The answer to today's Moxie's Flashback Pop Quiz is American Pie and Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.
Today is National Gumdrop Day, Singles Awareness Day and Susan B. Anthony Day.
THIS DAY IN ROCK!
1958 Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Great Balls of Fire" on American Bandstand.
1961 Jackie Wilson was shot by Juanita Jones, a girlfriend who had gone to his New York apartment to confront him about another woman. Although he managed to escape and make it to a hospital, Wilson lost a kidney and would carry the bullet that was too close to his spine to be removed, for the rest of his life.
1962 Ray Charles records "I Can't Stop Loving You".
1965 A three pack a day smoker, Nat King Cole died of lung cancer at the age of 47.
1967 Chicago is formed as The Big Thing, then later changes to The Chicago Transit Authority before finally settling on just Chicago.
1968 John Lennon and George Harrison fly to India to study meditation with Maharishi. Ringo and Paul would follow later.
1975 Gino Vannelli becomes the second white artists to perform on Soul Train.
1979 the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack won Album Of The Year and The Bee Gees won Best Pop Group and Best Arrangement For Voices for "Staying Alive".
CELEBRITY SLAM! Carlos Santana learned a hard lesson after a recent interview in which he called Beyonce's work "music to model a dress" to and said, "she's not a singer, singer." Santana claims he was taken out of context but that hasn't stopped Beyonce fans to vent out their anger on Twitter.
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CELEBRITY ROBBERY! Alanis Morissette has been robbed. Burglars broke into her L.A. home and made off with two million bucks' worth of jewelry. The singer was not home at the time. Morissette may have made herself a target by posting photos of her jewelry online. Some celebrities just can't learn to stop flaunting their wealth on social media. Get the details.
BOSTON TOUR! Boston is planning to return to the road in a big way in 2017. They will embark on a 48-date North American trek, dubbed the Hyper Space Tour, that will kick off April 14 with a concert in Hollywood, Florida. Get the details.
WHY DO CARTOON CHARACTERS WEAR GLOVES? Get the fascinating answer to another question nobody asked. Click here to watch a video explanation.
