Today in Entertainment History – Jan. 12
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – On January 12, 1963, Bob Dylan performed in a radio play for the BBC in London. The play was called “The Madhouse of Castle Street” and he played a folk singer.
In 1965, the rock and roll TV series “Hullabaloo” premiered on NBC. Featured acts included the New Christy Minstrels and comedian Woody Allen.
In 1966, “Batman” premiered on ABC, starring Adam West and Burt Ward.
In 1968, The Supremes appeared in an episode of NBC’s “Tarzan.” They played a group of nuns.
In 1971, the TV situation comedy “All in the Family” premiered on CBS.
In 1981, “Dynasty” premiered on ABC.
In 1991, country singer Johnny Paycheck was released from an Ohio prison after serving two years of a seven-year sentence for shooting a man in a barroom. Ohio Governor Richard Celeste commuted Paycheck’s sentence.
In 1993, the original members of Cream reunited to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles. The band members were inducted, along with Ruth Brown, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Etta James, Van Morrison, Sly and the Family Stone and Dinah Washington.
In 1995, members of Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band, along with Martha and the Vandellas, Neil Young and Al Green were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa were also honored.
In 2000, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne’s wife, announced she was quitting as manager of Smashing Pumpkins. She issued a statement saying she had to resign “due to medical reasons — Billy Corgan was making me sick!”
In 2003, Maurice (MOR’-ihs) Gibb of The Bee Gees died after having surgery for intestinal blockage at a hospital in Miami. He was 53.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress Katherine MacGregor (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 91. Singer Glenn Yarbrough is 86. Country singer William Lee Golden of the Oak Ridge Boys is 77. Actor Anthony Andrews is 68. Actress Kirstie Alley is 65. Radio personality Rush Limbaugh is 65. Country singer Ricky Van Shelton is 64. Radio personality Howard Stern is 62. News correspondent Christiane Amanpour is 58. Keyboardist Charlie Gillingham of Counting Crows is 56. Actor Oliver Platt is 56. Singer-director Rob Zombie is 51. Rapper TBird of B-Rock and the Bizz is 49. Model Vendela is 49. Actress Farrah Forke (“Wings”) is 48. Singer Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against The Machine is 46. Rapper Raekwon of Wu Tang Clan is 46. Singer Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay is 43. Bassist Matt Wong of Reel Big Fish is 43. Singer Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) of the Spice Girls is 42. Contemporary Christian singer Jeremy Camp is 38. Singer Amerie is 36. Actress Naya Rivera (“Glee”) is 29. Singer Zayn Malik (One Direction) is 23. Singer Ella Henderson is 20.