Today in 1963, ABC-TV’s “American Bandstand” moved from every weekday afternoon in Philadelphia to Saturdays in California:

The number one album today in 1968 was the Doors’ “Waiting for the Sun,” their only number one album:

Today in 2007, on the 11th anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting of rap stars Marion “Suge” Knight and Tupac Shakur (who died six days later), a study revealed that rock stars were twice as likely to die early as non-rock stars. Researchers said premature rock star deaths were so prevalent (for proof, read on) that the industry should be labeled a “high-risk” profession.

Birthdays begin with Al Caiola, who recorded two famous TV theme songs:

Buddy Holly:

Alfa Anderson of Chic:

Gloria Gaynor: