Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Chubby Checker: A Good Day One Yr., A Bad Day The Next

On Jan. 7, 1950, country performer Hank Snow made his Grand Ole Opry debut.In 1954, Muddy Waters recorded "Hoochie Coochie Man" in Chicago.In 1955, singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.In 1962, "The Twist" by Chubby Checker hit No. 1 on the pop charts for a second time. It had previously hit No. 1 in 1960 for seven weeks.In 1963, singer Gary "US" Bonds sued Chubby Checker for $100,000, claiming that Checker plagiarized his hit "Quarter To Three" for Checker's song "Dancin' Party." The suit was settled out of court.In 1970, neighbors of New York land owner Max Yasgur sued him for $35,000 for property damage caused by people who attended the Woodstock festival. It's estimated more than 450,000 people attended the three-day event. In 1974, James Taylor and Carly Simon had their second child, Sarah Martin, in New York. In 1992, singer Debbie Gibson made her Broadway debut in "Les Miserables". She played the part of Eponine. In 1994, Nirvana played their last U. S. show, at the Seattle Arena. In 1997, Lionel Hampton's New York apartment caught fire and burned nearly everything he owned. Hampton escaped the fire unhurt. [And went on to die five yrs. later. — Ed.] Associated Press

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