Post by Dawn on Feb 20, 2006 16:59:25 GMT -5
1949 - Ricky Nelson joined the cast of his parents' radio show.
1964 - The Beach Boys recorded "Don't Worry Baby".
1969 - "Goodbye Cream" opened in Baltimore. The film was of Cream's November 26, 1968 farewell concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
1969 - The X-rated film "Candy" premiered. It was Ringo Starr's first non-musical role in a film.
1970 - John Lennon's "Instant Karma" was released in the U.S.
1974 - Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years.
1976 - KISS placed their footprints on the sidewalk outside the Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1982 - Singer Pat Benatar married musician-producer Neil Geraldo in Hawaii. It was Benatar's second marriage.
1992 - Paula Abdul and actor Emilio Estevez announced their engagement.
1996 - Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and a bodyguard were found not guilty of first-degree murder. The jury was deadlocked on voluntary manslaughter charges resulting in a mistrial.
1997 - Ben and Jerry's introduced a their ice cream Phish Food. It was named after the rock group Phish.
1998 - The first of two concerts honoring the late Nicolette Larson was held.
2000 - ABC-TV aired the "Little Richard" TV movie.
2002 - In Los Angeles, CA, a jury awarded a woman $40,000 for wrongful termination from James Brown's company in 1999. The woman had also claimed that she had been sexually harassed.
1964 - The Beach Boys recorded "Don't Worry Baby".
1969 - "Goodbye Cream" opened in Baltimore. The film was of Cream's November 26, 1968 farewell concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.
1969 - The X-rated film "Candy" premiered. It was Ringo Starr's first non-musical role in a film.
1970 - John Lennon's "Instant Karma" was released in the U.S.
1974 - Cher filed for separation from husband Sonny Bono. She filed for divorce not long afterwards. They had been married for 10 years.
1976 - KISS placed their footprints on the sidewalk outside the Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1982 - Singer Pat Benatar married musician-producer Neil Geraldo in Hawaii. It was Benatar's second marriage.
1992 - Paula Abdul and actor Emilio Estevez announced their engagement.
1996 - Rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg and a bodyguard were found not guilty of first-degree murder. The jury was deadlocked on voluntary manslaughter charges resulting in a mistrial.
1997 - Ben and Jerry's introduced a their ice cream Phish Food. It was named after the rock group Phish.
1998 - The first of two concerts honoring the late Nicolette Larson was held.
2000 - ABC-TV aired the "Little Richard" TV movie.
2002 - In Los Angeles, CA, a jury awarded a woman $40,000 for wrongful termination from James Brown's company in 1999. The woman had also claimed that she had been sexually harassed.
