#1 Song 1979: “Hot Stuff,” Donna Summer
Born: Helen Humes, 1913
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1956 Shirley & Lee’s immortal “Let the Good Times Roll” was issued (#20 pop). The same day, the doo-wop standards “Can’t We Be Sweethearts” by the Cleftones ($40), “Your Way” by the Heartbeats’ ($200), and “Castle in the Sky” by the Bop Chords ($200) were released.
1958 The Shields’ “You Cheated” (#12 pop, #11 R&B) was issued.
1970 Chubby Checker was arrested when police found marijuana in his car in Niagara Falls, NY.
1979 Chic’s “Good Times” charted on its way to #1 R&B for six weeks and #1 pop for one week.
1983 Miles Davis, Ray Charles, and B.B. King, among others, performed at New York’s Kool Jazz Festival.
1991 Michael Jackson left home for a stay in Bermuda, where, among other things, he played with film star Macauley Culkin.
1997 Brandy appeared in the lead role of the ABC/Disney TV production of Cinderella. She also had a part in the hit teen-horror flick, I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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