Actor Jane Elliott (“General Hospital”) is 76. Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor is 75. Singer Sheila Hutchinson of The Emotions is 70. Singer Steve Earle is 68. Singer Paul Younger is 67. Actor-comic Steve Harvey is 66. Singer Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles is 64. Author-Director Brian Helgeland (“42,” ″Mystic River,” ″L.A. Confidential”) is 62. Actor Jim Carrey is 61. Actor Denis O’Hare (“The Excellent Spouse,” ″True Blood”) is 61. Actor Joshua Malina (“The West Wing,” ″Sports Night”) is 57. Singer Shabba Ranks is 57. Actor Naveen Andrews (“Instinct,” “Lost”) is 54. Digital musician DJ Tiesto is 54. Musician Child Rock is 52. Actor Freddy Rodriguez (“The Night Change,” ″Six Ft Under”) is 48. Actor-author Leigh Whannel (“Saw” and “Insidious” videos) is 46. Actor-singer Zooey Deschanel (ZOH’-ee deh-shuh-NEHL’) (“New Girl”) is 43. Singer Ray J is 42. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson of The Wilkinsons is 41. Actor Ryan Gage (“The Hobbit”) is 40. DJ Calvin Harris is 39. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers is 37. Actor Jonathan Keltz (“Reign,” ″Entourage”) is 35. Actor Kelly Marie Tran (“Star Wars: The Previous Jedi”) is 34. Actor Kathrine Herzer (“Madame Secretary”) is 26.
