Eugene Curran "Gene" Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996)
Gene Kelly choreographed his own dance routines in such hit 1940s and ’50s
films as Singin’ in the Rain, Anchors Aweigh, An American in Paris and On the
Town. He was ranked 15th on the American Film Institute’s list of the Greatest
Male Stars of All Time in 1999.
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The Midnight Special was a late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC
during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special pilot on August 19, 1972, then began its run as a regular
series on February 2, 1973; its last episode was on May 1, 1981.The ninety-
minute program followed the Friday night edition of The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny Carson.
David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California.
Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Crosby was a member of the classic rock bands
The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. He has been inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in The Byrds and once for
his work with CSN.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
(WENN.com) – A rare, sequined white glove worn by Michael Jackson has sold for
almost $65,000 at auction.
The garment, one of several hand coverings the King of Pop sported onstage and
in music promos, was given by the star to his personal artist Paul Bedard in 1984,
and he later sold it to a private collector.
It went up for auction via Nate D. Sanders in Los Angeles on Thursday and fetched
an impressive $64,850.
The sale also featured a prototype of the iconic jacket Jackson wore in the video
for his 1987 hit "Bad," which attracted a top bid of $12,500.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995)
Garcia was the guiding force of the Grateful Dead band during their thirty-
year career and was ranked the thirteenth-greatest guitarist of all time by
Rolling Stone magazine. He lost two thirds of his right middle finger in a
wood chopping accident which gave him his unique style of guitar picking.
Jerry Garcia was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He
had long struggled with drug addiction, weight problems, sleep apnea,
heavy smoking, and diabetes—all of which contributed to his physical
decline. He was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when
he died of a heart attack.
