On Sept. 9, 1950, “The Hank McCune Show” grew to become the primary TV present to function fun observe.

In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first of three appearances on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” He sang “Love Me Tender,” ″Hound Dog,” ″Don’t Be Cruel” and “Ready Teddy.”

In 1971, John Lennon launched his “Imagine” album.

In 1972, Miles Davis premiered his new nine-piece band in New York. Unlike different bands Davis had fashioned, this one comprised principally unknown musicians.

In 1973, Todd Rundgren recorded the voices of 1,000 followers in San Francisco for the left observe of his music “Sons of 1984.” He had recorded greater than 5,000 followers in New York for the proper observe.

In 1982, singers Al Green and Patti LaBelle made their Broadway debuts within the gospel-inspired stage musical “Your Arm’s Too Short to Box with God.”

In 1995, singer Chynna Phillips of Wilson Phillips married actor William Baldwin.

In 1996, bluegrass legend Bill Monroe died in Springfield, Tennessee, on the age of 84.

Also in 1996, singer Tom Petty’s spouse, Jane, filed for authorized separation after 22 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

In 1997, actor Burgess Meredith died after struggling melanoma and Alzheimer’s illness. He was 89.

In 2008, Noel Gallagher of Oasis was injured when a person ran on stage at their live performance in Toronto and shoved Gallagher right into a speaker.

Today’s birthdays: Singer Dee Dee Sharp is 78. Guitarist John McFee of The Doobie Brothers is 73. Actor Tom Wopat is 72. Actor Angela Cartwright (“The Danny Thomas Show,” ″Lost In Space”) is 71. Musician-producer Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) is 71. Actor Hugh Grant is 63. Actor Charles Esten (“Nashville”) is 58. Actor Constance Marie (“George Lopez”) is 58. Actor-comedian Adam Sandler is 57. Model Rachel Hunter is 54. Actor Eric Stonestreet (“Modern Family”) is 52. Actor Henry Thomas (“E.T.”) is 52. Actor Goran Visnjic (VEEZ’-nihch) (“ER”) is 51. Jazz singer Michael Bublé (boo-BLAY’) is 48. Actor Michelle Williams (“Brokeback Mountain,” ″Dawson’s Creek”) is 43. Singer Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones is 40. Actor Kelsey Asbille (“One Tree Hill,” “Teen Wolf”) is 32. Contemporary Christian singer Lauren Daigle is 32. Country singer Hunter Hayes is 32.

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