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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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"Happy Together" knocked The Beatles‘ "Penny Lane" out of the
number one slot for three weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100. It was
the group’s only chart-topper.

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Mark Volman (left) and Howard Kaylan continue to tour today as "The
Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie"

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NUMBER-ONE SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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AMERICAN TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Petula Clark appeared on the Sullivan Show for the first time. She performed live
and without rehearsing because her flight had arrived 45 minutes prior to her performance, leaving her with no time to rehearse. That night she sang her
#1 hit “Downtown” as well as “I Know a Place.”

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Petula Sally Olwen Clark turned 82 in November.

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FIRST GOLD RECORD ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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"Catch a Falling Star", written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss,was released
by Perry Como in 1957. It was his last #1  on the Billboard  “Most Played by
disc Jockeys" chart but not in the overall top 100, where it reached #2. It
was the first single to receive a gold record certification, on March 14,
1958. The record won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal
Performance, Male
.

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1976

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According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the
song was originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and
celebrated the repeal of Prohibition.The lyrics were changed at the urgings
of Frankie Valli and lyricist Judy Parker.

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