Today in Entertainment History: Jackson bought Beatles songs

By The Associated Press
Posted 8/14/23

On Aug. 14, 1958, Elvis Presley’s mother, Gladys, died of a heart attack at the age of 46.

In 1970, singer Stephen Stills was arrested on cocaine possession charges at a motel in La Jolla, …

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Today in Entertainment History: Jackson bought Beatles songs

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On Aug. 14, 1958, Elvis Presley’s mother, Gladys, died of a heart attack at the age of 46.

In 1970, singer Stephen Stills was arrested on cocaine possession charges at a motel in La Jolla, California. He was released on $2,500 bail.

In 1971, Rod Stewart released the single “Maggie May.”

In 1974, ”(You’re) Having My Baby” by Paul Anka was awarded a gold record.

In 1985, Michael Jackson outbid Paul McCartney for the ATV music publishing catalog, which included many Beatles songs. Jackson paid $47.5 million.

In 1989, Bon Jovi’s “New Jersey” was the first American album to be released legally in what was then the Soviet Union.

In 2003, 19 musicals and three stage plays on Broadway were shut down when New York and much of the Northeast experienced a massive power failure.

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