Today in Entertainment History

Associated Press - February 1, 2008

On February first, 1950, RCA introduced the 45 RPM record player.

In 1954, Big Joe Turner recorded "Shake, Rattle and Roll."

In 1964, the governor of Indiana declared the song "Louie, Louie" by The Kingsmen to be ****ographic, even though the average listener wasn't able to decipher the lyrics. The governor asked a state broadcasters' association to ban the record.

In 1965, James Brown recorded "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In 1968, Elvis Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, was born.



In 1978, the Bob Dylan film "Renaldo and Clara" premiered in Los Angeles. It mainly was a documentary of Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour.

In 1982, "Late Night with David Letterman" premiered on NBC.

In 1986, Diana Ross married Arne Naess in Geneva, Switzerland. They later split up.

In 1988, The Cars announced their breakup.

In 1993, TV personality Regis Philbin returned to his morning talk show after undergoing heart surgery to have a blocked artery cleared.

In 2004, Justin Timberlake ripped Janet Jackson's top during the Super Bowl halftime show and exposed her breast. During that same show, Kid Rock wrapped himself in a poncho made of an American flag.

Today's birthdays: Actor Stuart Whitman is 80. Actor-comedian Garrett Morris is 71. Singer Don Everly of The Everly Brothers is 71. Singer Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show is 71. Actor Sherman Hemsley is 70. Jazz pianist Joe Sample is 69. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 69. Actor-writer-director Terry Jones (Monty Python) is 66. Guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is 54. Actor-writer-producer Billy Mumy ("Lost in Space") is 54. Singer Exene Cervenka of X is 52. Country keyboardist Dwayne Dupuy of Ricochet is 43. Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 43. Singer Lisa Marie Presley is 40. Comedian Pauly Shore is 40. Drummer Patrick Wilson of Weezer is 39. Actor Michael C. Hall ("Dexter," "Six Feet Under") is 37. Rapper Big Boi of Outkast is 33. Country singer Julie Roberts is 29. Actor Jarrett Lennon is 26.

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