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ON THE ROAD TO STARDOM ~


Up-and-coming comedian Jim Carrey debuted
on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, where he 
did a
Elvis Presley impression.

 


Jim Carrey’s First television Appearance on The Tonight Show
(1983).


James Eugene "Jim" Carrey turned 54 in January.

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LIZA MINNELLI IS 70 TODAY


Liza May Minnelli was born in Hollywood, California.

Liza Minnelli is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland. She is known
for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in the 1972 musical film Cabaret which won
her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for an Academy
Award for her role in The Sterile Cuckoo (1969). Minnelli made her first film
appearance at the age of three.

         

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RECORDING BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1966

The instrumental section of the song was recorded at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, California, with the session engineered by Chuck Britz and produced
by Brian Wilson. The session took 20 takes to achieve the master take of the
song. The recording included Carl on twelve string guitar among other session
musicians collectively known as The Wrecking Crew. A strip of masking tape was
placed over the strings of a piano
  while the bottoms of two plastic orange juice
bottles were used for percussion. The final vocal track of “God Only Knows” was completed on April 11, 1966. The song was voted 25 in Rolling Stone magazine’s
500 Greatest Songs of All Time.


Some of the original handwritten lyrics to "God Only 
Knows"

          

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

The song "I Want a Guy" was written by Freddie Gorman, Berry Gordy
and
Brian Holland and was the debuting single for Motown girl group
The Supremes.

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1965

The song "Help Me, Rhonda" peaked at number one, making it the second Beach
Boys single to reach that position after "I Get Around" in 1964. It was later released
on the Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) album in June 1965.

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