John Mellencamp is a rock singer-songwriter, musician, painter and occasional actor
who has sold over 40 million albums worldwide, has had 22 Top 40 hits and holds
the record for the most tracks by a solo artist to hit number-one on the Hot
Mainstream Tracks chart, with seven. Mellencamp has been nominated for
13 Grammy Awards, winning one.
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1980
The Motion Picture Association of America initially adopted the film-rating
system that ranged for "G" to "X." In 1984 the PG-13 (Parental Guidance
under age 13) was added and X was changed to NC-17 around 1990. The
movies are rated by a specially selected committee of the Classification
and Rating Administration after reviewing content for language, sex,
nudity, and violence.
Jack Valenti (above) helped devise the movie-rating system while
he was president of the Motion Picture Association of America from
1966 to 2004.
"Half-Breed" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, becoming Cher’s second #1 solo hit and second Gold single.
"Something" by The Beatles was the first song written by lead guitarist
George Harrison to top the US charts while he was in the band. It was
also one of the first to contain tracks already available on a album. They
are both featured on the groups 1969 album Abby Road.
George Harrison during the Abby Road recording session
