Michael Jackson and his brothers, The Jackson 5 made their TV debut
when they appeared on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.
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GROUPS TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1970
“KEEP ON DANCING”
“Keep on Dancing" reached #4 in 1965 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
for two weeks. It surpassed a million copies in sales after leaving the
charts.
ALBUM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1958
The album "Buddy Holly" was released by Coral Records and
was the second album for Buddy. Approximately one year later,
he was killed in a plane crash.
NEWSMAKERS ON THIS DAY
Sir Sidney Poitier is 88 years old today.
Poitier spent time working as a dishwasher while his friends
assisted him in learning how to read the newspaper and speak
without a Bahamian accent.
He became the first African American to win an Oscar after his
performance in Lilies of the Field (1963). The American Film
Institute called him one of the 25 Greatest Male Stars of All
Time in 1999.
NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY 1965
None of the Playboys played their instruments on the recording and
Gary Lewis‘s vocals were heavily supported by overdubs from The
Ron Hicklin Singers, a group of Los Angeles studio singers. The
music was performed by a group of studio and session musicians
called The Wrecking Crew.
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