Sunday September the 14th

ON THIS DAY in 1907
radio newsman & commentator Cecil Brown was born.  Some of his most important broadcasts were for CBS from the Pacific war front during World War II.  

On this day in 1908, orchestra leader Bernard Green was born in New York City.  He played for such radio shows as the Henry Morgan Show & Garry Moore.  

On this day in 1914, actor Clayton Moore who played The Lone Ranger on TV & the movies, was born in Chicago.

On this day in 1920, actress Kay Medford (Barney Miller, Dean Martin Show) was born in New York City.

On this day in 1921, CBS & ABC newsman Hughes Rudd was born.

On this day in 1924, Yankee baseball player & now broadcaster Jerry Coleman was born in San Jose Calif.  He has been a play-by-play voice of the San Diego Padres for more than 30 years.

On this day in 1927, singer Gene Austin waxed one of the first million sellers, My Blue Heaven, for Victor Records.  He was the most popular singer of the late '20's.

On this day in 1936, the NBC radio network presented John's Other Wife for the first time. Actually, John's other wife was not his wife at all, but his secretary.  

The same day in 1936, CBS debuted a new daily drama Big Sister detailing the life and loves of Ruth Evans, who became Ruth Wayne during the popular soap's 16 year run.

On this day in 1948, Milton Berle started his TV career on Texaco Star Theater for NBC.
                                                            
Within the year he had been responsible for selling so many receivers he was dubbed "Mr. Television."

On this day in  1955, Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti," the first of his many rock & roll hits.

On this day in 1957, actor Richard Boone became the hired gun, Paladin.
    
The CBS-TV series "Have Gun Will Travel" continued for 6 years.  A radio version starring John Dehner began a year later, and continued until 1960.  This was one of the rare instances where a TV series pre-dated the radio version.

Also in 1957, Alberta's 4th TV station CHAT-TV Medicine Hat signed on as Channel 6, with Premier Ernest Manning on hand. It would be 3 months before the microwave network connected bringing live CBC programming.  

On this day in 1960, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" hit #1 on the charts.

On this day in 1965, the military satire set in the Old West "F-Troop" debuted on ABC-TV.

Also this day in 1965, the short-lived Jerry Van Dyke sitcom "My Mother The Car" premiered on NBC TV. The series was canceled after only a few weeks.

On this day in 1966, Gertrude Berg, the lead actress and creative force behind the daytime drama The Goldbergs, died at 66.  The show ran for 19 years on radio, followed by 5 years on TV.

On this day in 1967, New Westminster's Raymond Burr appeared (in a wheelchair) on the first episode of Ironside.

This day in 1968 saw the premiere broadcast of "60 Minutes" on CBS-TV.

Also in 1968, "The Archies'' Saturday morning cartoon musical series premiered on CBS-TV.
                                          
Created by Don Kirshner, the man who unleashed The Monkees two years earlier, The Archies existed only in the studio. The vocals were all overdubbed by one man, Ron Dante. Despite their make-believe status, The Archies had the biggest-selling record of 1969, "Sugar, Sugar.''

Still in 1968, Pete Townshend of the Who told Rolling Stone magazine that he planned to write a 90-minute rock opera called "Tommy,'' about a deaf, dumb and blind boy. The opera was released as a double L-P in April, 1969, and was hailed by the New York Times as the first pop masterpiece. Other critics found the work pretentious. But "Tommy'' caught on, the album sold a million copies and a single from it, "Pinball Wizard,'' became a hit.

On this day in 1972, the first show in the CBS family drama The Waltons was aired.
        
The series ended in 1981.

On this day in 1973, the fifth, and final, season of "The Brady Bunch" began.

Also in 1973, Donny Osmond received a gold record for his hit single, The Twelfth of Never.  The youngster would strike gold five times in his recording career.

On this day in 1974, actor & radio host Warren Hull (Strike it Rich, Vox Pop) died at 71.
                                                    
His impact on radio resulted in his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Also dying this day in 1974 was actress Barbara Jo Allen, better known as the man-chasing Vera Vague on the Bob Hope radio show. She was 70 years old.  

Still in 1974, the song "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton topped the charts, but only remained #1 for a week.

On this day in 1978, the first show of the TV series Mork & Mindy, starring the irrepressible Robin Williams as Mork and actress Pam Dawber as Mindy, aired on ABC-TV.  It was a spinoff from Happy Days.

