Today in Entertainment History: Wynonna started solo tour
On April 2, 1956, the soap operas “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night” premiered on CBS-TV.
In 1971, Ringo Starr’s first solo single, “It Don’t Come Easy,” was released. …
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Today in Entertainment History: Wynonna started solo tour
On April 2, 1956, the soap operas “As the World Turns” and “The Edge of Night” premiered on CBS-TV.
In 1971, Ringo Starr’s first solo single, “It Don’t Come Easy,” was released. It became a Top 5 hit.
In 1974, “The Sting” won the best picture Academy Award. “The Way We Were” from the movie of the same name won the best original song and score awards.
In 1987, jazz drummer Buddy Rich died of a heart attack. He was 69.
In 1992, country singer Wynonna Judd began her first solo tour in Midland, Texas.
In 1997, singer Joni Mitchell was reunited with Kilauren Gibb, the daughter she gave up for adoption 32 years earlier.
In 1998, Rob Pilatus (pih-LAY’-tus) of Milli Vanilli died after consuming alcohol and pills in a hotel room in Frankfurt, Germany. He was 32.
In 2003, dozens of fans walked out of a Pearl Jam show in Denver after singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President George W. Bush with a microphone stand.
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