On March 19, 1953, the Academy Awards were televised for the first time. “The Greatest Show On Earth” won the award for best film. Gary Cooper won Best Actor for High Noon. Shirley Booth won Best Actress for her role in Come Back, Little Sheba.
In 1957, Elvis Presley purchased Graceland, his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1958, Cadence Records released Link Wray’s instrumental song “Rumble,” later known as the…
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On March 19, 1953, the Academy Awards were televised for the first time. “The Greatest Show On Earth” won the award for best film. Gary Cooper won Best Actor for High Noon. Shirley Booth won Best Actress for her role in Come Back, Little Sheba.
In 1957, Elvis Presley purchased Graceland, his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1958, Cadence Records released Link Wray’s instrumental song “Rumble,” later credited as the first heavy metal song.
In 1974, Jefferson Airplane embarked on its first tour as the Jefferson Starship.
In 1976, blues-rock guitarist Paul Kossoff, formerly Free, died on board a plane en route from London to New York. He was 26 years old. He died of unknown causes but was plagued by heart problems.
In 1982, guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne’s band died in a freak plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. He was 25. The plane buzzed Osbourne’s tour bus and crashed into a house.
In 1996 the second part of the Beatles’ album “Anthology” was released with the song “Real Love”.
In 2000, a load of Oscars was found in a Los Angeles trash can a week after they were stolen from a loading dock.
Today’s birthdays: Actress Renee Taylor (“The Nanny”) turns 90. Actress Ursula Andress (“Dr. No”, “Casino Royale”) turns 87. Singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry turns 86. Singer Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is es 77. Actor Glenn Close is 76. Actor Bruce Willis is 68. Actor Mary Scheer (“iCarly”, “MadTV”) is 60. Actor Connor Trinneer (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) is 54. Guitarist and keyboardist Gert Bettens von K’s Choice is 53. Rapper Bun B of UGK is 50. Drummer Zach Lind of Jimmy Eat World is 47. Actor Virginia Williams (“Fuller House”) is 45. Actor Abby Brammell (“The Unit”) is 44. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor (“Malcolm In The Middle”) is 34. Actor Philip Bolden (“Are We There Yet?”) is 28.
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