On March 19, 1953, the Oscars were televised for the first time. “The Greatest Show On Earth” was named Best Picture. 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 bought Graceland, his estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1958, Cadence Records released Link Wray’s instrumental song “Rumble”, which was later credited with being the…
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On March 19, 1953, the Oscars were televised for the first time. “The Greatest Show On Earth” was named Best Picture. 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 bought Graceland, his estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
In 1958, Cadence Records released Link Wray’s instrumental song “Rumble”, which was later credited as the first heavy-metal song.
In 1974, Jefferson Airplane began its first tour as the Jefferson Starship.
In 1976, blues rock guitarist Paul Kossoff, formerly of Free, died on a plane flying from London to New York. He was 26 years old. He died of unknown causes but suffered from heart problems.
In 1982, guitarist Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne’s band was killed in a freak plane crash in Leesburg, Florida. He was 25 years old. The plane zoomed into Osbourne’s tour bus and crashed into a house.
In 1996, the second installment of the Beatles’ “Anthology” album was released, featuring the song “Real Love”.
In 2000, a batch of Oscars was found in a trash can in Los Angeles, a week after being stolen from a loading dock.
Today’s birthdays: Actress Renee Taylor (“The Nanny”) turns 90. Actress Ursula Andress (“Dr. No,” “Casino Royale”) is 87. Singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry is 86 years old. Singer Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters is 77. Actor Glenn Close is 76. Actor Bruce Willis is 68 years old. Actor Mary Scheer (“iCarly”, “MadTV”) is 60 years old. Actor Connor Trinneer (“Star Trek: Enterprise”) is 54 years old. K’s Choice guitarist-keyboardist Gert Bettens is 53 years old. UGK rapper Bun B turns 50. Jimmy Eat World drummer Zach Lind is 47. Actor Virginia Williams (“Fuller House”) is 45 years old. Actor Abby Brammell (“The Unit”) is 44 years old. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor (“Malcolm in the middle”) is 34 years old. Actor Philip Bolden (“Are we there yet?”) is 28 years old.
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