#1 R&B Song 1971: “Spanish Harlem,” Aretha Franklin
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1954 The Midnighters’ “Annie Had A Baby” (#1, $30) was released.
1956 Alan Freed’s second anniversary Rock ‘n’ Roll Show at the Brooklyn Paramount featured the Harptones, the Penguins, the Cleftones, and Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.
1958 The Chantels and the Quintones performed at the Apollo Theater in New York along with the Spaniels, the Coasters, and the Olympics.
1986 Tina Turner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Capitol Records, the company she recorded for.
1991 PBS-TV aired Going Home to Gospel with Patti LaBelle from Chicago’s Quinn Chapel.
1993 Jodeci reached #4 pop and # 1 R&B with the single “Lately,” a remake of Stevie Wonder’s 1981 ballad. It was their fourth #1 R&B in two years.
BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS 