Today is It's My Party Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1960: Aretha Franklin delivers her first secular performance tonight, at New York's famed Village Vanguard.
1965: Gerry Marsden of Gerry & the Pacemakers marries the former secretary of his fan club!
1967: Barbra Streisand's third special, air on TV.
1969: Muddy Waters is severely injured in a car crash just outside Chicago.
1970: Elvis is made an honorary "special" deputy sheriff of Bel Air, CA.
1975: Billy Preston is the very first musical guest on Saturday Night (later Saturday Night Live).
1991: Apple Computers settles their first trademark lawsuit against the Beatles' Apple Corps for a paltry $29 million.
1999: Deborah Rowe, Michael Jackson's first wife, files for divorce.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE! Girl On A Train took the top spot over the weekend, shoving Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children into second place. Meanwhile, Birth Of A Nation 2016 debuted in a dismal 6th place, followed by the new flick Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life in seventh. Click here for the rest of the rankings.
ELTON JOHN AUTOBIOGRAPHY! Elton John is set to pen his memoirs. His autobiography was offered for sale at the annual book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, a few days ago. And according to his literary agent, Sir Elton is ready to tell "the full story of his life and extraordinary career with exceptional candor and wit." Get the details.
BRIAN WILSON TOUR! Brian Wilson's new memoir, I Am Brian Wilson, hits stores today, and coinciding with its arrival, he's also announced a final run of dates for his solo tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds. Wilson's 2017 shows, billed as "The Final Performances," get underway on March 27 in Orlando. Get the itinerary.
DAVE DAVIES ALBUM! Dave Davies has revealed that he's working on two new albums, and that his documentary Strangers also will be released soon. Check out a trailer for the documentary by clicking here.
PRIZE PUMKIN! A woman in Little Rock, Washington, won the annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Half Moon Bay, California on Monday with a ginormous pumpkin that weighed nearly a ton. 1,910 pounds to be exact. The prize? $11,460. Take a look.
CURIOUS EVENTS! Check out some weird events that really happened, some of which still cannot be explained to this day. Click here to get the strange details.