On this day in 1979, singer Kenny Rogers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On this day in 1981, Entertainment Tonightpremiered.
ET was the first syndicated program to be distributed by satellite. Mary Hart has been the longest continuous host.  She began hosting in 1982.

On this day in 1984 the first MTV Awards were held, with Bette Midler & Dan Aykroyd as hosts. Madonna descended from a giant wedding cake to perform ``Like a Virgin.''

On this day in 1985, the first episode of "The Golden Girls" aired on NBC.
    

In 1987, ''American Bandstand'' host Dick Clark was honoured by the Guinness Book of World Records with its first Supreme Achievement Award. ''American Bandstand'' was cited by the record book as being the longest-running entertainment program on television.  Among the many performers who received their first national exposure on "Bandstand" were Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys, Prince and Madonna.

In 1988, "Unsolved Mysteries," hosted by Robert Stack, premiered on NBC.

In 1989, Latin bandleader Perez Prado, who helped spread the mambo craze throughout the world in the early 1950's, died in Mexico City of a stroke. He was 72.
                                                                                                  

In 1991, TV comedian Jay Leno was slightly injured when his motorcycle was hit by another biker.

Also in 1991, the song "I Adore Mi Amor" by Color Me Badd topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.

In 1993, lawyers for a 13-year-old boy filed suit in Los Angeles against Michael Jackson, claiming the entertainer seduced and sexually abused the youth. Jackson denied the allegations, and his security consultant claimed they were part of an extortion plot. The case was settled out of court.

In 1994, Gordon Lightfoot bailed out of performing at a rally to save trees at the Ontario Place concert site on Toronto's waterfront. Lightfoot's manager denied the singer was pressured to withdraw by M-C-A Concerts, the music company heading the site's redevelopment.

Also in 1994, the 60's Doo-Wop group The Temptations   received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On this day in 1995, Earth, Wind and Fire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On this day in 1996, the Panorama Roof of the Hotel Vancouver closed after 57 years of music for dining and dancing.  Entertaining on this final night was longtime Roof institution Dal Richards
      
and his orchestra, and CBC-TV singing star Juliette, who got her start there in 1941, at age 13.
                                                                

In 1997, Paul McCartney revealed in an authorized biography that Bob Dylan introduced him to marijuana in 1964, and he in turn did the same for Mick Jagger two years later. The former Beatle also claimed to have played the dominant role in his songwriting partnership with John Lennon.

Also on this date in 1997, LeAnn Rimes' album "You Light Up My Life" debuted at Number One on three of Billboard's charts -- pop, country and contemporary Christian. She had just turned 15.

On this date in 2000, Winnipeg's CHVN-FM signed on with 100,000 watts on 95.1 MHz.

Today's Birthdays:

Actor Harve Presnell (Dawson's Creek, The Pretender) is 75.

Actress Zoe Caldwell (Lilo & Stitch, Tony Awards) is 75.

Actor Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5) is 72.  

Singer-actress Joey Heatherton (Hollywood Palace) is 64.

Actor Sam Neill (The Tudors, Amerika, Kane & Abel) is 61.

Guitarist Ed King (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd) is 59.

Saxophonist Steve Berlin of Los Lobos is 53.

Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 52.

Actress Mary Crosby (Dallas, Knots Landing) is 49.

Singer Morten Harket of a-ha is 49.

Country singer John Berry is 49.

Actress Melissa Leo (Homicide, All My Children) is 48.

Actress Faith Ford (Faith and Hope, Murphy Brown) is 44.

Actor Dan Cortese (What I Like About You, Melrose Place) is 40.

Singer Mark Hall of Casting Crowns is 39.

Bassist Craig Montoya (Everclear) is 38.

Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley (According to Jim) is 37.

Rapper Nas is 35.

Singer Amy Winehouse is 25.

Actor Adam Lamberg (Lizzie McGuire) is 24.


Chart Toppers - Sept.14

1948
A Tree in the Meadow - Margaret Whiting
It’s Magic - Doris Day
You Call Everybody Darlin’ - Al Trace (vocal: Bob Vincent)
Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long, Long Way) - Eddy Arnold

1957
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
Honeycomb - Jimmie Rodgers
Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes
Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis

1966
You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Almost Persuaded - David Houston

1975
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Fame - David Bowie
Feelins’ - Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty

1984
What’s Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
Missing You - John Waite
She Bop - Cyndy Lauper
Tennessee Homesick Blues - Dolly Parton

1993
Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
If - Janet Jackson
Thank God for You - Sawyer Brown

2002
Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield
Unbroken - Tim McGraw