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TV SIDEKICK BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1923
Ed McMahon (L) with The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson
Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009)
McMahon was a comedian, game show host and announcer. He is best
remembered as the announcer and sidekick on the The Tonight Show
with Johnny Carson on NBC from 1962 to 1992. He also was the host of
the original version of Star Search on CBS from 1983 to 1995. McMahon
also co-hosted TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982
to 1998 on NBC and ABC.
NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1965
When The Temptations went to #1 on the Billboard singles chart with
the Smokey Robinson penned "My Girl", it made the group the first
male act to have a chart topper for Motown Records.
The current group: Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron
Tyson, and Bruce Williamson
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