John Howard Carpenter was born in Los Angeles, California.

Director John Carpenter is known for his horror, thriller and science fiction
films such as The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Halloween
(1978), Escape from New York (1981) and Starman 1984).

He made short horror films on 8mm before high school. He was enrolled at the
University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped out.

From left: John Carpenter with Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of
Halloween.

The song "All Shook Up" recorded by Elvis Presley, topped the Billboard
Hot 100 on April 13, 1957, staying there for eight weeks. It also topped
the Billboard R&B chart for four weeks, becoming Presley’s second single
to do so, and peaked at No. 3 on the country chart. It was certified 2X
Platinum by the RIAA and ranked #352 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 
Greatest Songs of All Time.

Hullabaloo is a musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965
through April 11, 1966 (with repeats to August 29, 1966). Similar to Shindig! It
ran in prime time in contrast to ABC‘s American Bandstand.

Armando "Buddy" Greco (August 14, 1926 – January 10, 2017)

Buddy Greco was a jazz – pop singer and pianist. His recordings, in several
genres, have sold over one million records. He spent four years with Benny
Goodman’s orchestra, singing, playing piano, and arranging.

SANDY KOZEL

1964

Sir Roderick David "Rod" Stewart is 72 today.

Stewart worked as a newspaper delivery boy and a gravedigger. He left school
when he was fifteen and sought out a career as a footballer until he was
rejected.

Rod Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007 and in
2006 he won a Grammy Award for the best Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
for Stardust…The Great American Songbook Volume III.