On September 14, 1955, Little Richard recorded the song “Tutti Frutti”.
In 1967, “Ironside” with Raymond Burr premiered on NBC.
In 1968, The Who’s Pete Townshend announced plans to write a rock opera called Tommy about a “deaf, dumb and blind boy”.
In 1972 the television series “The Waltons” made its debut on CBS.
In 1978, the television sitcom “Mork and Mindy” starring Pam Dawber and Robin Williams premiered on ABC.
In 1984 the first MTV Video Music Awards were presented in New York. Herbie Hancock was the big winner, winning five awards for his “Rockit” video. However, Madonna stole the show with her performance of “Like A Virgin,” in which she rolled around on stage in her wedding dress.
In 1985 the sitcom “The Golden Girls” debuted on NBC.
In 1988, “Unsolved Mysteries,” hosted by Robert Stack, premiered on NBC.
In 1989, Sting made his stage debut in The Three Penny Opera in Washington. It has been torn apart by critics, including one who wrote “Prepare to be Stung”.
In 1991 comedian Jay Leno was slightly injured when his motorcycle was hit by another biker.
In 2002 the singer Gwen Stefani from No Doubt married the singer Gavin Rossdale from Bush in London. They divorced in 2016.
Today’s birthdays: Actor Walter Koenig (KAY’-nihg) (“Star Trek”) is 85. Singer-actor Joey Heatherton is 77. Actor Sam Neill is 74. Singer John “Bowzer” Baumann from Sha Na Na is 74. Actor Robert Wisdom (“Nashville”, “The Wire”) is 68. Saxophonist Steve Berlin from Los Lobos is 66. Country singer and songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 65. Country singer John Berry is 62. Actress Mary Crosby is 62. Singer Morten Harket of A-ha is 62. Actress Melissa Leo is 61. Actress Faith Ford (“Faith and Hope”, “Murphy Brown”) is 57. Actress Michelle Stafford (“The Young and the Restless”) is 56. Actor Dan Cortese (cor -TEZ ‘) is 54. Singer Mark Hall of Casting Crowns is 52. Actor Tyler Perry is 52. Actor Ben Garant (“Reno 911!”) is 51. Actor Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“After Jim”) is 50 . Actor Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) is 48. Rapper Nas (NAHZ) is 48. Actor Austin Base ( “Life Unexpected” is 45. TV cook Katie Lee (“The Kitchen”) is 40. Actor Adam Lamberg (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 37. Singer Alex Clare is 36. Actress Jessica Brown Findlay (“Downton Abbey”) is 34. Actor-singer Logan Henderson (“Big Time Rush”) is 32. Actress Emma Kenney (“The Connors”, Shameless “) is 22.
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